Human Resource Management (CIPD Accredited) PGDip
University of Derby
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Postgraduate Diploma

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Derby Campus

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SEP-25

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Course descriptionGain vital career development skills and improve your professional status on a course which paves the way for membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)Learn how to develop HRM strategies, policies, procedures and change programmes within a dynamic business contextUndertake practical problem-solving and focus on the areas where HRM can add competitive advantage to your own organisationBuild your networks with influential HR professionals from ...Read more

Course description

  • Gain vital career development skills and improve your professional status on a course which paves the way for membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
  • Learn how to develop HRM strategies, policies, procedures and change programmes within a dynamic business context
  • Undertake practical problem-solving and focus on the areas where HRM can add competitive advantage to your own organisation
  • Build your networks with influential HR professionals from leading regional employers.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management is ideal both for specialist HR practitioners and for general managers who would like to improve their portfolio of skills. Approved by the CIPD, it offers a thorough and highly relevant learning programme which you can customise to meet your specific career needs.

This course is your stepping stone towards Chartered Membership of the CIPD, a major advantage if you want to raise your professional profile and improve your career prospects. From the start of the course you will join the CIPD so that you have full access to restricted member information sources on its website and to local branch network events which will support your studies.

Our Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management is for professionals who want to look realistically and confidently towards the higher levels of HR management. Career development planning is at the heart of the course and you will be fully prepared to meet the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements of your profession.

For anyone aspiring to – or already in – a HR role, our Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management proves invaluable for career development, progression and professional status. As people are a vital component of any organisation, it also delivers an advantage if you are entering or considering a more general management role. Our graduates now work across the world in HR management and director positions in public, private and not-for-profit organisations, including Boots, the NHS, Rolls-Royce, Toyota and local authorities. On completing this course, the majority of our students go on to gain promotions or secure more senior roles in other organisations.

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30/101
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83rd
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95th

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Entry requirements

Students need a degree of at least a 2:2, or equivalent and relevant work experience.

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£4,725 per year

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£1,050 per 20 credits

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University of Derby
University of Derby Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Peartree  1.8 miles away

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