CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management
CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management, postgraduate level and delivered live online with our learning partner Bradfield. 240 guided learning hours across eight units; the next cohort starts on 21 October 2026.
- Next session
- 21 Oct 2026 – 22 Mar 2028
- Level
- expert
- Format
- Virtual Learning
- Available in
- Live Virtual
- Language
- EN
- CPD hours
- 240h
- Partner
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Bradfield Learning & Development
Program overview
The CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management extends the disciplines and scope of the Level 5 Associate Diploma and is aimed at intensifying your autonomy and judgement, so that you can strategically lead and direct organisations and their people. It gives you the depth and breadth of understanding, the insight and the strategy-development skills to operate and lead at senior level, and to influence people practitioners and organisations.
iLead delivers this diploma with Bradfield Learning & Development, a CIPD approved centre since 1992. The programme runs as Virtual Instructor-Led Training (V-ILT): four blocks of twelve live online evening units from 16:00 to 20:00 KSA time, opened by an induction session, with 240 guided learning hours in total. The qualification is equivalent to postgraduate study; expect at least four hours of self-study for every hour of tutor-led learning.
Learning outcomes
- Explore how long-term environmental forces reshape work and people strategy
- Examine how ethics, sustainability, and well-being align with organisational goals
- Develop skills to influence senior decision-making with courage and conviction
- Investigate how people practices drive organisational performance and employee experience
- Analyse complex workforce data to generate strategic business insights
Curriculum
- 7CO01 Work and Working Lives in a Changing Business Environment (Core)
- 7CO02 People Management and Development Strategies for Performance (Core)
- 7CO03 Personal Effectiveness, Ethics and Business Acumen (Core)
- 7CO04 Business Research in People Practice (Core)
- 7HR01 Strategic Employment Relations (Specialist)
- 7HR02 Resourcing and Talent Management to Sustain Success (Specialist)
- 7HR03 Strategic Reward Management (Specialist)
- 7OS05 Managing People in an International Context (Optional)
Who should attend
- Experienced people practitioners
- Senior people-practice professionals who want to extend and deepen their skills to shape strategy, policy and people
- Those who want to shape people practice and create value for a wider audience
- Leaders currently managing people and practice within organisations
What's included
- 240 guided learning hours as live virtual evening units (16:00 to 20:00 KSA time) in four blocks
- 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
- Postgraduate-equivalent qualification, comparable to RQF Level 7
Prerequisites
Candidates should be experienced people practitioners with work experience in HR, ideally holding the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma or equivalent senior experience. 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
- 21 Oct 2026 – 22 Mar 2028 Live Virtual — Open