If you work in HR, this is an incredible opportunity. Gain a Masters’ Level qualification in your spare time, over two years at a very reasonable cost. Here’s a summary of last week’s ‘taster’ afternoon:
CIPD Level 7 Taster Afternoon Review
Abingdon & Witney College 27/6/17
A number of students signed up and attended a free Taster afternoon at Abingdon & Witney College, Abingdon Campus on Tuesday 27th June.
An introduction to the course was followed by 4 half hour taster sessions entitled:
- The Gig Economy: Advice to Government
- What is Learning?
- CIPD Manifesto for Work, CEO Reward
- Lego Strategy case study
Comments from those that attended included:
“the presentation was really informative”
“it gave me a good idea of what would I can expect”
“I particularly enjoyed the Lego case study”
The CIPD Level 7 course, which provides the knowledge element required for Chartered Membership of the CIPD, will start on the Abingdon Campus on Monday 11th September and take place each Monday during term time for that year. It is a 2 year course with the 2nd year taking place on a Thursday.
There are 8 modules split across the two years:
- Resourcing and Talent Management
- Employment Law
- Reward Management
- Skills for Business Leadership
- Learning and Development
- Leading, Managing and Developing People
- Human Resource Management in Context
- Investigating a Business Issue from an HR Perspective
I teach the Skills for Business Leadership and Investigating… (Research Skills) modules and am delighted that the first intake were so happy that we’re repeating the programme for a second year.
If you are interesting in finding out more please contact: Emma.Engel@abingdon-witney.ac.uk Applications are already being accepted, so please don’t leave it too late. Remember too that there are various funding options.
