CIPD Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development

L5 Level 5
Part Time
6 March 2025 — 29 July 2026
City Centre Campus, Cardiff
£: This course is free for unemployed adults or 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 £10-30 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 qualification is ideal for people professionals and for those who enjoy helping employees become the best they can be. 

You’ll expand your knowledge of Learning & Development further with a combination of core units and specialist areas.

What you will study

Consisting of 7 Core units aligned to the core knowledge and behaviour standards of the CIPD Profession Map at Associate Level:

1. Organisational performance and culture in practice 
2. Evidence-based practice  
3. Professional behaviours and valuing people  
4. Specialist employment law  
5. Supporting self-directed and social learning 
6. Learning and development design to create value 
7. Facilitate personalised and performance focused learning  

Leading to Associate membership of CIPD: 42 Credits.

Teaching and assessment

The course will be delivered through face-to-face, classroom-based learning every week. 

To obtain this qualification, you will need to submit assignments for every unit. 

Course fee per year

Course Fee: £2,700.00

Entry requirements

You must be:

• currently working in a HR related role, or have experience working in a HR related role:

• able to provide certification of relevant qualifications e.g. GCSE's, CIPD Level 3 or Degree certificates

After applying, you will be sent a Personal Statement Questionnaire to complete and later discuss in a Virtual interview with the Course Tutor who will assess your suitability for this level of CIPD qualification against CIPD guidelines. If successful, you will be given with an offer to enrol. Once enrolled, CAVC will send you a link to set up your CIPD Membership (if you do not have one already) which is essential to completing any CIPD qualification. Please note that the course cost does not cover CIPD Membership as it is a personal membership.

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

6 March 2025

End date

29 July 2026

Time of day

Day Time

Part Time

5 hours per week

Location

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Maps & directions
£: This course is free for unemployed adults or 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 £10-30 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

CSCIPD5LD
L5

Qualification

CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development
cipd

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What our students say

I think Cardiff and Vale College have got very good reputation. They definitely know what they're doing in terms of teaching styles. They're extremely flexible. I think that you'll definitely get a lot of benefit out of coming, because there's so much that you can learn. There's such a variety of modules on this course, and there's definitely something that I've taken away from every single one of them.

CIPD
Rachael Donovan
CIPD in People Management level 5

Career prospects & further study

Once completed, you could progress onto a CIPD Level 7 in Strategic People Management if you meet the course entry requirements.

Locations

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
City Centre Campus, Cardiff

City Centre Campus,

Dumballs Road,

Cardiff,

CF10 5FE