Approx. duration: 18 months
Start Date: September
Attendance: One day a week at the Ipswich Campus
Entry requirements:
- Individual employers will set their selection criteria for applicants
- Apprentices need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours a week and have a contract of employment
- Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to a thorough skills scan assessment to clarify course suitability
- Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to 4 GCSEs including Maths and English 9-3/A-E or Functional Skills Level 1. Apprentices must achieve Functional Skills Level 2 in English and/or Maths if they have a GCSE grade below a Grade 4 or C
On-programme learning:
- HR Support Standard
- English and Maths (if required) Level 2
End-point assessment:
Delivered by CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
Progression:
Successful Apprentices may benefit from career enhancement or progress further to higher-level management, HR Consultant/Partner Apprenticeship
Course Summary:
Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes designed around the need of both the Apprentice and their employer.
HR Professionals in this role are typically either working in a medium to large organisation as part of the HR function delivering front line support to managers and employees, or are a HR Manager in a small organisation. Their work is likely to include:
- Handling day to day queries and providing HR advice
- Working on a range of HR processes ranging from transactional to relatively complex, from recruitment through to retirement
- Using HR systems to keep records
- Providing relevant HR information to the business
- Working with the business on HR changes
They will typically be taking ownership for providing advice to managers on a wide range of HR issues using company policy and current law, giving guidance that is compliant and where errors could expose the organisation to employment tribunals or legal risk.