DPG first to market with CIPD’s new Foundation qualifications
DPG plc is the first UK-wide CIPD provider to offer the new CIPD Foundation Level 3 Certificates in Human Resources Practice and Learning & Development Practice. These programmes replace the existing Certificate in Personnel Practice and Certificate in Training Practice.
DPG is rapidly adding to its reputation as the UK’s largest provider of the existing CIPD Certificate in Training Practice (CTP) by offering the opportunity for many more people to break into HR and training and gain highly respected professional qualifications to add to their experience.
The CIPD has introduced a range of new qualifications for 2010 and Robert Wagner, DPG’s managing director explained the significance of the new Foundation qualifications to the HR and Learning & Development professions:
“The CIPD has now set out a clear pathway from Foundation to Advanced level qualifications that support the long term professional development of L&D and HR professionals. They provide flexible, learn at your own pace, programmes that are rooted in sharing experience and learning is focused on the reality of the modern workplace and creating next generation HR and development professionals. These Foundation programmes open up exciting new opportunities to thousands of ambitious L&D and HR professionals.
“We are ideally placed with an established national network of learning facilitators to provide the CIPD’s new Foundation programmes for the Training and HR communities. Our lead facilitator is the highly respected Derek Robertson who regularly delivers the CIPD’s own qualification programmes.
The programmes can be delivered in-house or through one of DPG’s scheduled open programmes. The programmes are designed to allow flexible learning, with the CIPD building in a range of units that are relevant to modern HR and L&D professionals, geared to future proofing organisations.
The units for the CIPD’s new Level 3 Certificate in Human Resource Practice are:
• Understanding organisations and the role of Human Resources
• Developing yourself as an effective Human Resources practitioner
• Recording, analysing and using Human Resources information
• Supporting change in organisations
• Developing coaching skills for the workplace
• Resourcing talent
• Supporting good practice in performance and reward management
The units for the CIPD’s new Level 3 Certificate in Learning & Development Practice are:
• Understanding organisations and the role of L&D
• Developing yourself as an effective L&D practitioner
• Recording, analysing and using L&D information
• Supporting change in organisations
• Developing coaching skills for the workplace
• Preparing and designing L&D activities
• Delivering L&D activities
• Evaluating L&D activities
DPG is supporting the new CIPD programmes with its industry leading guarantee that candidates will pass the programme or have their course fee refunded in full.
For more information or to book places on the programmes call: 0161 975 7777 or email: cipd@dpgplc.co.uk
About DPG:
DPG plc has been providing learning and training products, support and resources to organisations of all sizes and sectors since 1992. During this period DPG has become the largest single provider of the CIPD Certificate in Training Practice and has developed numerous management and leadership assessment and diagnostic products that are used to support accredited development programmes. The latest to be offered is MAP Assessment.