CIPD Level 7 - Yr 1 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management

The Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management is designed to develop the depth and breadth of your understanding of people management practice, and will equip you with the insight, skill and confidence to operate in a strategic leadership role as a people management professional.

This qualification is suitable for individuals who:

• are experienced people practitioners:
• are working in a senior people practice role and wish to extend and deepen their skills and understanding to shape strategy, policy and people
• wish to shape people practice, creating value for a wider audience
• are currently leading and managing people and practice within organisations.

Fees

This is a two-year programme, students enrol yearly. The course fees are £2550 per person for the 2026/27 academic year. In addition, you will be required to pay an annual membership fee direct to the CIPD.

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Please note: You must remain in membership throughout all the time that you are both on the course and waiting for your certificate to be awarded.

Booking

Please complete our enquiry form and a member of the team will get back to you.

For more information about this course, contact our specialist team on 01254 29 25 00 or email business@blackburn.ac.uk

During your first year you will focus on developing your understanding of the core purpose of the HR profession and how it is evolving within a dynamic social and commercial context. Over the course of this first year you will complete the following core modules for the qualification:

Module 7CO01- Work and working lives in a changing business environment

This unit extends understanding of the interaction between the commercial business environment and likely future developments in the world of work, employment and the management of people. It discusses the range of people practices that are growing in importance, including those relating to ethics and sustainability, technology, employee wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Module 7CO02- People Management and development strategies for performance

This unit focuses on the ways in which people management professionals and the people management function in organisations create value and make a strategic contribution to the achievement of organisational objectives in different sectors and scenarios. It stresses the importance of evidence-based, outcomes-driven and principles-led practice in support of the core purposes of the people management profession.

Module 7CO03- Personal effectiveness, ethics and business acumen

This unit is about supporting successful workers and promoting effective and ethical behaviours to champion better work and working lives and develop business acumen. The theories and concepts that underpin this subject are essential for promoting inclusiveness and influencing others through fair and transparent behaviours. Through core skillsets such as influencing and decision-making, this unit will promote understanding of how actions and inclusive behaviour impact on ethics and the organisation.

Module 7CO04- Business research in people practice

This unit contains the components to enable a systematic approach to define, design and undertake a business research project in people practice. It focuses on developing ability to produce an integrated report based on evidence and to include own recommendations and critical reflection.

This is a post-graduate level qualification designed for learners aged 21+ and although there are no formal entry requirements, it is expected that you will be already operating at, or working towards, a strategic level within HR. Ideally you will already be CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent such as a HRM degree).

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Each of the 8 modules is assessed via the submission of a written assignment. There are currently no examinations at Level 7.

Please complete our enquiry form and a member of the team will get back to you.

For more information about this course, contact our specialist team on 01254 29 25 00 or email business@blackburn.ac.uk