Turn your team into strategic people managers — fully funded through the apprenticeship levy. Every unit is built around real people practice, real data, and real business outcomes.
via apprenticeship levy
month programme
live workshops
The People Leadership Professional apprenticeship is an 18-month, fully funded programme for people leaders, departmental managers, business partners and HR and L&D leads who want to move beyond operational people management and develop the strategic capability to lead with real commercial and organisational impact.
Across 14 workshops, learners develop advanced skills covering employment law, talent and succession planning, data-led decision-making, EDI, and organisational change, and apply them to live people challenges in their own workplace. Delivery is flexible, with organisations able to choose between fully remote, blended, or face-to-face, depending on what works best for their team.
There is no cost to eligible employers, and at the end of it, learners come away with a recognised Level 5 People Professional qualification, plus a leadership certificate included within the programme at no extra charge.
This programme embeds four ILM Assured leadership masterclasses directly into the HR curriculum. It is built around real people challenges, real commercial decisions, and real organisational change. Not theory. Not tick-box, but a people professional who can lead.
A wraparound leadership qualification covering self-awareness, leading people, managing performance, and driving results, funded within the programme at no extra cost.
Shape workforce plans, operating models, and people policies that drive business performance
Understand employment law, compliance requirements, and data protection
Apply negotiation, EDI, and communication strategies to build alignment and drive engagement
Use people data, KPIs, and commercial analysis to inform decisions and demonstrate ROI
Lead succession, performance management, and learning across the employee lifecycle
Manage change programmes, risk, and governance — keeping people and performance on track
Understand the people profession, CIPD standards, and CPD responsibilities
Develop emotionally intelligent leadership to inspire stakeholders
Explore people operating models and HR's contribution to performance
Lead teams, apply influencing techniques, and foster inclusion
Apply EDI practices and influencing techniques across the employee lifecycle
Understand wellbeing, EDI, and how to support stakeholders
Lead teams using KPIs, ROI/VOI, and data-driven decisions
Navigate employment legislation and data protection with confidence
Lead capability development and contribute to talent and succession strategies
Apply commercial thinking to analyse financial implications of HR solutions
Manage projects, risk, compliance, and governance for sustainable outcomes
Interpret people data to identify trends and inform decisions
Apply project management tools and embed digital innovation
Explore sustainable people practices and prepare for End-Point Assessment
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The programme runs across 14 workshops over 18 months, followed by end-point assessment.
The programme is fully funded for apprenticeship levy payers, meaning there is no direct cost to eligible employers. If your organisation does not pay the apprenticeship levy, you can still access significant funding for this programme. Speak to our team to check your organisation’s eligibility.
Learners achieve a qualification equivalent to a Level 5 People Professional standard, aligned to CIPD professional practice and recognised across the UK as a credible HR leadership qualification.
This programme suits managers and leaders who want to develop the people skills needed to lead with confidence in a modern workplace.
Learners need to be in employment, and their employer needs to be eligible to access apprenticeship funding, which covers most organisations with a payroll over £3m, and many smaller ones too. Not sure if that’s you? Just give us a call and we will check in minutes.
Core 360: Master Leadership Excellence is a series of masterclasses woven into the programme to develop the broader management behaviours. It is covering strategic planning, resource management, project delivery, and leading change. This is funded within the programme at no extra cost.
Yes — there are 7 mandatory assignments to complete as part of this apprenticeship.
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