Senior People Professionals engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including developing and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders to facilitate engagement on people issues.
They will be the experts at change management, internal people issues and will be influential on a range of issues as well as manage budgets.

To enrol on this apprenticeship you will usually have a level 5 qualification in HR or L&D, and have worked in the field for some time. To discuss eligibility please call our course specialists on 01642 956970.

Levy payers can fund the cost of the apprenticeship from the levy pot, which is £19,000 maximum. None levy payers will be required to contribute 5% of the apprenticehip which is a maximum of £950.

Costs will be confirmed once the potential apprentice has undergone IAG to determine current knowledge and skills. Cost is negotiable for mulitple apprentices in one cohort.

Membership of the CIPD cannot be funded out of this cost and will need to be paid by the employer, of approximately £140 per year for the duration of the apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship contains a number of elements and these include:
*Online face to face workshops to study the core elements of the apprenticeship standard and the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management/Learning and Development
*Digital learning on our specialist platform BUD, including on demand lessons and interactive learning content
*Coaching and assessment sessions with your dedicated development coach who will be Level 7 qualified - this is our gaurentee.
*Specialist guest speakers from industry currently working in strategic HR/L&D roles
*Bespoke study options to suit your job role and your organisation

Whether you go down the HR or L&D route you will study the same core knowledge, skills and behaviours:
Knowledge – Employee lifecycle, organisation culture, business acumen, measuring value and impact, technology, change methodology, strategic workforce planning, diversity and inclusion, building coaching and mentoring capability, project management, worker voice.

Skills – Implement a range of people policies, recognise the interventions an organisation needs to create the desired cultures and behaviours, create and manage relevant budgets, design and contribute to the formulation and shaping of the people strategy, interpret and offer insight into data and metrics, question accepted practice and articulate the need for change.

Behaviours – Role models ethical behaviour, demonstrates professional courage, makes a visible commitment to valuing people, role models collaborative, actively creates opportunities to learn, evidence based approach to decision making, strategic and commercial mind-set to drive and enable change.