Course Description

CIPD Level 5 – Introduction

The CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management is designed for HR and people professionals who want to develop advanced knowledge and practical skills in human resource management and people development.

The qualification covers key areas such as people management, employee engagement, talent development, organisational performance, employment practices, and strategic HR decision-making.

Through professional learning and practical application, learners can build the knowledge and confidence needed to contribute effectively to people-related decisions and support organisational success.

Edixa Online Learning provides flexible, career-focused training to help professionals develop their HR and people-management capabilities.

Benefits of CIPD Level 5

• Advance your HR career – Develop professional-level knowledge and skills for HR and people-management roles.
• Build practical HR skills – Learn how to manage people, support employee development, and improve workplace performance.
• Strengthen strategic thinking – Understand how people practices can support organisational objectives.
• Improve employee engagement – Develop approaches for creating positive and productive employee experiences.
• Develop talent-management expertise – Learn about talent development, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Enhance leadership capabilities – Build confidence in managing teams and influencing people-related decisions.
• Broaden career opportunities – Prepare for a range of HR, learning and development, and people-management roles.
• Professional development – Demonstrate continued commitment to developing your HR knowledge and capabilities.
• Flexible learning – Study through a structured learning approach that can fit around professional commitments.
• Practical application – Apply HR concepts and people-management techniques to real workplace situations.

Who Should Attend?

CIPD Level 5 is suitable for:

• HR Professionals looking to advance their career in Human Resources.
• HR Managers and HR Executives seeking to strengthen their professional knowledge.
• People & Culture Professionals involved in employee experience and engagement.
• Learning & Development Professionals responsible for employee training and development.
• Talent Management Professionals working in recruitment, talent development, and retention.
• Team Leaders and Supervisors who manage people and workplace performance.
• HR Business Partners looking to develop stronger people-management and organisational skills.
• Professionals transitioning into HR who want structured knowledge of people management.
• Experienced Managers who want to enhance their leadership and people-management capabilities.
• Aspiring HR Leaders preparing for more senior HR and people-management responsibilities.

Course Outline-

CIPD Level 5 – Associate Diploma in People Management

1. Professional Behaviours & Valuing People

• Professional HR behaviours
• Ethical practice and professional standards
• Inclusion, diversity and fairness
• Evidence-based people practice

2. Employment Relationship Management

• Employee relations
• Employment law and workplace policies
• Conflict management
• Managing workplace issues

3. Talent Management & Workforce Planning

• Talent attraction and retention
• Workforce planning
• Succession planning
• Developing organisational capability

4. Reward & Performance Management

• Reward principles and practices
• Employee performance management
• Performance improvement
• Recognition and reward

5. Learning & Development

• Learning needs analysis
• Learning strategies
• Employee development
• Evaluating learning effectiveness

6. Organisational Performance

• People and organisational performance
• HR metrics and analytics
• Business strategy and people practices
• Evidence-based decision-making

7. Employee Experience & Engagement

• Employee engagement
• Employee voice
• Wellbeing at work
• Creating a positive employee experience

8. Leadership & People Management

• Effective leadership
• Managing teams
• Coaching and mentoring
• Building high-performing teams

9. Applied HR Practice

• Practical workplace scenarios
• Case studies
• HR problem-solving
• Applying people-management principles in the workplace