Course overview
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CIPD Certificates are shorter qualifications, covering only essential units from the Diploma.
Level 5 is for those with some L&D experience who are looking for a mid-level L&D role. It’s also suitable if you’re new to L&D but have a degree and want to begin your learning at a higher level.
ICS Learn’s CIPD pass rate is 99%
Job outcomes
- L&D Manager
- L&D Officer
- L&D Advisor
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- 8 – 10 months
Entry requirements
To enrol on this Intermediate Level L&D course, you should either:
- Have some L&D experience, whether through working directly in L&D or through dealing with L&D as part of an HR or managerial role
- Have a degree and want to start your learning at a higher level than Foundation Level 3
Course features
- A CIPD pass rate of 99% (*Based on 16,459 out of 16,685 assignments achieving a pass at the first or second attempt between 1/9/19 and 31/8/20)
- Unlimited 1:1 tutor support online or by phone
- Live online classrooms, recorded to watch back anytime
- Interactive online learning designed by CIPD experts
- 24/7 access to the Student Community, your all-in-one learning platform
- Student forums to connect and share advice with other CIPD students
Assessment
There are no exams or workshops on this course. You’ll submit your assignments for each unit online. They’ll be marked by your tutor and verified by CIPD.
Your assignments will include entries in a personal development plan, a presentation with notes, a draft L&D policy, a research report, a seminar paper, and either an executive briefing, an executive summary, or a witness testimony.
Each will be between 1,500 and 3,000 words.
Subjects
About ICS Learn
ICS Learn is the world’s most experienced online learning organisation, having been a CIPD-awarded centre for 30 years, and pioneers in flexible learning for 130 years.
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Every year, we help students just like you gain the qualifications they need to thrive and progress their career to the next level. Enrol today and you can be one of them!