Course overview
The CIPD Level 5 Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development is a professional qualification equivalent to an undergraduate degree.
Enrol on a level 5 course and gain practical insights into a wider breadth of L&D subjects, including organisational performance and evidence-based practice, to progress your expertise and advance your career.
Successfully completing the CIPD Level 5 L&D Diploma will open up your career opportunities and allow you to study at the Advanced Level. You will also be eligible for the Associate Level of CIPD Membership, providing exclusive networking opportunities.
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class

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Duration study load
On average it takes 9 to 12 months to complete
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for you to enrol. However, this qualification is designed for learners aged 18+ and you should meet the requirements of the learning outcomes and have the appropriate literacy and numeracy needed to complete the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma.
Course features
- Free live Q&A webinars for additional support
- Affordable payment plans with low deposits and interest-free options to help you get CIPD qualified cost-effectively.
- Immediate starts, so you can start accelerating your career today!
- No exams, eradicating the stress of revision or planning it around a busy schedule
- The free DPG Community, providing access to thousands of other learners and industry experts to support you on your CIPD journey
- Free LPI Membership for exclusive networking and development opportunities
- Handpicked expert facilitators with current industry experience.
- 100% online, safe and virtual
Assessment
You’ll complete written assignments for each module and submit them online to be marked by our assessors. CIPD will review all your assignments before awarding your qualification.
Choosing the right qualification
The Associate Diploma in Organisational L&D is suited to individuals who are aspiring to, or embarking on, a career in L&D; are working in an L&D role and wish to contribute their knowledge and skills to help shape organisational value; are working towards or working in a managerial role.
Subjects
You will extend your level of understanding by studying a wide breadth of L&D subjects, progressing your expertise in L&D to help you advance your career.
It consists of 3 core units, 3 specialist units plus 1 optional unit.
This unit examines the connections between the organisational structure and the wider world of work in a commercial context. It highlights the factors and trends, including the digital environment, that impact on business strategy and workforce planning; recognising the influence of culture, employee wellbeing and behaviour in delivering change and organisational performance.
This unit addresses the significance of capturing robust quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform meaningful insight to influence critical thinking. It focuses on analysing evidence through an ethical lens to improve decision-making and how measuring the impact of people practice is essential in creating value.
This unit focuses on how applying core professional behaviours such as ethical practice, courage and inclusivity can build positive working relationships and supports employee voice and well-being. It considers how developing and mastering new professional behaviours and practice can impact performance.
This unit is about recognising how individuals are increasingly wanting to learn at their own pace, by their preferred method, and in a way that fits with their personal schedules and lifestyle. Moreover, effective organisational learning embraces formal and informal socialising activities. These shifts, and the greater recognition of the benefits in driving performance through learning means that learning and development professionals must facilitate approaches for those who learn in these ways.
This unit considers the relationship between the learning and development needs of individuals and organisational objectives. It focuses on the elements of theoretical and contextual learning design in facilitating impactful learning experiences that support performance and productivity.
This unit focuses on the effective facilitation of learning activities that have an impact. This includes knowing how to prepare an impactful intervention, making effective use of pre-learning activities and personalisation to create learning that can be transferred back into the organisational context. In addition, it explores facilitation techniques, whether face-to-face or online, and the principles and ethics that underpin the delivery of an outstanding learning experience
Optional Unit 1 L5OS1 Specialist employment law
This unit considers key areas of employment legislation and its legal framework, focusing on how people professionals are obliged to take account of legal requirements in different jurisdictions when carrying out the varied aspects of their role.
Optional Unit 2 L5OS2 Advances in digital learning and development
This unit focuses on how digital technology can be used to enhance learning and development engagement. It looks at existing and emerging learning technologies, how the use of digital content and curation is designed to maximise interaction and the value of online learning communities.
Optional Unit 4 L5OS4 People management in an international context
This unit is designed to give those practitioners working in People Management in an international context, the opportunity to focus on the complexities and considerations essential to this.
Optional Unit 5 L5OS5 Diversity and Inclusion
This unit focuses on how adapting leadership styles to manage, monitor and report on equality and diversity is essential for inclusive practice and legislation. The importance of promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce to drive a positive culture and celebrate diversity and inclusion increases organisational performance as well as meeting the needs of employees and customers more effectively.
Optional Unit 7 L5OS7 Leadership management development
This unit builds on the fundamentals of learning and development, taking a closer look at the essential area of leadership and management and how this is critical in developing the right culture and behaviours to establish a working environment which is cohesive, diverse, innovative and high performing. Choosing the right tools and approaches to facilitate development will ultimately impact organisational effectiveness.
Optional Unit 8 L5OS8 Well-being at work
This unit introduces well-being and its importance in the workplace. It explores existing links between work, health and well-being examining how to manage well-being and how it links with other areas of people management practice, and wider organisational strategy. The unit considers key elements of well-being programmes and the stakeholders involved, examining organisational responsibilities and the outcomes of managing well-being for employees and employers.
About DPG
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