Today's personnel professionals need to embrace a wide range of specialist skills and knowledge to drive performance and help management achieve competitive advantage in a tough global economy. Especially if you are new to personnel work, this flexible programme will provide a solid grounding in all aspects of people management and development. It will help you develop practical, relevant skills and above all will give you the confidence and knowledge to work more effectively. You will acquire a broad grasp of employment law so you can set your own organisation's policies and procedures in context, understand how to implement best practice in recruitment and selection and how well-planned performance review processes can boost team performance, develop face-to-face interviewing techniques, and be able to identify, plan and evaluate training interventions.

All our course tutors are leading experts and, to support you in your learning, you will be advised and guided throughout the programme by your own personal tutor. You will have access to networking opportunities, free books and what's more, you can choose to learn at a pace that fits around your work and home commitments.

The Certificate in Personnel Practice provides a means of professional recognition in the field of personnel practice. It is an ideal programme for those embarking on a career in personnel as well as line managers and secretarial / personnel assistants, who wish to acquire a wide range of relevant practical personnel skills with which to become more efficient in their jobs.

Upon successful completion, students are eligible for Associate Membership of the CIPD.

On completion of the certificate you will be able to:

• identify how the personnel function contributes towards organisational goals
  
• prepare and conduct face-to-face interviews, and cover other vital areas necessary for effective and efficient recruitment and selection
  
• plan and carry out a short training session using suitable supporting material and be able to apply basic feedback, assessment and evaluation techniques
  
• understand the fundamentals of employment law and recognise the practical relevance of your own organisation's policies and procedures
  
• improve the performance of the team and encourage personnel development by using an effective performance review process.

Additional Benefits

Participants have access to our unique Learner Support Sites, packed full of relevant information and resources for the workplace.

Special benefits

• flexibility to choose a learning pace that suits you and to accommodate your study around work and home commitments
  
• exceptional quality - all our course tutors and personal tutors are experts in the field of personnel giving you access to the highest level, of up-to-date expertise
  
• exceptional tutor support - each student is assigned a personal tutor who provides advice and support on all aspects of the certificate throughout the programme. Support is by phone as well as written/e-mail
  free books, comprehensive course notes and reference materials - every student will receive a number of books and other reference material to support them in their study
  
• online resources - students will have access to a dedicated web-based Learner Support Site.
  Associate Membership of the CIPD - upon successful completion of the programme, students are eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute.