Course summary
Join this Senior People Professional Senior Learning and Development programme to enhance and develop your knowledge, skills and behaviour required for learning and development at a senior level. The Senior People Professional Degree Apprenticeship is a dynamic, part-time programme designed for both aspiring and current senior managers and leaders. Structured into three distinct pathways, apprentices have the flexibility to specialise in an area aligned with their organisation's needs and their personal development goals. The three pathways include Human Resource Management (HRM), Learning and Development (L&D), and Organisational Development (OD). This level 7 Apprenticeship programme is fully funded by the apprenticeship Levy and includes a PG Dip and Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and the completion of an MSC in Human Resources, or Learning and Development or Organisational Development. By the end of the programme learners will have extended their knowledge through:
- Contributing to the development and implementation of strategy in a range of organisational contexts
- Critically evaluating organisational strategy and practice within complex and rapidly changing business environments
- Critical appraisal of the added value of policies and practices within contemporary organisations
- Analysis of complex information from a variety of sources and a critical evaluation of its relevance
- Critical reflection on experience and learning, leading to skills development and engagement with lifelong learning
- Personal Effectiveness as a Senior Professional
- Work and Working Lives in a changing Business Environment
- The Future of Work
- People Management and Development Strategies for Performance
- Applied Business Research
- Needs Assessment and Analysis for Learning and Performance
- Learning Design - Coaching and Mentoring
- Delivery and Evaluation of Learning
Assessment method
To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. The predominant assessment methodology is one piece of individual coursework per module, which will require participants to relate their learning to an organisational setting. These assessments will normally be developed from their own experience or setting by each individual learner through the module activities with the application of theory to practice being a key element of the programme. There are two parts to the apprenticeship final assessment: Assessment Method 1 – Professional discussion underpinned by portfolio of evidence (complied over 2 years from specific yearlong modules and ongoing assignments and workplace projects) Assessment Method 2 – Project proposal, presentation and questioning The emphasis will be on a portfolio of evidenced work, bringing together different facets of learning activities enabling them to develop a broad understanding of themselves and their overall objectives for the duration of the programme. During all modules formative feedback, which supports the summative assessments, is on-going both within and outside the formal sessions in conjunction with working with their Mentors. The assessment methodology, as set out above, provides the opportunities for participants to demonstrate knowledge and skills. Masterclasses, where keynote speakers address current issues, emerging practice and thought leadership will also be employed on the programme, fostering intellectual skills, and addressing the ever-changing nature of a senior people professional in the real world. Knowledge and skills are assessed through individual work-related assessments, which may be supplemented with group activities.
Entry requirements
GCSEs and equivalents: Maths and English Additional apprenticeship requirements: Due diligence of potential apprentice employers must be undertaken during the admissions process in line with the requirements of the ESFA. During the application phase, applicants must have an initial meeting with relevant staff and undertake a skill scanning exercise (LJMU Apprenticeship Policy, 2022) Mature entry: The programme team has a strong commitment to widening participation and positively welcomes non-standard applicants. Candidates with some management experience or those who are about to enter a managerial role and have demonstrated an aptitude for study can be accepted without previous experience of higher education. RPL: In line with the UK Quality Code (2018) fairness and reliability are embedded principles within admissions and recruitment, and inclusivity pervades throughout the process from outreach activity to processes and practices to enrolment. Recognition of prior learning for apprenticeship applications to the programme will be in alignment with the present LJMU Recognition of Prior (Experiential) Policy acknowledging: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) However not excluding other details from the policy for the purposes of this document it is important to note that the policy will be used for application for credit to be awarded and Apprentices may be awarded credits at the appropriate level and when suitably mapped against the programme and/or module learning outcomes. In addition, Apprentices joining the programme the award of Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience (RPLE), a new category for Apprenticeship programmes only, is permitted after assessment but the award of RPLE will not result in the release of credit (LJMU Apprenticeship Policy, 2022). The process, which will include apprenticeship applicants undertaking a self-assessment followed by an interview with the LJMU tutor, will compare the individual’s existing knowledge, skills, and behaviours with those required in the relevant apprenticeship standard to achieve occupational competence. The finalised agreement on the amount of RPLE to be awarded must be endorsed by the apprentice employer. It will then result in an individual training plan (ILP) that accounts for relevant prior learning and experience, reducing the content, duration, and cost where training is not required (LJMU Apprenticeship Policy, 2022).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For more information about Degree Apprenticeships, please see https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/degree-apprenticeships/learners
Provider information
Liverpool John Moores University
Student Life Building
Copperas Hill
Liverpool
L3 5AJ