Certificate in HRP - Foundation
COURSE HANDBOOK
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Welcome to South Leicestershire College and to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (HRP) Human Resource Practice - Foundation
The Certificate in Human Resource Practice (HRP) is a foundation level programme as confirmed on the Qualifications Framework..
The central purpose of the HRP is: * Those who are new to HR * People who are interested in a move into HR * Those who are working in HR in a support role and wish to develop their knowledge and skills * Line managers who are involved in HR and those who have responsibility for HR activities and decisions within an organisation without a specialist function * HR staff who do not have sufficient qualifications to undertake CIPD intermediate or advance level qualifications
Learners will need to relate these skills and techniques to their own organisations and to the environmental context in which it operates.
Recommended Text Book for HRP
MARTIN, M., WHITING, F. and JACKSON, T. Human Resource Practice. 5th ed.
N.B. ALL learners must join the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), who will require an initial registration fee and a pro rata annual membership fee with student discount. All such fees are separate to those required by the college and any queries or issues in their respect should be directed to the CIPD themselves.
For details of membership benefits and the membership upgrade process please visit www.cipd.co.uk/membership/benefits
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1 w/c 12/09/11 | Induction & administration, CIPD, HRP & College | 2 w/c 19/09/11 | Introduction to programmeStart of Unit – Developing yourself as an effective HR or Learning Development practitioner – 4DEPInter-personal skills | 3 w/c 26/09/11 |
Bibliography: When referring to a work in the main body of an essay, report or project you need only refer to the author’s surname and the year it was published. For example: Argyle (1967) wrote that………………. For example: Argyle, M (1967) The Psychology of Interpersonal Behaviour If a book is written by several authors, the format when writing in the main body of the work is to cite the first surname followed by et al (a Latin abbreviation meaning ‘and others’). For example: Taylor et al (1985) discussed the methods…………………. Somekh, B. and Davies, R. (1991) ‘Towards a pedagogy for information technology’, The Curriculum Journal, 2, 2 pp153 – 170 If you are citing a reference from a website MARTIN, M. and JACKSON, T. (2005) Personnel practice. 4th ed. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. MARTIN, M., WHITING, F Megginson, D. and Whitaker, V. (2007) 2nd ed. Continuing professional development. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.