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CIPD welcomes new HR management qualification
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31/01/2012
A new higher apprenticeship in human resource management is to be developed using public money, it has been reported.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Council for Administration (CFA) are to develop the qualification using money from the £18.7 million Higher Apprenticeship fund announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable in December.
According to CIPD, it will provide a new progression route for anyone wishing to pursue a career in human resources or business more generally.
The aim is to create 725 higher apprenticeships in human resource management by 2016, with the support of a fund of nearly £800,000.
"This will provide an opportunity to build a pipeline of competent and skilled professionals capable of making a meaningful contribution to the organisations that train them," the organisation stated.
CIPD and CFA are now calling on HR professionals to register their interest in contributing to the development of the higher apprenticeship.
"With youth unemployment currently running at over 20 per cent, higher apprenticeships will provide aspiring professionals with the opportunity to develop competence, skill and knowledge-sets to pave professional careers," CIPD stated.
It added that the availability of higher apprenticeships across all sectors of the economy and areas of England will give people the chance to "develop capability" and "lay firm foundations" for the next generation of competent business professionals.
Stephanie Bird, director of HR capability at CIPD, said the organisation "strongly supports" the creation of higher apprenticeships as a route into the professions for people of all ages and from all walks of life.
"The HR apprenticeship will help to attract the brightest and best talent to a profession that has a crucial role to play in driving productivity and growth for organisations," she stated.
"HR is a rewarding career of choice in itself and can also provide a route into other business disciplines."
The days when HR was a predominantly administrative profession are gone, she noted, as today's brightest professionals display a huge amount of business savvy and are real agents of change.
John Hayes, minister of state for further education, skills and lifelong learning, said he wants more bright young people to build careers in vital professions like human resources, and to receive nationally recognised training to the highest standards.
"By giving practical learning the same status and recognition as academic study, the government will help build a stronger economy and redefine the concept of higher education," he stated.
Posted by Stephen Wilkinson
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