CIPD Assessment Units

CIPD reference

Browse the Level 3, Level 5 and Level 7 people-practice units. Pathway and optional-unit labels help you check the right route before starting a request.

Level 5 and Level 7 have distinct People Management and Organisational Learning and Development pathways. Confirm the exact combination required by your provider.

CIPD Level 3 unit reference table
Code	Unit title	Route or type	Study focus	Action
3CO01	Business, culture and change in context	Core	Analyse how the organisation and its environment shape the issue, then link theory carefully to the scenario.	Start order
3CO02	Principles of analytics	Core	Identify reliable evidence, explain how it informs a decision, and present the findings clearly for the stated context.	Start order
3CO03	Core behaviours for people professionals	Core	Apply the relevant people and stakeholder concepts to the situation, using evidence to justify the proposed actions.	Start order
3CO04	Essentials of people practice	Core	Apply the relevant people and stakeholder concepts to the situation, using evidence to justify the proposed actions.	Start order

CIPD Level 5 unit reference table
Code	Unit title	Route or type	Study focus	Action
5CO01	Organisational performance and culture in practice	Core	Analyse how the organisation and its environment shape the issue, then link theory carefully to the scenario.	Start order
5CO02	Evidence-based practice	Core	Use the current learning outcomes to focus your reading, define key terms and organise evidence around the requirements in the brief.	Start order
5CO03	Professional behaviours and valuing people	Core	Apply the relevant people and stakeholder concepts to the situation, using evidence to justify the proposed actions.	Start order
5HR01	Employment relationship management	People Management pathway	Separate the governing requirements from practical action, and check every conclusion against the current brief and reliable sources.	Start order
5HR02	Talent management and workforce planning	People Management pathway	Map the people or resourcing issue, compare suitable approaches, and show how the recommendation would be implemented.	Start order
5HR03	Reward for performance and contribution	People Management pathway	Apply the relevant people and stakeholder concepts to the situation, using evidence to justify the proposed actions.	Start order
5LD01	Support informal and self-directed learning	Organisational L&D pathway	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
5LD02	Design learning and development programmes to create value	Organisational L&D pathway	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
5LD03	Facilitate structured learning and development activities for groups	Organisational L&D pathway	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
5OS01	Specialist employment law	Optional	Separate the governing requirements from practical action, and check every conclusion against the current brief and reliable sources.	Start order
5OS02	Advances in digital learning and development	Optional	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
5OS03	Learning and development essentials	Optional	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
5OS04	People management in an international context	Optional	Apply the relevant people and stakeholder concepts to the situation, using evidence to justify the proposed actions.	Start order
5OS05	Equality, diversity and inclusion	Optional	Connect responsible practice to the setting in the brief, then support the discussion with current evidence and balanced evaluation.	Start order
5OS06	Leadership and management development	Optional	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
5OS07	Wellbeing at work	Optional	Connect responsible practice to the setting in the brief, then support the discussion with current evidence and balanced evaluation.	Start order

CIPD Level 7 unit reference table
Code	Unit title	Route or type	Study focus	Action
7CO01	Work and working lives in a changing business environment	Core	Analyse how the organisation and its environment shape the issue, then link theory carefully to the scenario.	Start order
7CO02	People management and development strategies for performance	Core	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
7CO03	Personal effectiveness, ethics and business acumen	Core	Use the current learning outcomes to focus your reading, define key terms and organise evidence around the requirements in the brief.	Start order
7CO04	Business research in people practice	Core	Apply the relevant people and stakeholder concepts to the situation, using evidence to justify the proposed actions.	Start order
7HR01	Strategic employment relations	Strategic People Management pathway	Separate the governing requirements from practical action, and check every conclusion against the current brief and reliable sources.	Start order
7HR02	Resourcing and talent management to sustain success	Strategic People Management pathway	Map the people or resourcing issue, compare suitable approaches, and show how the recommendation would be implemented.	Start order
7HR03	Strategic reward management	Strategic People Management pathway	Use a clear strategic lens, evaluate alternatives, and explain the evidence behind a feasible recommendation.	Start order
7LD01	Organisational design and development	Strategic L&D pathway	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
7LD02	Leadership and management development in context	Strategic L&D pathway	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
7LD03	Designing learning to improve performance	Strategic L&D pathway	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
7OS01	Advanced employment law in practice	Optional	Separate the governing requirements from practical action, and check every conclusion against the current brief and reliable sources.	Start order
7OS02	Learning and development practice	Optional	Explain the learning need, compare suitable development approaches, and use a realistic evaluation measure.	Start order
7OS03	Technology enhanced learning	Optional	Identify reliable evidence, explain how it informs a decision, and present the findings clearly for the stated context.	Start order
7OS04	Advanced equality, diversity and inclusion	Optional	Connect responsible practice to the setting in the brief, then support the discussion with current evidence and balanced evaluation.	Start order
7OS05	Managing people in an international context	Optional	Apply the relevant people and stakeholder concepts to the situation, using evidence to justify the proposed actions.	Start order
7OS06	Wellbeing at work	Optional	Connect responsible practice to the setting in the brief, then support the discussion with current evidence and balanced evaluation.	Start order

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CIPD Assessment Units