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Unit 8605-401 · Credit Value: 4 · Level 4 · Guided Learning Hours: 15 Planning and leading a complex team activity is where management theory meets operational reality. Unit 8605-401 asks you to demonstrate that you can plan a multi-stage activity with genuine complexity, lead your team through its execution, and reflect honestly on what […]

Unit 8600-304 · Credit Value: 2 · Level 3 · Guided Learning Hours: 6 A team is only as capable as the skills it possesses — and those skills do not maintain themselves. Unit 8600-304 asks you to understand how people learn, how to identify what your team needs to develop, and how to use […]

Unit 8600-301 · Credit Value: 2 · Level 3 · Guided Learning Hours: 9 Planning and allocating work is the core operational skill of any first-line manager — the ability to look at what needs to be done, break it into manageable tasks, assign those tasks to the right people, and track whether everything is […]

Unit 8000-253 · Credit Value: 1 · Level 2 · Guided Learning Hours: 6 A team does not become effective simply because people are assigned to work together — it has to be developed. Unit 8000-253 is about understanding how teams grow, what makes them work well, and what you as a team leader can […]

Unit 8601-201 · Credit Value: 1 · Level 2 · Guided Learning Hours: 6 Every team has moments where performance dips — someone falls behind, quality drops, or a target is missed. Unit 8601-201 is about understanding how performance is measured in your team, recognising when it falls short, and knowing what you can do […]

Unit 8601-200 · Credit Value: 1 · Level 2 · Guided Learning Hours: 6 Developing yourself as a team leader is the starting point of the ILM Level 2 qualification — the unit that asks you to look honestly at what your role involves, where your authority starts and stops, and how you can improve […]

Unit 7HR02 · Credit Value: 15 · Level 7 · Total Unit Time: 150 hours 7HR02 is the specialist resourcing unit in the CIPD Level 7 diploma — the unit that examines how organisations compete for talent in volatile labour markets, build sustainable pipelines through succession planning, and manage performance in ways that genuinely improve […]

Unit 7HR01 · Credit Value: 15 · Level 7 · Total Unit Time: 150 hours Employment relations is the terrain where organisational strategy meets workforce reality — and where people professionals are tested on their ability to navigate competing interests, legal frameworks, and political dynamics simultaneously. Unit 7HR01 operates at the strategic level: it does […]

Unit 7CO04 · Credit Value: 15 · Level 7 · Total Unit Time: 150 hours 7CO04 is the capstone research unit of the CIPD Level 7 qualification — the unit that tests whether you can apply the evidence-based practice the profession advocates. Unlike every other core unit, 7CO04 does not ask you to write about […]

Unit 7CO01 · Credit Value: 15 · Level 7 · Total Unit Time: 150 hours 7CO01 is the contextual foundation of the CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma — the unit that frames every subsequent specialist module by forcing you to engage with the macro-level forces reshaping work, employment, and the HR profession itself. Unlike Level […]