CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management

L7 Level 7
Part Time
18 September 2025 — 11 March 2027
City Centre Campus, Cardiff

About this course

Become a Strategic People Management Specialist with a CIPD Platinum Centre!

Intensify your autonomy and judgement to strategically lead and direct organisations and their people through challenging operational conditions towards success.

This highly motivational qualification furnishes learners with current and emergent thinking in the field, real-world insights and strategy-development skills critical to leading at the highest levels.

It is a highly valued, globally recognised qualification, setting the international benchmark for people professionals working at a strategic level.

It is equivalent to postgraduate study with classes taking place weekly (term time only), for 18 months.

What you will study

This course is delivered through facilitated sessions, structured learning and one-to-one support at our City Centre Campus every Thursday (term time only) from 2pm-7pm, for 18 months.  

The course and qualification are 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.

The course will combine key theories and models, along with real life case studies and organisational best practice. 

Content and Assessment:  

To obtain this qualification, you will be required to write and submit unit assignments to set deadlines (approximately 4000 words per assignment). There are 8 units overall:  

4 core units: 

  • Work and Working Lives in a Changing Business Environment 
  • People Management and Development Strategies for Performance 
  • Personal Effectiveness, Ethics and Business Acumen 
  • Business Research in People Practice 

3 specialist units:

  • Strategic Employment Relations 
  • Resourcing and Talent Management to Sustain Success 
  • Strategic Reward Management 

1 additional unit:

  • Advanced Employment Law in Practice 

CIPD Memberships: 

All students will require an active CIPD Membership throughout their qualification. If you do not already have one, CAVC will invite you to register your Membership upon enrolment.  
Advanced Employment Law in Practice.

Course fees

Course Fee: £6,600.00

Entry requirements

You are eligible for this course if you:

  • are aged 19 or over
  • are not in full time education
  • can attend all workshop dates
  • hold a A*- C in GCSE English or equivalent or a higher qualification
  • ideally hold a CIPD Foundation Certificate Level 3 and/or a CIPD Associate Diploma Level 5
  • are currently working in a Strategic people practice role leading and managing people practice within organisations

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

11 March 2027

Time of day

Day Time

Part Time

6 hours per week

Location

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Maps & directions

Course code

CSCIPD7PM
L7

Qualification

CIPD Level 7
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Locations

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
City Centre Campus, Cardiff

City Centre Campus,

Dumballs Road,

Cardiff,

CF10 5FE