CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice

L3 Level 3
Part Time
18 September 2025 — 22 June 2026
Online
£: This course is free for unemployed 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 Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice is ideal for aspiring and current people practitioners. 

Our new online cohort allows you to learn in a flexible way that fits around your personal commitments! 

Study your Level 3 through Mindful Education’s online learning platform featuring live tutorials and exclusive access to videos, practice questions, downloadable materials and interactive case studies designed to help you build a deeper understanding of the Level 3 CIPD materials. 

Alongside this, you will attend regular, live tutorials with a CAVC CIPD lecturer who will facilitate group conversations to enhance your knowledge and comprehension of HR topics in order to reinforce learning.

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What you will study

This course is delivered online via a mixture of Self-Study and live 2hr tutorials every other Thursday. 

The qualification itself is built around the CIPD Profession Map that sets the international benchmark for people professionals, combining a set of core values, knowledge and behaviours which guide people professionals in their decision-making and actions.

Content and Assessment: 

To obtain this qualification, you will be required to write and submit unit assignments to set deadlines. There are 4 units overall:

3CO01: Business, culture and change in context

3CO02: Principles of analytics

3CO03: Core behaviours for people professionals

3CO04: Essentials of People Practice

CIPD Memberships: All students will require an active CIPD Membership throughout the duration of their qualification. CAVC does not cover Membership costs as they are personal memberships that you have the opportunity to uphold post-qualification. We will invite you to register your Membership upon enrolment.

Course fees

Administration Fee: £45.00

Awarding Organisation Fee: £269.00

Course Fee: £1,400.00

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

18 September 2025

End date

22 June 2026

Time of day

Day Time

Part Time

5 hours per week

Location

Online
Maps & directions
£: This course is free for unemployed 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

CSCIPD3PP03
L3

Qualification

CIPD Certificate in People Practice
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Career prospects & further study

Successful completion of the L3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice provides you with a springboard into a variety of HR job roles. Many learners go on to study L5 Associate Diploma in People Management following this.