... The Certificate in Personnel Practice is the entry level for the field.
I am studying the Certificate over a 28 week period, two nights a week. with holidays, this is almost one full academic year. There are six modules in the course:
Module 1 - The personnel function and planning ... Read review
Advantages: Useful for those starting out or wanting to embark on an HR career Disadvantages: The course can be quite basic, particularly for experienced managers
...a CIPD qualification. The Certificate in Personnel Practice is the entry level for the field.
I am studying the Certificate over a 28 week period, two nights a week. with holidays, this is almost one full academic year. There are six modules in the course:
Module 1 - The personnel function and planning for people examines the role of the HR function within the organisation
Module 2 - Recruitment and selection ... .../>
Module 3 - Performance management and Personal development - looks at the principles, appraisal schemes and their outcomes, and the student needs to create their own Personal Development plan
Module 4 - Rewards and remuneration looks at motivation and how remuneration systems should be adapted in light of these theories
Module 5 - Human Resource Development looks and the contribution within organisations ... more
Following redundancy earlier this year, I decided I would have a re-think on my career options, for which I consulted the services of my local careers office. One area I wanted to look at in more detail was Human Resource Management.
It seems these days, that all jobs in the field of Personnel and HR Management require a CIPD qualification. The Certificate in Personnel Practice is the entry level for the field.
I am studying the Certificate over a 28 week period, two nights a week. with holidays, this is almost one full academic year. There are six modules in the course:
Module 1 - The personnel function and planning for people examines the role of the HR function within the organisation
Module 2 - Recruitment and selection examines best practice and the need for a systematic approach
Module 3 - Performance management and Personal development - looks at the principles, appraisal schemes and their outcomes, and the student needs to create their own Personal Development plan
Module 4 - Rewards and remuneration looks at motivation and how remuneration systems should be adapted in light of these theories
Module 5 - Human Resource Development looks and the contribution within organisations and students design and evaluate training
Module 6 - Employee relations looks at causes of conflict in the workplace and highlights the role of the HR department in creating a positive working environment.
In addition, students have to complete a Work Based Project, which should be a workable solution to a current issue ideally (for example Appraisal system evaluation).
The course cost me £420. I used an indivudual learning account (www.my-ila.com , for information), to reduce the fees by £150. In addition to the fees, students have to join the CIPD as a member. This cost me £144 for the first year, and about £60 a year after that. For this, you get acess to their website and a fortnightly magazine, which is a quality publication. There are also events throughout the year, which are free to attend, and so I see the membership as excellent value.
Early on in the course there is a two day study weekend, with the emphasis on group activity, team building. This uses Belbin's Team roles, to analyse roles in a group, and also looks at conflict, grievance and disciplinary
This course is assessed throughout the year - there is no end of year exam. Students can go on to the next level qualification which takes two years. I have already passed two modules and I am working on my next assignment. These are typically 2500 - 3000 words in length.
Advantages: Comprehensive and clear description of organisational theory Disadvantages: cost and size of book - may be more useful as library resource
This is a classic managment and business textbook used for many standard certificate level courses as well as up to Diploma or MBA. It covers all aspects of the behaviour of business organisations and is one of the best textbooks on the subject. I have found it an excellent resource when preparing teaching materials for Foundation Degree levels and the CertificateinPersonnelPractice and for higher level Human Resource Management, and have referred to it for my Masters in HRM. I also find it very relevant in my role in HR.
It provides excellent description of the basic managment theories, with case study examples and assignments for each chapter. It is also supported by a companion website with further resources. It is organised into eight parts, covering the organisational setting, the manager, the individual, groups ...
Advantages: Materials arrive quickly. Efficient to start with Disadvantages: Help desk personnel not helpful, some tutors patronising
I signed up to the CertificateinPersonnelPractice. The lady who signed me up was very helpful and my course equipment came quickly.
As the course progressed,help was less forth coming. Some of the tutors would ring me when I needed help, but at times they were patronising and rude in some cases. the people at the call centre/ help desk were really unhelpful and very unsympathic when I revealed that some problems with my progress were due to some genuine personal problems.
Also, there was only one designated tutor per assignment and if you needed help with that assignment and the tutor was ill, on holiday, etc, there was no-one to offer you much help.
Their external assessor would underline criticisms on your mark sheet, which was not encouraging at all.
Also, the tutors who mark your work would criticise bits, but when ...
cathlin81 28.11.2006
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Advantages: A very rewarding role both financially and emotionally Disadvantages: Having to stand up for most of the day when delivering training
Institute of Personnel Development qualification such as Certificatein Training Practice would be useful to have.
Some jobs are based at a local office and people will come to your training centre for training or you could be travelling across many sites, maybe even work at different client sites depending on your organisations requirements.
You can expect to earn anything from £20,000 up to £35,000 or more depending on your experience and skills level.
There are good prospects in this role, if you're good enough you can move into a Training Manager role or IT Systems roles where the sky is the limit where salary and benefits are concerned.
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As a job I'd rate being a Software Trainer as 8 out of 10. If you like helping people, are very proficient in software systems, and enjoy helping people to develop by sharing ...
anonymili 27.05.2006 (13.06.2006)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Software Trainer
wide range of courses to choose from, you will know your results there and then, the big name employers recognise Brainbench
Not Free(Cost $8), new users might find the testing interface a bit strange, takes time to ship the certificate bearing in mind that i am still waitin (*)
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