Course description
HR Consultant/Partner Level 5 Apprenticeship
An HR Consultant/Partner will use their expertise to provide tailored advice and lead the delivery of solutions to meet business challenges. Talent in this area is often required to make decisions and recommendations that influence senior members of staff and also ensure best practice.
HR has a major influence on the overall management of people within a business. At a consultant level, HR specialists need a multi-discipline skillset as they play a part in business strategy through recruitment, development and reward strategies.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Set by individual employers, but typically includes:
- 3 A-Levels (Grades A-C) or equivalent or
- Minimum 1 year experience in a HR role, likely to be at an Adviser or Business Partner level.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What will you learn?
- The importance of organisational structures linked to business success
- The use of HR legislation and policy
- Shaping HR team functions and processes
- The importance of reliable data to inform HR decisions and strategies
- Strong relationship management techniques
- Building skills and capabilities within an organisation.
Skills and Behaviours
- HR Consultancy
- Providing Support and Advice
- Business Change
- Building HR Capability
- HR Information Analysis
- Personal Development
- Relationship Management
- Flexibility
- Resilience
Qualification achieved
- HR Consultant/Partner Level 5 Apprenticeship
- CIPD Level 5 Intermediate Diploma.
Training Course Content
- HR Function
- Personal Development
- Business Understanding
- MI and Technology
- HR Technical Expertise
- Organisational Development
- Resourcing HR
Course delivery details
Contextualised learning
The programme includes virtual classroom sessions aimed at interactive activity and reflection with peers, alongside developmental workshops aimed at improving the skills developed in a practical way.
Supporting synchronous delivery
BPP’s virtual learning platform includes video content, e-text books, case studies and other learning resources. Self-study prepares your employees for expert discussion within class whilst setting objectives to apply learning in the workplace, retrospectively encouraging reflection for further development and improvement.
One-to-one professional mentoring
Your employees will be allocated a qualified and experienced professional to operate as a mentor throughout the programme. They will provide meaningful feedback on individual practice whilst helping to reflect on strengths and development areas to improve overall capability and performance of your employees.
Your employees will have telephone or video calls every 6 weeks with a BPP Coach who will help your employees to consider how their learning has been applied and to agree development objectives.
Participants will be required to build a professional portfolio to showcase their capabilities that include how they have applied the tools and frameworks that they have learnt throughout the programme.
Peer networks
Your employees will have access to BPP’s virtual community, with networking opportunities that attract a diverse mix of professionals.
Professional workshops
BPP will help your employees to further embed and reflect on their newly developed knowledge and skills with a host of dynamic workshops. These sessions are run by professional facilitators and are designed to be fun, interactive and engaging. There are six professional workshops for this programme which align with all six modules to ensure learning is being applied and bolstered with a network of live examples across various industries.
Continuing Studies
Upon successful completion, your employees will qualify as an HR Consultant or Partner and Associate Member of the CIPD. This promotes progression for their HR career via in-depth knowledge and expertise, complemented by the confidence and experience to manage future challenges. There are also options to work within specialist areas or take on a broader role.Typical job roles include:
- HR Adviser
- HR Business Partner