Associate Diploma in Strategic People Management
CIPD - Level 7
The CIPD qualification connects you with your peers as well as gives you the strategies you need to increase your knowledge and skills to boost your career and make an impact.
Designed for highly experienced HR professionals (10 +) driving strategic impact in complex or multinational environments.
The CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management will give you the perfect platform to further develop your HR career.
It will give you a broader perspective of the organisational issues facing HR, help you develop your ability to evaluate the effectiveness of HR models and practices and improve your planning, analytical and problem-solving skills.
The CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management (level 7) qualification is perfect for individuals who:
- are experienced people practitioners
- work in a senior people practice role and wish to extend and deepen their skills and understanding as regards shaping strategy, policy and people
- wish to shape people practice creating value for a wide audience
This world-renowned programme:
- provides strategic insights into key areas of human resources management
- provides access to research-led insights from the world’s leading HR experts, allowing you to challenge the status quo, inspire action and influence change
- leads to Associate Membership (Assoc. CIPD). Upon successful completion of the Advanced Diploma, candidates with the relevant professional experience can apply for Chartered Membership
- will help develop your career and have an impact in your organisation
Program details
Programme structure
- The 12-month programme comprises workshops (21 sessions) and a blend of other learning activities.
- You will be asked to complete written research assignments for assessment during the programme.
- Apart from participating in all workshops, passing the assignment you will be asked to provide a case study at the end of the programme as well as complete 30 GLHs (Guided Learning Hours), which can be shown through a variety of activities (training, seminars, conferences, and a variety of other options).
- The training modules are run online.
- The training will be delivered in English.
Who will teach you?
Vanda Šinková has extensive experience in HR management, currently she is the leader of CIPD Centre of Excellence for the PwC Academies in CEE, and is delivering CIPD qualifications in several CEE countries. In her HR leader role, Vanda has been responsible for the overall HR management agenda, as well as for the strategic HR and change management, organisational and talent development.
- Unit I (2 sessions)
- Unit II (3 sessions)
- Unit III (3 sessions)
- Unit IV (2 sessions)
- Unit V (2 sessions)
- Unit VI (3 sessions)
- Unit VII (3 sessions)
- Unit VIII (3 sessions)
Unit I (2 sessions)
Work and working lives in a changing business environment
- Understand ways in which major, long-term environmental developments affect employment, work and people management in organisations.
- Understand current and short-term developments in the people management business environment.
- Understand how change, innovation and creativity can promote improvements in organisational productivity.
- Understand the key interrelationships between organisational commitment to ethics, sustainability, diversity and well-being.
Unit II (3 sessions)
People management and development strategies for performance
- Understand the benefits of aligning people practices with organisational strategy and culture.
- Understand how the development of people practices improves organisational performance and employee experience.
- Understand current practice in major areas of people management and development work.
- Understand the role and influence of people professionals in different organisational settings.
Unit III (3 sessions)
Personal effectiveness, ethics and business acumen
- Be able to model principles and values that promote inclusivity aimed at maximising the contribution that people make to organisations.
- Be able to achieve and maintain challenging business outcomes for yourself and organisations.
- Be able to apply learning to enhance personal effectiveness.
- Be able to influence others during decision making while showing courage and conviction.
Unit IV (2 sessions)
Business research in people practice
- Be able to plan a people-practice business research project aimed at adding organisational value.
- Be able to justify the most appropriate research methods to collect data for the chosen project.
- Be able to analyse data to make decisions and provide business and people management insights.
- Be able to propose recommendations based on conclusions derived from research and analysis.
Unit V (2 sessions)
Strategic employment relations
- Understand different perspectives on employment relations and how they influence the roles of people professionals and line managers.
- Understand how external institutions can shape employment relations at the organisational level.
- Understand how people professionals can work with employees and trade unions to sustain mutuality and voice.
- Understand how people professionals work with employees and trade unions to mitigate organisational risks.
Unit VI (3 sessions)
Resourcing and talent management to sustain success
- Understand the impact of the changing business environment on resourcing and talent management strategy and practice.
- Understand organisational recruitment and selection strategies.
- Understand the importance of succession planning to support sustainable organisational performance.
- Understand approaches to improving individual and team performance.
Unit VII (3 sessions)
Strategic reward management
- Understand effective reward strategies and policy frameworks.
- Understand the value of a ‘total rewards’ approach.
- Understand pay structures and approaches to establishing pay levels.
- Understand the importance of organisational approaches to compliant ethical and reward practice.
Unit VIII (3 sessions)
Technology enhanced learning
- Understand major technological developments and their impact on the design and practice of learning and development.
- Understand a variety of technological solutions and their relevance within learning and development.
- Understand the implementation of learning technologies within organisations.
- Understand the role of data in improving the effectiveness of organisational learning and development provision.
Schedule:
Intro: 27 May 2026
Work and working lives in a changing business environment: 29 May & 05 June 2026
People management and development strategies for performance: 06. 10, 15 July 2027
Personal effectiveness, ethics and business acumen: 04, 11, 18 September 2026
Business research in people practice: 22, 29 October 2026
Strategic employment relations: 02, 09 December 2026
Resourcing and talent management to sustain success: 15, 22, 29 January 2027
Strategic reward management: 05, 12, 19 March 2027
Technology enhanced learning: 21, 28 April & 05 May 2027
Trainings are held online, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (except for the Intro, which will be a little shorter).
For information about course fees, CIPD subscription and annual fees please contact Academy: pl_academy@pwc.com
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