CIPD-L7LD

CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development

CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development, postgraduate level and delivered live online with our learning partner Bradfield. 240 guided learning hours across eight units; dates for the next cohort on request.

Next session
On request
Level
expert
Format
Virtual Learning
Language
EN
CPD hours
240h
Partner
Bradfield Learning & Development

Program overview

The CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development extends the disciplines and scope of the Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development 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 management.
  • Examine how ethics, sustainability, and well-being interlink within organisations.
  • Investigate strategic approaches to aligning people practices with business goals.
  • Analyse leadership and management development across international contexts.
  • Design and conduct applied people practice research to generate organisational value.

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)
  • 7LD01 Organisational Design and Development (Specialist)
  • 7LD02 Leadership and Management Development in Context (Specialist)
  • 7LD03 Designing Learning to Improve Performance (Specialist)
  • 7OS05 Managing People in an International Context (Optional)

Who should attend

  • Experienced people and L&D 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, learning 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
240h
CPD / credit hours
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In partnership with
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Prerequisites

Candidates should be experienced people practitioners with work experience in HR or L&D, ideally holding the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning and Development 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.

Sessions on request

No upcoming public dates are currently scheduled for this program. We run it as a private engagement for organisations and as part of bespoke leadership pathways. Request the brochure or speak to an advisor to discuss timing for your team.

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Common questions

Who delivers the programme? +
iLead runs this qualification with Bradfield Learning & Development as learning partner. Bradfield has delivered CIPD qualifications in the UK, Europe and the Middle East since 1992, is licensed for Levels 3, 5 and 7, and was the first provider to teach the new CIPD syllabus in 2021 and to deliver in Arabic in 2023. The qualification itself is awarded by the CIPD.
When does the next cohort start? +
Dates for the next Strategic Learning and Development cohort are confirmed on request. Contact our team and we will let you know as soon as the next intake opens. Live virtual units run from 16:00 to 20:00 KSA time.
Are there any examinations? +
No. Assessment is entirely through written assignments, usually one per unit, plus some skills assessments. Your tutor reviews one draft per assignment and gives feedback, and you may submit each assignment twice before a retake is required.
What level is this qualification equivalent to academically? +
The CIPD Level 7 qualifications are equivalent to postgraduate study. They are developed in line with the Regulated Qualifications Framework and the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, and the CIPD deems them comparable to RQF Level 7. Assignments are internally quality assured by Bradfield and externally moderated by the CIPD.
Can Saudi citizens have the course fee refunded? +
Saudi citizens may be eligible for a refund of the certification fee under the Professional Certification Program, up to a maximum of 30,000 SAR. Ask our team to confirm the current conditions for this level.
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