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HR Support Level 3 Standard

Overview

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-D 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:

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.

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