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Reconsidering if I can complete a CIPD Qualification

Alysia

Hi All,

I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. I am currently on furlough and had started an online Level 5 Diploma. I moved to London in 2017 and have 3 years of HR Assistant and Coordinator work experience (I have a bachelors, masters and prior work experience from back home). I initially chose to the Level 5 as I believed it was what is needed to attain good career prospects. But after some reflection, I know that I like HR Operations & Service Delivery and work well in a shared services model. My aspirations are to grow in the above filed perhaps becoming a Team Lead. So I know a Level 3 is better suited for me. But, I am struggling with getting down to writing the assessment . The academic level required overwhelms me and I feel that that it is beyond my capability. I tried to go back to why I want to do a CIPD - so that I can have opportunities to get selected for jobs. My question is - Do I need to do a CIPD for entry level HR Operational roles?

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  • Hi Alysia

    We have already spoken via messages regarding the DPG course tou have just started but I would like to add my own thoughts (for what it is worth) here...

    I am an older student and haven't studied since the 1980s. I also never went to university.

    At the end of September 2018, I started my ILM Level 3 Diploma in Leadership and Management 100% online and completed in 4 months. I then looked at doing my CIPD. I did think about the Level 3 but already having completed my ILM Level 3, I thought it would be pretty pointless so I took the plunge and started the Level 5 Diploma in April 2019.

    I cannot stress to you enough how unsure I was of myself and my own capabilities for studying at this undergraduate level but self-funding and passion for HR was enough to motivate me.

    I completed my final assignment on 8 February, along with my reflective blog, and submitted both for marking by the assessor. I am NOT academic and had NO experience of this level of study but I was extremely proud of myself to have completed the Diploma course in 10 months and this included a 4 1/2 month break from studying for me for various personal reasons.

    What I am trying to say is that you know you can do this, you may just have lost a bit of confidence in the past years but as soon as you start to complete your first assignment, I am sure you will smash it.

    Feel free to message me again should you have any questions.

    Lisa
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  • Hi Alysia

    We have already spoken via messages regarding the DPG course tou have just started but I would like to add my own thoughts (for what it is worth) here...

    I am an older student and haven't studied since the 1980s. I also never went to university.

    At the end of September 2018, I started my ILM Level 3 Diploma in Leadership and Management 100% online and completed in 4 months. I then looked at doing my CIPD. I did think about the Level 3 but already having completed my ILM Level 3, I thought it would be pretty pointless so I took the plunge and started the Level 5 Diploma in April 2019.

    I cannot stress to you enough how unsure I was of myself and my own capabilities for studying at this undergraduate level but self-funding and passion for HR was enough to motivate me.

    I completed my final assignment on 8 February, along with my reflective blog, and submitted both for marking by the assessor. I am NOT academic and had NO experience of this level of study but I was extremely proud of myself to have completed the Diploma course in 10 months and this included a 4 1/2 month break from studying for me for various personal reasons.

    What I am trying to say is that you know you can do this, you may just have lost a bit of confidence in the past years but as soon as you start to complete your first assignment, I am sure you will smash it.

    Feel free to message me again should you have any questions.

    Lisa
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