CIPD Certificate in People Practice

L3 Level 3
Part Time
10 March 2025 — 31 March 2026
City Centre Campus, Cardiff
£: This course is free for unemployed adults or adults in receipt of specific benefits. If eligible, you do not pay the 'Course fee' listed under 'Course fee per year'. A registration fee of £10-40 may be charged. Any professional registration fee / exam fee / other fee listed will need to be paid for. Financial support for these costs may be available. To find our more go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding

About this course

This qualification is ideal for anyone either embarking on a career in people practice, or for those already in a support role and looking to take the next step on the ladder.

The course will take 8-12 months to complete and will be delivered through face-to-face sessions.

Leading to Foundation membership of CIPD: 24 Credits

What you will study

Consisting of 4 units aligned to the core knowledge and behaviour standards of the CIPD Profession Map at Foundation Level.

  • Business culture and change in context
  • Principles of analytics
  • Core behaviours for people professionals
  • Essentials of people practice 

Teaching and assessment

The course will be delivered through face-to-face, classroom-based learning every week.

To obtain this qualification, you will need to submit assignments for every unit.

Once you have passed every unit, you will receive both a digital and physical Certificate.

Course fee per year

Exam Fee: £105.00

Part-time enrolment fee: £40.00

Course Fee: £1,255.00

Entry requirements

You must be:

• ideally currently working in or have experience working in a HR related role

• able to provide certification of relevant qualifications e.g. GCSE's or Degree

After applying, you will be sent a Personal Statement Questionnaire to complete and later discuss in a Virtual interview with the Course Tutor who will assess your suitability for this level of CIPD qualification against CIPD guidelines. If successful, you will be given with an offer to enrol. Once enrolled, CAVC will send you a link to set up your CIPD Membership (if you do not have one already) which is essential to completing any CIPD qualification. Please note that the course cost does not cover CIPD Membership as it is a personal membership.

Important points

  • The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
  • Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
  • Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
  • Cardiff and Vale College reserves the right to make changes to this course without prior notice.
  • Course fees are subject to change. Your fee will be confirmed prior to enrolment.
  • All courses are accurate at the time of upload or print.
  • Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
  • Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.
Key information

Start date

10 March 2025

End date

31 March 2026

Time of day

Day Time

Part Time

5 hours per week

Location

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Maps & directions
£: This course is free for unemployed adults or adults in receipt of specific benefits. If eligible, you do not pay the 'Course fee' listed under 'Course fee per year'. A registration fee of £10-40 may be charged. Any professional registration fee / exam fee / other fee listed will need to be paid for. Financial support for these costs may be available. To find our more go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding

Course code

CSCIPD3PP
L3

Qualification

CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice
cipd

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What our students say

I think Cardiff and Vale College have got very good reputation. They definitely know what they're doing in terms of teaching styles. They're extremely flexible. I think that you'll definitely get a lot of benefit out of coming, because there's so much that you can learn. There's such a variety of modules on this course, and there's definitely something that I've taken away from every single one of them.

CIPD
Rachael Donovan
CIPD in People Management level 5

Career prospects & further study

Once completed, you could progress onto a CIPD Level 5 in either People Management or Organisational Learning & Development with CAVC!

Locations

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
City Centre Campus, Cardiff

City Centre Campus,

Dumballs Road,

Cardiff,

CF10 5FE