Syllabus Change Level 7 in HR?

Hi all,

A bit of context:

Today I spoke with a salesperson from Avado who was trying to sell me level 5. This came several days after my initial inquiry, during which I researched and realized level 7 was far more worth my time and money. So I asked if they offered Level 7, to which he said CIPD is going to change the syllabus so they are waiting for that to happen before they start offering that level.

My questions are:

A) Is this just somewhat of a clever excuse to justify indefinitely not offering courses at level 7?

B) Or is it true that a change is coming soon, and so it´s best to wait before doing level 7?

My gut tells me A is true because he was shamelessly trying to discourage me to go for Level 7 with reasons such as "it costs >7k" and "it´s for director level". 

What are your thoughts?

Many thanks

Marco

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  • Hi Marco,

    A million apologies for the delayed response. I did consult with CIPD colleagues but for some reason this got mislaid back in March.

    The information I have from the CIPD team is that currently AVADO do not offer our Level 7 qualifications in HR or L&D.

    From September 2020 we are launching new qualifications based on the New Profession map. However... we are still encouraging students who want to start studying now to do so. The current qualifications are still fit for purpose and valued and while the new Profession Map will influence the content of our new qualifications, every existing qualification still carries the CIPD stamp of approval. If you wish to do the Level 7 now then you can find all the centres offering it on our website - https://nmj.cipd.co.uk/qualification-finder

    If you'd still like to talk through your options with CIPD, you can call the Membership and Qualifications Enquiry team on 020 8612 6208.

    Hope this helps.

  • Qualification finder doesn't work Steve, I did report this last week (just get a blank page)
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