CIPD level 5 worth doing?

[entrytohr]

Name change, I've been here a while!

I'm looking into doing my CIPD level 5 through ICS. I'm looking both for reviews of ICS for this, and information on whether the CIPD training is worth doing when not in a HR job? It's HR that I want to work in, I'm job searching at the moment but due to covid it's going slowly. Currently I'm a carer for my son and volunteer 1 day a week, but now have childcare available to work "properly".

I'm not sure if doing the course without the job experience will mean it's pointless doing it? My voluntary role includes things like policy writing and risk assessing so there is some crossover, but it's largely admin based. I've also got a degree in English that I've never actually used for anything!

Wary of spending £2K if it's not likely to prove useful, but more than happy to if there's a good chance that it might!

Hi there, I would definitely say, go for it. Probably not level 5 as a start, but rather a level 3 and progress from there. It's always a chicken and egg situation with a degree and work experience, however having this qualification will set you apart from others. I would also recommend to get a really good overview over your skills and see how you can apply those to the HR world. A lot of skills in general are transferrable. Good luck!

I finished it a couple of months ago. I honestly think it was a very poor course - some materials out of date, biased towards large companies with enormous HR depts, research studies HR practices seem to be based on 100 years old! I am glad I did it as I read more widely around the subject (as I couldn’t believe the course content was the most recent research on the subject in some cases) so it did encourage me to learn but as an online course I didn’t meet any peers in other orgs and had no challenging interactions with a tutor (It was just ‘write this to pass the exam’).

My employer paid the fees - I am very lucky and glad to have had the opportunity but I think it is ridiculously overpriced and it has negatively affected my view of the CIPD who are apparently partnered with the company I did this course with/official course.

Sorry to be negative. I felt I had to post that before you spend thousands of pounds.

Sorry to being up a zombie thread, but I was just going to post the same thing, I have the same experience, but also some Learning & development & recruitment. I've been in contact with ics toom

Did you decide whether to do it or not?

@Wheresmrpenguin

Sorry to being up a zombie thread, but I was just going to post the same thing, I have the same experience, but also some Learning & development & recruitment. I've been in contact with ics toom

Did you decide whether to do it or not?

I'm doing my CIPD with ICS. I believe they have updated it fairly recently so I don't know how it compares to the previous one but I've found the support to be lacking.

Which level are you doing? I'm gonna start at level 3, are you doing it with much HR experience and is it difficult? I'm thinking quite naively that I might be able to manage without much support.

@Wheresmrpenguin I'm doing level 3, work in an entry level hr position. There's a lovely helpful WhatsApp group for support but the tutors give different answers to the same question so you never know what's right.

[quote goldbrick]@Wheresmrpenguin I'm doing level 3, work in an entry level hr position. There's a lovely helpful WhatsApp group for support but the tutors give different answers to the same question so you never know what's right. [/quote]
I hate that, I thought a lot of HR was about there being a right answer for everything 😂
I'm torn between ics and dpg but I think ICS you can take more time compared to dpg so need something I can do slowly.

@Wheresmrpenguin did you make any decisions yet?

[quote goldbrick]@Wheresmrpenguin did you make any decisions yet? [/quote]
Sorry didn't see this. I went for it and with ICS!

I'm still struggling already though, trying to answer the questions out with poor basic material to work from I'm kind of making it up based on common sense and no idea if it's right for the task.

I've put a message in one of the forums to be in one of WhatsApp groups but no ones added me after a week.

I might try get help from a tutor soon just so make sure I'm on the right path, if they can help.

@Wheresmrpenguin aww no! Let me get the kids to bed and I'll log on and try and find your post to add you to it

Hi, I am also doing my cipd level 5, would be great to have someone to discuss it with :)

Hello! I'm also doing this started the 20th Sept. Did u get added to a whatsap group? I did but they arent very chatty and all seem to hate the course.

I’m also doing my level 5 cipd through my apprenticeship. Just on the first assignment!

Hello,

I'm aware this is a zombie thread, I just wanted to know how you all got on with the course? I'm considering enrolling with DPG (self funding).