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CIPD Course - Associate Diploma in HR Learning & Development Level 5

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CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Duration
30 Weeks Duration
Timetable
Tuesday & Thursday: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Start/End Date
21/04/2026 - 24/10/2026
Delivery
100% LIVE ONLINE CLASSES
Tuition & Exam Fees
€3375 - Discount 20% - Now €2,700 – €150 deposit

CIPD Learning & Development Level 5 Course Price €2,700.  Ongoing Discount - Get 20% off the normal 3,600 feeFlexible payment options available.  Apply Online!

Why Study CIPD at Dorset College Dublin:

CIPD Accredited | Career Focused | Job-Ready Skills

At Dorset College Dublin, we offer a range of CIPD programmes at Levels 3 and 5 to support your career development in Human Resource Management. Our CIPD Level 5 Diploma in Learning & Development is delivered part-time over 30 weeks and offered fully online, providing flexibility for working professionals.

This programme is ideal for HR practitioners looking to specialise in Learning & Development, those currently working in HR who wish to focus on L&D, or individuals aiming to progress into more strategic roles and gain formal recognition through a CIPD qualification.

The course equips you with the essential expertise required for mid-level positions such as Training Manager or L&D Advisor. It is particularly suited to individuals passionate about developing people, promoting organisational growth, and strengthening problem-solving capabilities.

What You Will Learn

✓  Organisational Performance and Culture

✓  Evidence-Based Practice

✓  Professional Behaviours and Valuing People

✓  Learning Design and Facilitation

✓  Leadership Development and Career Pathways

✓  Evaluating Learning Impact

✓  Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Management

This comprehensive course blends core theories, industry best practices, and practical methodologies to support the design and implementation of effective learning and development strategies within your organisation. A CIPD qualification is highly regarded and recognised globally, demonstrating a strong level of professional competence, expertise, and commitment to advancing workplace practices.

The skills you gain will prepare you for roles such as L&D Officer, L&D Specialist, and Training Coordinator, with typical salaries ranging from €38,000 to €75,000.

Benefits of a CIPD Qualification and Membership

✓  Gain internationally recognised professionalism and expertise.

✓  Acquire the skills to excel and advance in your career.

✓  Enhance your reputation and strengthen workplace connections.

✓  Build meaningful professional networks for future growth.

✓  Access extensive resources and vibrant online communities.

✓  Join a global network of people management professionals.

✓  Stay current with the latest HR trends and developments.

Course Module Information Is Below

Organisational Performance (Core)

This CIPD Module examines:

✓  The different types of organisation structures, including the reasons underpinning them.

✓  How organisational corporate strategies are shaped by the business and external contexts.

✓  How people practices impact on organisational systems and structures.

✓  Theories and models which examine organisational and human behaviour.

Change Management Approaches

✓  The definition of diversity and inclusion.

✓  Overview of current diversity and inclusion legislation.

✓  Impact of no diversity and inclusion within culture.

✓  Theories and models of organisational culture and how people practices impact on organisational culture and behaviour.

✓  Well-being at work and the different factors which impact well-being.

✓  The relationship between the employee life-cycle and HR work.

✓  Consultation and communication processes, stakeholder analysis, needs analysis activities.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Understand the connections between organisational structure, strategy and the business operating environment.

✓  Understand organisational culture and theoretical perspectives on how people behave at work.

✓  Understand how people practice supports the achievement of business goals and objectives.

Module Code: 5CO01  |  Credit Value: 7 ECTS

Evidence based Practice (Core)

What is Evidence-Based Practice?

✓  Making decisions based on effective thinking and sound evidence.

✓  Analysis tools and methods used in people practice including questioning and checking validity of sources and evidence.

✓  Principles of critical thinking.

✓  Ethical perspectives: theories of ethics.

Analysis Tools and Methods

✓  How to identify key insights into a people practice issue.

✓  Decision-making processes.

✓  Measures of work and people performance calculations and how to collate key findings.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Understand strategy for effective critical thinking and decision making.

✓  Understand the importance of decision making strategies to solve people practice issues.

✓  Be able to measure the impact and value of people practice to the organisation.

Module Code: 5CO02  |  Credit Value: 6 ECTS

Professional behaviours and valuing people (Core)

This Module examines:

✓  The CIPD Profession Map and the concept of professional integrity.

✓  Recognise how personal and ethical values can be applied in the context of people practice.

✓  How to take responsibility and recognise when and how to raise matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.

✓  How to reflect on your own approach to working inclusively and building positive working relationships with others.

✓  Explore how the role of a people professional is evolving and the implications for continuing professional development, and how CPD activities impact on personal behaviour and performance.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Be able to demonstrate professional and ethical behaviours in the context of people practice.

✓  Be able to champion inclusive and collaborative strategies for building positive working relationships.

✓  Be able to demonstrate personal commitment to learning, professional development and performance improvements.

Module Code: 5CO03  |  Credit Value: 5 ECTS

Self-Directed & Social Learning (Specialist)

This CIPD Module examines and considers:

✓  The concepts of, and connections between, self-directed and social learning.

✓  Assess theories of learner differences and the validity and relevance of learning styles.

✓  How digital and technological innovation are encouraging and enabling self-directed and social learning.

✓  Principles underpinning the curation of learning resources for self-directed and social learning.

✓  How to develop guidance which encourages and supports learners to be the curators of resources for one another.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Understand theoretical concepts of self-directed and social learning.

✓  Understand how to encourage and engage individuals in self-directed and social learning and development activities.

✓  Be able to support self-directed and social learning through the curation of learning resources.

Module Code: 5LD01  |  Credit Value: 6 ECTS

Learning and Development design (Specialist)

This CIPD Module examines and considers:

✓  Factors to be considered when designing learning and development activities including for dispersed workforces, and how inclusivity and accessibility can be built into learning and development at design stage.

✓  How to identify organisational learning needs and key principles, and to conduct key stakeholder analysis to identify areas of need in relation to learning and development activity.

✓  Adult learning and motivation theories, for example behaviourist, cognitive, constructivist and social constructivist theories.

✓  How to design a learning and development solution which addresses and combines identified learning and development objectives.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Understand the legal, cultural, logistical, financial and learner factors to be considered when designing learning and development.

✓  Be able to establish learning and development needs in relation to organisational objectives.

✓  Be able to design engaging learning and development solutions underpinned by learning theory that address identified objectives.

Module Code: 5LD02  |  Credit Value: 6 ECTS

Personalised and performance learning (Specialist)

This CIPD Module examines and considers:

✓  The internal and external factors when preparing for learning and development activities.

✓  How to prepare a range of personalised, accessible learning resources to enhance learning.

✓  Techniques for monitoring the effectiveness of learning activities.

✓  What transfer of learning means, its significance in workplace learning, and strategies for supporting the transfer of learning from learning and development activities to the workplace.

✓  The role of line managers in supporting transfer of learning for their team members, and how learning and development can support them in this.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Be able to prepare for an engaging and impactful learning and development activity.

✓  Be able to deliver a learning and development activity using effective and inclusive facilitation methods.

✓  Understand strategies which support the transfer of learning to the workplace.

Module Code: 5LD03  |  Credit Value: 6 ECTS

Digital Learning and Development (Option 1)

This CIPD Module examines and considers:

✓  How the development of technology and digital collaboration impacts the design and delivery of learning and development.

✓  The risks and challenges posed by technology-based learning and development.

✓  How to develop engaging learning content to address a specific need and identifying a clear need.

✓  How a live online learning activity can differ from facilitation of a face-to-face learning activity and the implications of this.

✓  The main skills required to facilitate online learning, including reference to your own development plan.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Understand technological development in learning and development.

✓  Be able to create engaging digital learning content to meet specific purposes.

✓  Be able to apply a range of online facilitation functions and techniques to deliver an effective live online learning activity.

Module Code: 5OS02  |  Credit Value: 6 ECTS

Diversity and Inclusion (Option 2)

This CIPD Module examines:

✓  Diversity and inclusion in organisations for employees, customers and wider stakeholders, including barriers to achieving diversity and inclusion.

✓  How to develop approaches to strengthen diversity and inclusion within organisational policies and practices.

✓  The role of managers and leaders in creating a positive culture.

✓  How to engender a culture of diversity and inclusion among workers and other stakeholders.

Learning Outcomes

✓  Understand the importance of embracing diversity and inclusion in organisations.

✓  Be able to ensure diversity and inclusion is reflected and promoted in the organisation.

✓  Be able to embed best practice approaches to diversity and inclusion.

Module Code: 5OS05  |  Credit Value: 6 ECTS

Transition

Transition Arrangements

Learners who have successfully completed any of the CIPD modules below are eligible for exemption from the equivalent unit in the new qualification. Evidence to support the request must be provided and verified.

Previously Completed  →  Equivalent New Unit

✓  5DBS: Designing and Developing Digital and Blended Learning Solutions → 5OS02 Advances in Digital Learning and Development

Note: Evidence to support the exemption request must be provided and verified.

Live Online Learning

•  This CIPD Course with Dorset College Dublin is now 100% Online

•  Up-skill or re-skill from the comfort of your own home

•  Expert-led, industry-experienced lecturers with full support materials

Assessment & Awards

•  Assessment is employer driven and aimed at real scenarios that learners may encounter in their future career

•  You must be registered with CIPD as a student member for the duration of your course

•  Learners must complete all seven units successfully to achieve the Award

•  Award: CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development (Credit Value: 42 Credits)

•  CIPD Associate Membership and the designation "Assoc CIPD" after your name

•  Provisional results issued by Dorset College — final result confirmed and released after CIPD Moderation

•  Not graded — learners receive a Pass or Fail

•  Equivalent to Level 7 on the Irish NFQ and Level 5 in the UK RQF

How To Apply

•  Simply submit the online application form to get started

•  Photo ID not required to begin your application — upload it later

•  A member of our team will contact you to guide you through the next steps

•  You're welcome to start even if your documents aren't ready yet

•  Admissions support at every stage — contact us at [email protected]

Career & Academic Progression

•  HR Shared Services

•  Diversity and Inclusion

•  Employee Experience Manager

•  L&D Manager / Consultant

•  Organisational Design and Development

•  Learning & Development Specialist

•  Progress to the CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management or the CIPD Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development

•  A career evening will be conducted by the Programme Leader to answer your questions and help you plan your progression with CIPD Qualifications

Student Profile

•  No specific academic prerequisites for this course

•  Competence in spoken and written English required

•  Line managers involved in HR without a specialist function

•  Mature applicants with relevant life and work experience

•  Individuals looking to advance their HR career or enhance their Learning and Development skills

•  Aspiring HR professionals and managers seeking comprehensive training in learning and development

•  An ideal progression route for those who have completed the CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice

Flexible Payment Terms

•  Deposit: €150 — secures your place

•  1st Instalment: €637.50 — 21/04/2026

•  2nd Instalment: €637.50 — 31/05/2026

•  3rd Instalment: €637.50 — 30/06/2026

•  4th Instalment: €637.50 — 31/07/2026

•  Course Fee: €2,550 + CIPD Membership: €150 — Total: €2,700 (20% discount included)

•  Non-refundable deposit of €150 applies — remainder paid in instalments at your convenience

•  Use our online payment facility to manage payments anytime from home — Pay Online

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