This CIPD award of professional competence will give you the skills and knowledge needed in managing difficult employment situations at work. The programme covers the key aspects of employment law and practice required by HR professionals, line and owner managers. The programme is highly practical applying case law to real life situations. On completion participants will be able to deal with such issues as redundancies, poor performance, dismissals and equality.

This part-time course is suitable for those who are working in HR or for those with experience in some aspects of HR who wish to further their career. Given the importance of the issues, the course will also appeal to those working at line manager level or those running a small business with no HR unit in place.