Human Resource Management

The overall aim of the Certified Mediation Training Programme is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Mediation as well as expertise in mediation skills for the management of workplace and organisational conflicts and disputes.

This Mediation Skills for Managers training programme is designed to give participants an understanding of conflict and different approaches to managing conflict, awareness of their own style, where mediation sits within the range of alternative dispute resolution approaches, an introduction to the theory and practice of mediation as well as an understanding of the mediation model and relevant skills.  It will be delivered as two days online and one face-to-face workshop.

New accredited CIPD programmes aligned to the new CIPD Profession Map are being introduced in 2021.

The IPA is planning to offer the New CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice from October 2021 (pending CIPD approval).

This qualification will give participants a solid foundation for careers in the people profession, incorporating both Human Resources (HR) and Learning & Development (L&D).

Full details on course content, schedule, delivery methods, cost etc. will be available in early July 2021.

The CIPD Foundation Level Diploma in Human Resources Practice is designed for those who have already graduated or will graduate from the CIPD Foundation Level Certificate in HR Practice Programme. The Diploma Units are designed for those who want to expand their specialist Human Resource Management (HRM) knowledge combined with practical skills development. Successful completion of the programme leads to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Foundation Diploma in HR Practice.

The CIPD Foundation Diploma in Learning and Development is designed for those who want specialist knowledge combined with practical skills development to underpin their contribution to Learning and Development within their organisations. It is ideal for anyone with coaching and training responsibilities. Successful completion of the programme leads to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Foundation Certificate in Learning and Development.

This one day Conducting a Job Analysis for HR and Line Management Personnel online course is designed to equip Line Managers and Human Resource personnel with the required skillset to carry out a Job Analysis.

Job Analysis plays an important role in recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, analysing training and development needs, job design and in increasing personnel as well as organisational efficiency and effectiveness. It is also at the heart of assessing the worth of jobs and determining compensation and benefits.

Training Needs Analysis / Learning Needs Analysis is a one day online course designed to equip Training, Learning & Development, Human Resource and Line Management personnel to understand which training needs arise in organisations and where there are gaps in knowledge, skills and behaviours among staff members.

This online course is designed to identify the range of skills required to conduct a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) / Learning Needs Analysis (LNA), the sources of information, the means by which data can be collected and the methods tools which can be used to analysis the needs and identify appropriate solutions.

Competency Based Interviewee Preparation will be delivered as a half-day online workshop.  It is suitable for staff at all levels of the organisation who are eager to improve their interview techniques. The workshop is designed to give participants an understanding of how to prepare for upcoming interviews (online or face-to-face) and get an understanding of the purpose and structure of competency based interviews.

This one-to-one coaching service is designed to give people an opportunity to engage in a practice one-to-one interview with an experienced interviewee preparation coach.

This coaching session should ideally be completed after having developed an understanding of how to prepare for upcoming interviews through attending the IPA’s Interviewee Preparation Webinar.

With ever increasing support for the validity and utility of Psychometric testing many organisations are using a version of a Cognitive Test or Personality Test to ensure that they acquire the right applicant. The context for this 90-minute Psychometric Testing Preparation for Candidates workshop is to provide the learner with insights on how to prepare for Psychometrics, Personality and Situational Judgement Tests.