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CIPD Certification Preparation Intermediate

CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management

The mid-level qualification for HR professionals who own processes, advise managers and influence people decisions.

90 hours 4 Modules 12 Lessons Arabic and English 1 Students
Dr. Amira Hassan

Instructor

Dr. Amira Hassan

Lead Trainer — CIPD Programmes

CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management

USD 1,450

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  • On-demand video lessons
  • Downloadable PDF resources
  • Module quizzes with explanations
  • Access to the certification question bank
  • Verified completion certificate
  • Lifetime access to course updates

Course Overview

The Associate Diploma is the qualification most regional HR professionals should target once they hold two or more years of practical experience. It moves beyond operational delivery into professional judgement: you are expected to advise, to justify, and to take a defensible position under commercial pressure.

The programme covers organisational performance and culture in practice, evidence-based practice, professional behaviours and valuing people, employment relationship management, talent management and workforce planning, and reward for performance and contribution.

Assessment remains coursework-based, but at this level the assessor expects critical evaluation rather than application alone. Our teaching approach reflects that shift: every unit ends with a position you must argue, not a summary you must reproduce.

What You Will Learn

Evaluate how organisational performance and culture interact and where people practice can intervene effectively

Build and defend an evidence-based case for a people intervention using quantitative and qualitative data

Manage the employment relationship across engagement, voice, conflict and lawful termination

Design talent management and workforce planning approaches proportionate to organisational scale

Apply reward principles to performance and contribution while managing internal equity

Produce assignment work at the analytical depth the Associate level requires

Curriculum

4 Modules · 12 Lessons · 90 hours

Requirements

  • The CIPD Foundation Certificate, or demonstrable HR experience of approximately two years or more
  • Working proficiency in written English
  • Approximately eight study hours per week
  • Access to organisational data you may reference, even in anonymised form

About the Trainer

Dr. Amira Hassan

Dr. Amira Hassan

Lead Trainer — CIPD Programmes

Chartered HR practitioner and CIPD programme lead, specialising in evidence-based people practice and assessment technique.

What Students Say

“I had failed one assignment before joining, so I was cautious. What made the difference here was the feedback: it was specific, it referenced the assessment criteria directly, and it told me exactly which paragraph was description rather than analysis. I passed all three remaining assignments first time.”
Rana Abdelaziz

Rana Abdelaziz

HR Business Partner · Regional Manufacturing Group

“We had a pay structure that nobody could explain and compression across three grades. The compensation workshop gave me the evaluation method and the modelling approach to rebuild it properly, and the remediation costing was what finally persuaded our finance director.”
Hisham Farouk

Hisham Farouk

Compensation and Benefits Manager · Logistics and Distribution Group

“The scheduling suited me because I studied after my children were asleep. Recordings were available immediately, the live sessions were recorded when I missed them, and the question bank was where I actually learned rather than where I tested myself.”
Dalia Kamel

Dalia Kamel

People Operations Lead · Technology Scale-Up

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