Approx. duration: 18-24 months
Start Date: September
Attendance: One day a week at the Ipswich Campus
Entry requirements: Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to a thorough initial assessment to clarify course suitability. You may be required to come in and undertake an interview or assessment. Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to 4 GCSEs including Maths and English 9-4/A*-C or a commitment to undertake Level 2 Maths and English. Apprentices need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours a week and have a contract of employment.
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.
In a larger organisation they may also have responsibility for managing a small team – this aspect is outside the scope of this Apprenticeship and will need to be covered separately by the employer.