Step up in your HR career with the Level 5 People Professional Apprenticeship, designed for practitioners operating at advisor/senior advisor level.
This programme suits experienced HR support professionals, HR Advisors, and People Partners ready to operate with autonomy, advise stakeholders, and lead on people practice initiatives.
Employers can use this apprenticeship to upskill existing HR staff or hire new talent to strengthen employee experience, engagement, and organisational performance.
Learners should be:
By completing this apprenticeship, learners develop essential HR skills, including:
During the apprenticeship, learners gain a strong understanding of:
Learners also build wider professional skills highly valued by employers:
This apprenticeship is government-funded. Employers can use Apprenticeship Levy funds, or for non-levy employers, only a 5% contribution is required, with the remaining 95% funded by the government.
For learners, there is no cost to join the programme.
To get started, simply fill out the enquiry form on this page, and a member of our team will contact you to discuss hiring options, eligibility, or joining as an apprentice.
Learners complete structured workshops, online tasks, and workplace projects supported by expert coaches, building a portfolio aligned with real HR activity.
Set up for success with expectations, learning goals, professional behaviours, and how to evidence competence through your portfolio.
Develop the ethical foundations of people practice. Explore inclusion, fairness, confidentiality, and how to model professional standards while building trusted relationships.
Understand how culture, leadership and people practices drive performance. Diagnose organisational issues, propose people interventions, and support change programmes.
Learn to gather and interpret qualitative and quantitative data, assess options, and make recommendations that improve business outcomes. Build confidence in people analytics and insight storytelling.
Strengthen ER capability: policies, case management, investigations, and resolutions. Learn to balance legal compliance, organisational risk, and positive employee experience.
Plan workforce needs, resourcing strategies and succession. Develop capability frameworks, learning pathways, and internal mobility initiatives.
Explore pay structures, benchmarking, benefits and recognition. Understand affordability, equity and transparency, and how reward supports culture and performance.
Learners select one specialist unit (e.g., resourcing or reward focus) to align with role and organisational priorities.
Yes, this programme is designed for those already working in HR or with strong exposure to HR practice.
Yes, apprentices don't pay anything. The programme is funded by employers through either the Apprenticeship Levy or government co-investment.
You’ll complete the Level 5 People Professional Apprenticeship and earn the CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management upon successful completion.
Training is delivered remotely through online workshops, monthly coaching sessions, and structured digital learning.
Common roles include: HR Advisor, People Partner, Senior HR Advisor, Talent & Development Partner, Reward Analyst (role‑dependent), People Analytics Practitioner (entry level).
You’ll spend 80% of your time working in your job role and 20% learning. This is typically one day per week dedicated to training and portfolio work.
Yes, you’ll have an expert tutor, a workplace mentor, monthly coaching sessions, and support from Leep Talent’s learner success team throughout the apprenticeship.
A Level 5 programme developing HR practitioners who can advise, influence, and deliver people practice that improves performance and employee experience.
Apprentices apply evidence‑based HR, drive engagement, manage ER cases, and deliver workforce plans aligned to your strategy.
Levy-paying employers can use their Apprenticeship Levy at no additional cost.
Non-levy employers pay only 5% of the total programme cost, with the government funding the other 95%.
The apprenticeship lasts 18 months (15 months practical + up to 3 months EPA), with flexible, remote delivery that allows apprentices to apply HR skills directly within the workplace.
Yes, many employers use this apprenticeship to develop staff or those transitioning into HR roles.
Delivery is remote and flexible. Learners attend monthly sessions and virtual workshops while completing real software projects aligned to your business needs, keeping disruption minimal.
Yes, each apprentice needs a workplace mentor to support them with day-to-day tasks, review progress and help apply learning. We provide full guidance on the role.
You’ll receive onboarding support, progress reviews, performance updates and access to our expert coaches.
Our recruitment team will source, screen and present suitable candidates, ensuring each meets programme criteria and aligns with your organisation’s needs.
If you don’t feel this particular course is right for you, we have other courses available that may be more suitable.
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If you’re new to apprenticeships, this is what you can expect once you’ve applied for the course.
From level 0 to 7, we’re here to help. Get in touch to discuss your needs and find the right programme for you.
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