All CIPD Units
August 3, 2026 2026-08-05 10:20All CIPD Units
Level 3, 5 & 7
All CIPD Units
Every unit across the Foundation Certificate, Associate Diploma and Advanced Diploma, in one place. Each one breaks its assessment criteria down into plain English, so you always know what a marker is actually looking for.
Foundation Certificate in People Practice · 4 units
CIPD Level 3
Your first step into the people profession. Built for those new to HR, or working in an administrator or assistant capacity, with no prior qualification required — it covers the core building blocks of the employee lifecycle, culture, analytics and professional behaviour.
3CO01
Business, Culture and Change in Context
3CO02
Business, Culture and Change in Context
3CO03
Business, Culture and Change in Context
Associate Diploma in People Management · 13 units
CIPD Level 5
For practitioners with some HR experience who want to build broader, operational capability across the full range of people practice — from evidence-based decision-making and employment relations to talent, reward, and specialist options like wellbeing or international people management.
5CO02
Evidence-Based Practice
5CO03
Professional Behaviours and Valuing People
5HR01
Employment Relationship Management
5HR02
Talent Management and Workforce Planning
5HR03
Reward for Performance and Contribution
5OS01
Specialist Employment Law
5OS03
Learning and Development Essentials
5OS04
People Management in an International Context
5OS05
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
5OS06
Leadership and Management Development
5OS07
Wellbeing at Work
Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management · 14 units
CIPD Level 7
Postgraduate-level study for senior practitioners, business partners, and those working toward Chartered membership. It's assessed with sustained critical evaluation and wide sourcing in mind, covering strategic decision-making, leadership, and specialist areas across people management and learning & development.
7CO01
Work and Working Lives in a Changing Business Environment
7CO02
People Management and Development Strategies for Performance
7CO04
Business Research in People Practice
7HR01
Strategic Employment Relations
7HR02
Resourcing and Talent Management to Sustain Success
7LD01
Organisational Design and Development
7OS01
Advanced Employment Law in Practice
7OS02
Learning and Development Practice
7OS03
Technology Enhanced Learning
7OS04
Advanced Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
7OS05
Managing People in an International Context
7OS06
Wellbeing at Work
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