CIPD Level 5
Diploma in Organisational Learning & Development (DOL)
Content Overview
Block 1
On completion of this unit, learners will:
- Understand the connections between organisational structure, strategy and the business operating environment.
- Understand organisational culture and theoretical perspectives on how people behave at work.
- Understand how people practice supports the achievement of business goals and objectives.
On completion of this unit, learners will:
- Understand strategies for effective critical thinking and decision-making.
- Understand the importance of decision-making strategies to solve people practice issues.
- Be able to measure the impact and value of people practice to the organisation.
On completion of this unit, learners will:
- Be able to demonstrate professional and ethical behaviours, in the context of people practice.
- Be able to champion inclusive and collaborative strategies for building positive working relationships.
- Be able to demonstrate personal commitment to learning, professional development and performance improvement.
Block 2
On completion of this unit, learners will:
- Understand theoretical concepts of self-directed and social learning.
- Understand how to encourage and engage individuals in self-directed and social learning and development activities.
- Be able to support self-directed and social learning through the curation of learning resources.
On completion of this unit, learners will:
- Understand the legal, cultural, logistical, financial and learner factors to be considered when designing learning and development.
- Be able to establish learning and development needs in relation to organisational objectives.
- Be able to design engaging learning and development solutions underpinned by learning theory that address identified objectives.
Block 3
On completion of this unit, learners will:
- Be able to prepare for an engaging and impactful learning and development activity.
- Be able to deliver a learning and development activity using effective and inclusive facilitation methods.
- Understand strategies which support the transfer of learning to the workplace.
On completion of this unit, learners will:
- Understand the relevance of leadership and management and the knowledge, skills and behaviours required.
- Understand a range of different learning and development initiatives in developing leaders and managers.
- Understand the effectiveness of leadership and management development initiatives.
