CIPD is an awarding organisation for HR and Learning & Development qualifications. Their professional standards provide the foundation for the knowledge, skills and behaviours required in HR and L&D. Each year, more than 20,000 people take a CIPD qualification through their accredited universities, colleges and training providers around the world. They operate internationally through offices in London, Dublin, Singapore and Dubai.
The CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development is a professional qualification based on the CIPD Profession Map. The Map was launched in 2018 having been developed in collaboration with a wide range of experts working at the heart of the profession. It sets the international benchmark for the people profession and provides a strong foundation to give people professionals the confidence and capabilities to guide their decision-making, actions and behaviours. Each unit within the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development has clear linkage to the Profession Map. The core units are directly aligned to the core knowledge and core behaviours of the Profession Map, as shown in Appendix A. This qualification specification contains what you need to know about the structure, assessment approach and delivery content for the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development. This specification should be used to inform your planning, delivery and assessment in combination with the CIPD centre guidance documents.
QUALIFICATION PURPOSE
This qualification builds on the CIPD L3 Certificate in People Practice and is aimed at further expanding learners’ independent practice so that they are able to evolve into learning and development leaders and managers. Learners’ work will be mainly operational with some complexity. They will contribute to the thinking around their work, analysing information to inform organisational learning and its future capability. Creating learning environments and supporting employees to continuously develop will create motivation and value through impactful learning. Using a framework of HR and L&D understanding, behaviours and skills development, this qualification offers opportunity for learners to transition to employment as learning and development specialists.
QUALIFICATION OBJECTIVES
This qualification extends and fosters a deeper level of understanding and application, and naturally progresses learners’ expertise in learning and development. It is suited to individuals who:
- are aspiring to, or embarking on, a career in learning and development
- are working in a people practice role and wish to extend their knowledge and skills to help shape organisational learning and development
- are working towards or working in a learning and development role.
COURSE LENGTH
The GLH for this qualification is estimated at 175 hours and the TQT is estimated at 420 hours.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
This qualification is designed for learners aged 18+ who want to learn about people practice or L&D practice. Although there are no formal entry requirements, Asas will conduct their own diagnostics tests to ensure that this qualification is appropriate for the learner. This should include making sure that learners can meet the requirements of the learning outcomes and can access the appropriate literacy and numeracy needed to complete the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development.
COURSE CONTENT
5CO01 Organisational performance and culture in practice | OC1 Understand the connections between organisational structure, strategy and the business operating environment OC2 Understand organisational culture and theoretical perspectives on how people behave at work OC3 Understand how people practice supports the achievement of business goals and objectives. |
5CO02 Evidence-based practice | OC1 Understand strategies for effective critical thinking and decision-making OC2 Understand the importance of decision-making strategies to solve people practice issues OC3 Be able to measure the impact and value of people practice to the organisation. |
5CO03 Professional behaviours and valuing people | OC1 Be able to demonstrate professional and ethical behaviours, in the context of people practice OC2 Be able to champion inclusive and collaborative strategies for building positive working relationships OC3 Be able to demonstrate personal commitment to learning, professional development and performance improvement. |
5LD01 Supporting self-directed and social learning | OC1 Understand theoretical concepts of self-directed and social learning OC2 Understand how to encourage and engage individuals in self-directed and social learning and development activities OC3 Be able to support self-directed and social learning through the curation of learning resources. |
5LD02 Learning and development design to create value | OC1 Understand the legal, cultural, logistical, financial and learner factors to be considered when designing learning and development OC2 Be able to establish learning and development needs in relation to organisational objectives OC3 Be able to design engaging learning and development solutions underpinned by learning theory that address identified objectives. |
5LD03 Facilitate personalised and performance focused learning | OC1 Be able to prepare for an engaging and impactful learning and development activity OC2 Be able to deliver a learning and development activity using effective and inclusive facilitation methods OC3 Understand strategies which support the transfer of learning to the workplace. |
5OS04 People management in an international context | OC1 Understand people practice from an international perspective OC2 Understand the challenges of people practice in an international context OC3 Understand the importance of people practice in an international context OC4 Understand the process and benefits of managing expatriates. |