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CIPD level 3 certificate vs diploma

Amy

Hi,

Having worked many years in finance, I am wanting to start a career in HR. I have no experience and I am happy to start at entry level. I understand it can be hard to even get an entry level job, so I am going to undertake the CIPD Level 3 to improve my chances.

I am unsure as to whether I should do the certificate of the diploma? One person told me that the certificate was sufficient, and that the extra knowledge gained from the diploma wouldn't be a deciding factor as to whether I get a job or not. Someone else advised that I should definitely do the diploma, as I will have the edge over those applying who have the certificate and the extra knowledge is useful.

In the scheme of things the diploma is only an extra 3 months, but I have a lot of big personal commitments over the coming year and so the shorter the total qualification time the better. I just wondered what you would advise?

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  • Hi Amy
    If you feel that the time commitment is too much at the moment for studying the diploma stick with certificate as you are likely to be demotivated if you cannot progress with the qualification as quickly as you would like. The certificate is a perfectly adequate qualification for starting out in an HR role. You may wish to shop around for providers so that you study the subjects you are interested in or would fit with the type of roles you wish to apply for. There are core units that everyone has to do but the remaining 18 credits are covered from different optional units so you do have a bit of choice.
    Jill
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  • Hi Amy
    If you feel that the time commitment is too much at the moment for studying the diploma stick with certificate as you are likely to be demotivated if you cannot progress with the qualification as quickly as you would like. The certificate is a perfectly adequate qualification for starting out in an HR role. You may wish to shop around for providers so that you study the subjects you are interested in or would fit with the type of roles you wish to apply for. There are core units that everyone has to do but the remaining 18 credits are covered from different optional units so you do have a bit of choice.
    Jill
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