Development Programmes strengthen your skills and hone your expertise in specific people practice areas such as:  

• Strategic workforce planning  

• Organisation development and design  

• Employment law 

• Human resources 

• Rewards and benefits  

• People analytics 

• Culture and behaviour 

• Learning and development  

Development programmes have a blended delivery that includes both tutor-led classes and interactive online learning. 

The tutor-led classes enable you to engage with peers in a highly interactive learning environment, either in person or in live virtual classes. They are led by skilled trainers who are experts in their field. You learn in a group, with plenty of opportunities for interaction with your tutor and fellow professionals. 

To complete your learning, you will be provided with a resource pack and a list of essential reading. You will also have access to the CIPD Learning hub our professional development and learning platform. 

On completion of a Development programme, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance and will be signposted to further resources to aid your action plan and embed your practice in the workplace. 

These programmes are ideal for those seeking to gain knowledge, skills and behaviours in a people practice area, addressing learning gaps in an organisation. They will help to build your capacity as a people practitioner, enabling you to add value to your role and be more confident in your capability.  

Profession map impact level: Associate and Chartered Member  

Our Profession Map impact levels are a great tool to help you discover where you fit within the four levels of impact, identifying knowledge and behaviours to enable you to be your best. To find out if these courses are suited to you, Explore our level criteria here to determine which level you broadly align with.  

A Development programme costs around £1,350 depending on the length of the course. 

We also offer specific solutions for employers. If you’re looking to book more than four learners onto a Development programme, please contact us to discuss a team solution. 

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• Gain the international practice standard for a given area​ 

• Build your capability as a people practitioner​ 

• Deep dive to gain specialist knowledge​ 

• Hone skills in a chosen area​ 

• Evidence-based approach​ 

• Gain skills you need to add value in this area of people practice and achieve successful outcomes​ 

• Gain confidence in your capability​ 

• Practical and applicable learning – provides case studies and examples to embed learning into practice​. 

• Learn to practice with global mindset​