CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management Level 5 Course Price €2,700. Discount - Get 20% off the normal €3,600 fee. Flexible payment options available. Apply Online!
CIPD Accredited | Career Focused | Job-Ready Skills
Advance your HR career with our CIPD Diploma programmes in Dublin. This part-time, online, 30-week CIPD-Accredited People Management Level 5 Diploma is designed to strengthen your HR skills, deepen your knowledge, and support your professional growth.
Providing expert training in strategic HR management and best practices, this comprehensive programme offers a solid understanding of core human resource processes. It is ideal for HR professionals, team leaders, and business owners who wish to enhance their expertise in people management and organisational development, as well as individuals seeking to begin a rewarding career in the HR field.
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 qualified HR and people management professionals has never been stronger.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Key Skills Covered in This Programme
✓ Organisational Performance & Culture
Understand how structure, strategy, and culture drive organisational performance.
✓ Evidence-Based Practice
Use data, critical thinking, and sound evidence to drive HR decisions.
✓ Professional Behaviours
Apply the CIPD Profession Map and lead with integrity and inclusion.
✓ Employment Relationship Management
Manage conflict, engagement, and employment relations effectively.
✓ Talent Management & Workforce Planning
Attract, develop, and retain talent to meet strategic workforce needs.
✓ Reward for Performance & Contribution
Design reward strategies that motivate and retain people.
✓ Employment Law
Navigate the legal frameworks that govern employment relationships.
✓ Industry Best Practices
Apply current HR thinking and CIPD-aligned standards across the workplace.
Career Outcomes
Graduates of this programme progress into roles such as:
HR Manager
HR Advisor
People Business Partner
Average salaries range from €35,000 to €70,000, with strong progression opportunities as experience and CIPD membership level grow.
This CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma is a significant step forward in building a strategic HR career recognised across Ireland and internationally. Each step in this pathway takes you closer to the most prestigious HR credentials available — up to and including CIPD Fellowship, the highest designation in the people profession globally.
RECOGNISED PATHWAY
STEP 1
CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management | Dorset College Dublin
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STEP 2
CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management
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STEP 3
Chartered Member CIPD (MCIPD)
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STEP 4
Fellow CIPD (FCIPD) | Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
A course you can build on. A career worth building.
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.
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.
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Course Module Information
This CIPD Module examines and considers:
✓ Organisational Structures
The different types of organisation structures, including the reasons underpinning them.
✓ Corporate Strategy & External Context
How organisational corporate strategies are shaped by the business and external contexts.
✓ People Practices & Organisational Systems
How people practices impact on organisational systems and structures.
✓ Theories of Organisational & Human Behaviour
Theories and models which examine organisational and human behaviour.
Change Management Approaches
✓ Diversity & Inclusion
The definition of diversity and inclusion, an overview of current legislation, and the impact of its absence within culture.
✓ Organisational Culture & Wellbeing
Theories and models of organisational culture, how people practices impact on culture and behaviour, and the factors which impact wellbeing at work.
✓ Employee Lifecycle & Stakeholder Communication
The relationship between the employee lifecycle and HR work, and consultation, communication, stakeholder analysis and needs analysis activities.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Organisational Structure, Strategy & Environment
Understand the connections between organisational structure, strategy and the business operating environment.
✓ Organisational Culture & Behaviour
Understand organisational culture and theoretical perspectives on how people behave at work.
✓ People Practice Supporting Business Goals
Understand how people practice supports the achievement of business goals and objectives.
Module Code: 5CO01 | Credit Value: 7 ECTS
What is Evidence-Based Practice?
✓ Decision Making & Evidence
Making decisions based on effective thinking and sound evidence.
✓ Analysis Tools & Critical Thinking
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 and their application to people practice.
Analysis Tools and Methods
✓ People Practice Insight
How to identify key insights into a people practice issue.
✓ Decision-Making Processes
Decision-making processes and how to apply them effectively.
✓ Measuring Performance & Findings
Measures of work and people performance calculations and how to collate key findings.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Critical Thinking & Decision Making
Understand strategy for effective critical thinking and decision making.
✓ Solving People Practice Issues
Understand the importance of decision making strategies to solve people practice issues.
✓ Measuring Impact & Value
Be able to measure the impact and value of people practice to the organisation.
Module Code: 5CO02 | Credit Value: 6 ECTS
This CIPD Module examines:
✓ CIPD Profession Map & Professional Integrity
The CIPD Profession Map and the concept of professional integrity.
✓ Personal & Ethical Values
Recognise how personal and ethical values can be applied in the context of people practice.
✓ Responsibility & Ethical Conflict
How to take responsibility and how to recognise when and how you would raise matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
✓ Inclusive Working Relationships
How to reflect on your own approach to working inclusively and building positive working relationships with others.
✓ Continuing Professional Development
Explore how the role of a people professional is evolving and the implications for CPD, and how CPD activities impact on personal behaviour and performance.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Professional & Ethical Behaviours
Be able to demonstrate professional and ethical behaviours in the context of people practice.
✓ Inclusive & Collaborative Strategies
Be able to champion inclusive and collaborative strategies for building positive working relationships.
✓ Personal Commitment to Learning
Be able to demonstrate personal commitment to learning, professional development and performance improvements.
Module Code: 5CO03 | Credit Value: 5 ECTS
This CIPD Module examines and considers:
✓ Employee Involvement & Engagement
Approaches to employee involvement, participation and driving employee engagement, including how to evaluate the interrelationships between employee voice and organisational performance.
✓ Better Working & Conflict Trends
The concept of better working and emerging trends in the types of conflict and industrial sanctions.
✓ Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration
Third-party conciliation, mediation and arbitration processes.
✓ Employment Law & Collective Law
Legislation relating to unfair dismissal, effective grievance and discipline-handling procedures, and the main provisions of collective employment law.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Employee Voice & Better Working Lives
Understand employee voice, engagement and practices to support better working lives.
✓ Conflict & Dispute Resolution
Understand different forms of conflict behaviour and dispute resolution.
✓ Performance Management
Understand how to manage performance.
✓ Role of Employment Bodies
Understand the role of employment bodies in employment relations.
Module Code: 5HR01 | Credit Value: 6 ECTS
This CIPD Module examines:
✓ Competitive Labour Markets
How organisations strategically position themselves in competitive labour markets.
✓ Government, Employers & Trade Unions
The role of government, employers and trade unions in ensuring future skills needs are met.
✓ Workforce Planning
Impact of effective workforce planning and the techniques used to support the workforce planning process.
✓ Attraction, Development & Retention
Approaches to attracting, developing and retaining talent on an individual and group level through recruitment and selection processes.
✓ Diversity in Talent Pools
Benefits of diversity in building and supporting talent pools.
✓ Contractual Arrangements
Main types of contractual terms in employment contracts.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Labour Market Trends
Understand the contemporary labour market trends and their significance for workforce planning.
✓ Workforce Planning Purpose
Understand the purpose and importance of workforce planning.
✓ Talent Management Impact
Understand the purpose and impact of effective talent management.
✓ Contractual Arrangements & Onboarding
Understand the importance of managing contractual arrangements and effective onboarding.
✓ Performance Management
Know the importance of performance management in motivating and retaining individuals.
Module Code: 5HR02 | Credit Value: 6 ECTS
This CIPD Module considers:
✓ Principles of Reward
Principles of reward and its importance to organisational culture and performance management.
✓ Extrinsic & Intrinsic Rewards
The contribution of extrinsic and intrinsic rewards.
✓ Reward Packages & Approaches
How to develop organisational reward packages and approaches.
✓ Legislative Requirements
Legislative requirements that impact reward practice.
✓ Performance Management Approaches
Approaches to performance management.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Reward Approaches & Packages
Understand the impact of reward approaches and packages.
✓ Benchmarking Data
Be able to develop insight from benchmarking data to inform reward approaches.
✓ Supporting Line Managers
Understand the role of people professionals in supporting line managers to make reward decisions.
Module Code: 5HR03 | Credit Value: 6 ECTS
This CIPD Module considers:
✓ Aims of Employment Regulation
The aims and objectives of employment regulation.
✓ Social Justice & Fairness
Role of employment law in helping to achieve social justice, inclusion and fairness in the workplace.
✓ Discrimination Law in Recruitment
Principles of discrimination law in recruitment, selection and employment.
✓ Managing Change & TUPE
Legal implications to managing change including relating to transfers of undertakings.
✓ Statutory Rights & Leave
Statutory rights workers have in relation to pay, leave and working time, including maternity, paternity, adoption and flexible working rights.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Purpose of Employment Regulations
Understand the purpose of employment regulations and the way it is enforced in practice.
✓ Lawful Recruitment & Selection
Understand how to manage recruitment and selection activities lawfully.
✓ Lawful Change & Reorganisation
Understand how to manage change and re-organisation lawfully.
✓ Pay & Working Time
Understand how to manage issues relating to pay and working time lawfully.
Module Code: 5OS01 | Credit Value: 6 ECTS
This CIPD Module examines:
✓ Diversity & Inclusion in Organisations
Diversity and inclusion in organisations for employees, customers and wider stakeholders, including barriers to achieving diversity and inclusion.
✓ Strengthening Policies & Practices
How to develop approaches to strengthen diversity and inclusion within organisational policies and practices.
✓ Role of Managers & Leaders
The role of managers and leaders in creating a positive culture.
✓ Embedding Inclusive Culture
How to engender a culture of diversity and inclusion among workers and other stakeholders.
Learning Outcomes
✓ Embracing Diversity & Inclusion
Understand the importance of embracing diversity and inclusion in organisations.
✓ Promoting Diversity & Inclusion
Be able to ensure diversity and inclusion is reflected and promoted in the organisation.
✓ Best Practice Approaches
Be able to embed best practice approaches to diversity and inclusion.
Module Code: 5OS05 | Credit Value: 6 ECTS
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.
Previously Completed → Equivalent New Unit
✓ Units 5DER / 5CER
→ 5HR01 Employment Relationship Management
✓ Units 5RST / 5RTP
→ 5HR02 Talent Management & Workforce Planning
✓ Units 5RMT / 5RW
→ 5HR03 Reward for Performance and Contribution
✓ Units 5EML / 5ELW
→ 5HR03 Reward for Performance and Contribution
Note: Evidence to support the exemption request must be provided and verified.
• 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 is employer driven and aimed at real scenarios that learners may encounter in their future career
• Learners must complete all seven units successfully — 3 Core Module Units, 3 Specialised Units and 1 Optional Unit
• Provisional results issued by Dorset College — final results confirmed after CIPD Moderation
• Award: CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management Level 5 Qualification
• CIPD Associate Membership and the designation "Assoc CIPD" after your name
• Not graded — learners receive a Pass or Fail (Credit Value: 42 Credits)
• Equivalent to Level 7 on the Irish NFQ and Level 5 in the UK RQF
• A career evening will be conducted by the Programme Leader to answer any questions and provide information on how you can progress with CIPD Qualifications
• HR Business Partner or Manager
• People Analyst
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Resourcing Business Partner
• Employee Relations Manager
• HR Shared Services
• Talent Manager and Reward and Benefits Manager
• Progress to the CIPD Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development
• 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 looking to advance their human resources career or enhance their people management skills
• Aspiring HR professionals and managers seeking comprehensive training in people management and learning and development
• Line managers involved in HR without a specialist function
• Mature applicants with relevant life and work experience
• An excellent progression route for those who have completed the CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice
• Non-refundable deposit of €150 to secure your place
• Balance paid in full before the course starts or split into 4 instalments
• Course Fee: €2,550 + CIPD Membership: €150 — Total: €2,700 (20% discount included)
• 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
