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CIPD Accredited | Career Focused | Job-Ready Skills
Transform your HR career with our CIPD-accredited courses at Dorset College Dublin. The CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice is designed for individuals who want to develop highly sought-after capabilities in effectively managing people within an organisation.
This course is ideal for HR professionals, team leaders, and business owners looking to deepen their understanding of human resource management and organisational development, as well as those seeking to begin a meaningful career in the HR field.
A CIPD qualification is highly regarded and recognised globally. It reflects a strong level of professional competence, expertise, and commitment to advancing best practices in the workplace.
Why Dorset College Dublin
Trusted Since 1983
One of Dublin's longest-standing private colleges, with over 40 years of educational excellence and a proven record of student success.
CIPD Accredited – Internationally Recognised
CIPD qualifications set the international benchmark for people professionals and are recognised and respected by employers across Ireland and globally.
Taught by Working Industry Professionals
Every session is delivered live by a professional currently active in HR and people management – bringing real-world experience into the classroom that an academic simply cannot replicate.
Small Classes – Personalised Learning, Direct Tutor Access
Deliberately small cohorts mean more meaningful interaction, faster progress, and a more personalised experience than larger institutions typically offer.
Built for the Irish Market
Ireland is home to the European headquarters of many of the world's largest organisations. Demand for CIPD-qualified HR professionals spans every sector of the Irish economy.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Key Areas Covered in This Programme
✓ Business Culture & Change
Understand how external forces, digital environments, and diversity shape organisational culture.
✓ Principles of Analytics
Use data and evidence-based practice to make informed HR decisions.
✓ Core Behaviours for People Professionals
Develop ethical practice, professional values, and reflective habits.
✓ Essentials of People Practice
Master recruitment, performance management, employment law, and reward.
Career Outcomes
This 20-week, part-time online course provides a comprehensive introduction to human resource management, offering a strong foundation for those looking to begin or advance their career in HR across a wide range of industries. The skills you gain will prepare you for entry-level roles such as:
HR Assistant
HR Administrator
Recruitment Co-Ordinator
Typical starting salaries range from €25,000 to €30,000, with strong progression opportunities as experience and qualifications grow.
This CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate is your first step on the internationally recognised CIPD career pathway – the professional standard for HR and people management globally. Each level builds directly on the last, taking you from a solid foundation in people practice through to the most prestigious HR credential available.
RECOGNISED PATHWAY
STEP 1
CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice | Dorset College Dublin
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STEP 2
CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management
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STEP 3
CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management
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STEP 4
Chartered CIPD Membership (MCIPD) | Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
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.
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Testimonial
"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and felt very engaged. The tutor went above and beyond to help us – years of real experience, and it showed in every class. It has already helped me progress in my career. I would highly recommend Dorset College – it felt more personable than other colleges offering the same course."
Alison Golden – CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management
Testimonial
"I had the chance to learn from excellent lecturers and to share experiences with very friendly and professional colleagues. The course is very high quality – you genuinely need to take it seriously to stand out in the job market, and Dorset gives you every tool to do exactly that."
Milena Pereira – Dorset College Graduate
Can't make a session? All live classes are recorded and available to revisit from the following day – so you never fall behind, no matter how busy life gets.
Course Module Information
This module considers the impact of external influence and how the digital and commercial environment shapes businesses and the culture within which they operate.
The module also considers how diversity and inclusion principles are built into organisational practices, how organisational assessments of people's skills and capabilities contribute to competitiveness, and the strategic importance of workplace learning.
Planning and managing change within the workplace, and the importance and role that people professionals play within change.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Understand the Business Environment
Understand the business environment in which the people profession operates, including the key issues that affect it.
✓ Workplace Behaviour & Culture
Understand how people's behaviour in the workplace affects and shapes culture.
✓ Effective Management of Change
Understand the importance of effective management of change.
Module Unit Code: 3CO01 | Credit Value: 5 ECTS
Having regard to the legal context for record and data management (including employment law requirements and GDPR elements), this module examines:
✓ Data & Ethical Analysis
The importance of using data, including why it is essential for timely, ethical and accurate analysis and evaluation of personal information.
✓ Evidence-Based Decision Making
How the application of agreed procedures, policies and sources of evidence helps to make choices and informed decisions.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Understand Evidence-Based Practice
Understand how evidence-based practice informs organisational measures and outcomes.
✓ Creating Value for Stakeholders
Know how creating value benefits employees, customers and wider stakeholders.
Module Unit Code: 3CO02 | Credit Value: 4 ECTS
This module introduces the core behaviours for people professionals, focusing on ethical practice to create value. It explains the range of stakeholders with whom people professionals work and examines:
✓ Supporting People in an Organisation
How working as a people professional benefits other people in an organisation.
✓ Ethics & Professional Values
Ethical principles and professional values, feeding approaches to work.
✓ Positive Working Relationships
Ways of demonstrating positive working relationships with colleagues.
✓ Reflective Practice
Processes and habits of effective reflection.
✓ Continuous Professional Development
Proactive approaches to developing, recording and reflecting on professional knowledge, skills and experience.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Ethics & Professional Practice
Understand insightful approaches to supporting and maintaining ethics and professional practice.
✓ Respect & Inclusive Working
Be able to promote respect and inclusive working underpinned by professional courage and a passion for learning.
Module Unit Code: 3CO03 | Credit Value: 4 ECTS
In this module you will gain the skills around effective recruitment, selection and appointment of individuals through the assessment of employee lifecycles – including attracting talented individuals and examining different selection methods and when it is appropriate to use them.
You will also learn how to participate effectively in a selection interview and the decision-making process for an identified role. The importance of work-life balance and the concept of wellbeing in the workplace and why it is important.
Understand the main points of discrimination legislation and what diversity and inclusion mean and why they are important.
Learning Outcomes
✓ The Employee Lifecycle
Understand the employee lifecycle and different roles within it.
✓ Selection & Appointment
Be able to contribute to the effective selection and appointment of individuals.
✓ Employment Law & Relations
Know how legislation and organisational practices affect employment relationships.
✓ Performance Management
Know the importance of performance management in motivating and retaining individuals.
✓ Reward & Recognition
Know the importance of reward in attracting, motivating and retaining individuals.
✓ Learning & Development
Understand how to support others to develop the skills and knowledge required to meet both individual and organisational objectives.
Module Unit Code: 3CO04 | Credit Value: 11 ECTS
The assessments will evaluate the learner's attainment of knowledge, understanding and skills through real-life scenarios which are employer-driven and what learners may encounter in their current or future careers.
✓ Module Assessments
You will complete assessments for each module that you study, enabling you to demonstrate the new knowledge you've gained and the skills you've mastered.
✓ Submission & Moderation Process
The assessments are submitted online and are marked by our IV/Moderator when all 4 units have been successfully completed. Following this, they are uploaded onto the CIPD portal for Moderation.
✓ Results & Certification
Provisional results will be issued by Dorset College; however, the result that leads to the award of the CIPD Certificate will be confirmed and released after CIPD Moderation. The qualification is not graded and learners will receive a pass or fail.
The Award
Level 3 CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice Qualification. (Credit Value: 24 Credits).
The designation of CIPD Membership at Foundation Level – "Foundation CIPD" after your name.
Equivalent to Level 5 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and Level 3 in the UK's Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
• 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
• HR Administrator or Assistant
• Learning Administrator
• Employee Relations Assistant
• Recruitment Co-Ordinator
• Assistant HR Analyst
• Organisational Development Assistant
• HR Shared Services
• Talent Co-Ordinator
• A career evening is provided to answer your questions and help you plan your progression with CIPD Qualifications
• Progress to the CIPD Professional Diploma in People Management (Level 5) or CIPD Professional Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development (Level 5)
• Non-refundable deposit of €150 to secure your place
• Balance paid in full before the course starts or split into 3 instalments
• Deposit: €150 — secures your place
• 1st Instalment: €517 — 21/07/2026
• 2nd Instalment: €517 — 25/08/2026
• 3rd Instalment: €516 — 20/09/2026
• 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]
• Individuals new to the HR profession or those in support roles
• Those seeking a recognised Professional People Practice Qualification and CIPD Membership
• Line managers involved in HR without a specialist function
• Mature applicants with relevant life and work experience
• Anyone looking to enhance their career prospects in human resources with essential HR training
