CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice
The CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice, delivered live online with our learning partner Bradfield. 120 guided learning hours, available in English and Arabic, with cohorts starting throughout 2026.
- Next session
- 25 Aug 2026 – 16 Dec 2026 · +2 more
- Level
- foundation
- Format
- Virtual Learning
- Available in
- Live Virtual
- Language
- EN, AR
- CPD hours
- 120h
- Partner
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Bradfield Learning & Development
Program overview
The CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice develops the knowledge and skills that let you contribute to colleagues, customers and the organisation from the start: supporting change, driving impact and creating immediate and short-term value. You learn to gather and use information about your work, your organisation and the people profession, and build the confidence to take on tactical people-practice tasks that deliver value.
iLead delivers this qualification with Bradfield Learning & Development, a CIPD approved centre since 1992 and the first provider to deliver the new CIPD syllabus in 2021 and in Arabic in 2023. The programme runs as Virtual Instructor-Led Training (V-ILT): live online evening units from 16:00 to 20:00 KSA time, opened by an induction session, with 120 guided learning hours in total. Cohorts are available in English and in Arabic.
Learning outcomes
- Build strong ethical and professional foundations in people practice
- Understand how workplace behaviour shapes organisational culture
- Explore the employee lifecycle and key roles within it
- Develop knowledge of how legislation shapes employment relationships
- Learn how evidence-based approaches drive organisational outcomes
Curriculum
- 3CO03 Core Behaviours for People Professionals (Core)
- 3CO02 Principles of Analytics (Core)
- 3CO01 Business, Culture and Change in Context (Core)
- 3CO04 Essentials of People Practice (Core)
Who should attend
- Those studying, aspiring to, or embarking on a career in people practice
- People in a people-practice support role who want to deliver immediate and short-term value for their organisation
- Anyone who wants the specialist knowledge, skills and understanding required to be a people professional
- Early-career HR practitioners looking for an internationally recognised qualification
What's included
- 120 guided learning hours as live virtual evening units (16:00 to 20:00 KSA time)
- Induction session before the first unit
- Delivery by Bradfield's CIPD-qualified HR and L&D tutors
- One draft review with written feedback per assignment
- Support from Bradfield's Learning Experience Coordinators and the iLead team
- Internal quality assurance by Bradfield, external moderation by the CIPD
- Available in English and Arabic
Prerequisites
Work experience in HR is required. To earn the qualification you must complete all modules and attend all training sessions: if you miss one session in a week, you repeat all sessions of that week.
Upcoming sessions
- 25 Aug 2026 – 16 Dec 2026 Live Virtual — Open
- 5 Oct 2026 – 27 Jan 2027 Live Virtual — Open
- 30 Nov 2026 – 23 Mar 2027 Live Virtual — Open