CIPD Qualifications
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development sets the professional standard for human resources and organisational learning worldwide. skills+ is a CIPD approved centre. The institute awards the qualification; we get people through it.
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Foundation Certificate in People Practice
Your first step into the HR profession, build essential people skills and earn globally recognised CIPD Foundation Membership.
Associate Diploma in People Management
The benchmark HR qualification for professionals ready to operate at a strategic level and earn globally recognised Assoc CIPD status.
Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning & Development
Lead learning strategy, drive employee growth, and shape how your organisation builds capability, earning Assoc CIPD in the process.
programmes delivered at Levels 3 and 5
overall pass rate across CIPD cohortsSOURCE
CIPD members worldwide recognise the credential
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01The programmes
Foundation Certificate in People Practice
Level 3 · leads to CIPD Foundation Membership
The entry qualification for people practice. Built for those starting a human resources or learning career, and for people already doing the work, often in an administrative or shared-services role, who need the professional grounding underneath it.
Typical duration nine months. Assessed by written assignment. No formal entry requirement beyond the ability to study in English.
Associate Diploma in People Management
Level 5 · leads to CIPD Associate Membership
The qualification most human resources business partners and managers in the region are asked for. It moves from doing people work to advising the business on it, workforce planning, reward design, employment relations and the evidence behind each.
Typical duration twelve to fifteen months. Suited to practitioners with existing experience, or to graduates entering people management at a higher level.
Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development
Level 5 · leads to CIPD Associate Membership
The specialist route for people who design and run learning rather than manage employment. It is the qualification we most often recommend to a client's own learning team when they are about to build an internal academy.
Typical duration twelve to fifteen months. The natural companion to our corporate academy work.
02Common questions
Which level should I start at?
If you are new to people practice, or have under two years in the field, Level 3 is the honest starting point. If you already advise managers, own a process end to end, or hold a degree and are entering at management level, Level 5 is appropriate. We assess this in a short conversation before you enrol rather than after you struggle.
Can I go straight to Level 5 without Level 3?
Yes. CIPD does not require Level 3 as a prerequisite for Level 5. What matters is whether you can produce assignment work at Level 5 standard, which usually means relevant experience or prior higher education.
How is it assessed?
By written assignment for each unit, submitted through the centre, internally verified and externally moderated by CIPD. There is no timed examination. Most learners find the writing, not the content, is the demanding part, so assignment coaching is built into every cohort.
Do you support learners whose first language is Arabic?
Yes. Facilitation, tutorials and one-to-one assignment guidance are available in Arabic. Assessment is submitted in English as the institute requires, and the support is designed around that reality rather than pretending it away.
What does membership give me?
Completion at Level 3 leads to CIPD Foundation Membership and at Level 5 to Associate Membership, with the post-nominal letters that go with it. Membership is applied for through CIPD directly and carries an annual fee separate from course fees.