1. 5CO03 – Professional behaviours & valuing people 
This unit focuses on how applying core professional behaviours such as ethical practice, courage and inclusivity can build positive working relationships and support employee voice and wellbeing. It considers how developing and mastering new professional behaviours and practice can impact performance.

2. 5CO01 – Organisational performance & culture in practice 
This unit examines the connections between organisational structure and the wider world of work in a business context. It highlights the factors and trends, including the digital environment, that impact on business strategy and workforce planning, recognising the influence of culture, employee wellbeing and behaviour in delivering change and organisational performance.

3. 5CO02 – Evidence-based practice 
This unit addresses the significance of capturing robust quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform meaningful insight and influence critical thinking. It focuses on analysing evidence through an ethical lens to improve decision-making and how measuring the impact of people practice is essential in creating value.

4. 5LD01 - Support informal & self-directed learning 
This unit recognises that much of the learning that takes place in organisations happens informally, usually in the form of individuals learning from, and with, each other or accessing learning content as and when required. Equally, individuals are increasingly wanting to learn at their own pace and in a way that fits with their personal schedules and lifestyles. Being able to champion and support informal and self-directed learning is an essential skill for learning and development professionals. This unit explores that skill and the practical steps that can be taken to encourage informal and self-directed learning and gain the many benefits these processes can bring for both organisations and the individuals who work with them.

5. 5LD02 - Design learning & development programmes to create value 
This unit addresses the relationship between an organisation’s learning and development needs and the design of learning programmes, pathways and activities to meet these. It focusses on the essential skills of clearly identifying what is required from learning and development, and effectively combining a range of different learning methods, both formal and informal, to meet these requirements. The unit considers key factors, including how to measure learning impact and how to make use of the insights offered by psychology, to create impactful learning experiences that support organisational performance and productivity.

6.5LD03 - Facilitate structured learning & development activities
This unit is about the effective facilitation of structured learning activities, sometimes referred to as ‘formal’ learning activities. It focusses on the prime L&D skill of managing and enabling learning to take place in a group context. Whilst much of the unit considers the art and practice of facilitation in general terms, it has an extra focus on the essential skill of face-to-face facilitation. (Note: the specific skills of online facilitation are further explored in the Optional Unit 5OS02). As well as considering underpinning ethics and principles, the unit explores the specialist skills involved before, during, and after facilitation which ensure inclusive and outstanding group based learning experiences. 

Optional: 
8. 5OS01 – Specialist employment law 
This unit considers key areas of employment legislation and its legal framework, focusing on how people professionals are obliged to take account of legal requirements in different jurisdictions when carrying out the varied aspects of their role.

9. 5OS02 – Advances in digital learning & development 
This unit focuses on how digital technology can be used to enhance learning and development. It looks at existing and emerging learning technologies, the design of digital content and how the effective curation of resources can support learning. The unit also explores the skills of online facilitation and how these can be applied to maximise learner engagement in online learning experiences.

10. 5OS06 – Leadership & management development 
This unit builds on the fundamentals of learning and development. It focuses on developing leaders and managers to ensure that they have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to drive a working environment which is cohesive, diverse, innovative and high-performing. It builds awareness of the right tools and approaches to facilitate development which will ultimately impact organisational effectiveness.

11. 5OS07 Wellbeing at work 
This unit explores the importance of wellbeing in the workplace and the relationship with people practices and organisation strategy. The design and development of effective wellbeing programmes is examined to meet people and organisational requirements.

1. 5CO03 – Professional behaviours & valuing people 
This unit focuses on how applying core professional behaviours such as ethical practice, courage and inclusivity can build positive working relationships and support employee voice and wellbeing. It considers how developing and mastering new professional behaviours and practice can impact performance.

2. 5CO01 – Organisational performance & culture in practice 
This unit examines the connections between organisational structure and the wider world of work in a business context. It highlights the factors and trends, including the digital environment, that impact on business strategy and workforce planning, recognising the influence of culture, employee wellbeing and behaviour in delivering change and organisational performance.

3. 5CO02 – Evidence-based practice 
This unit addresses the significance of capturing robust quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform meaningful insight and influence critical thinking. It focuses on analysing evidence through an ethical lens to improve decision-making and how measuring the impact of people practice is essential in creating value.

4. 5LD01 - Support informal & self-directed learning 
This unit recognises that much of the learning that takes place in organisations happens informally, usually in the form of individuals learning from, and with, each other or accessing learning content as and when required. Equally, individuals are increasingly wanting to learn at their own pace and in a way that fits with their personal schedules and lifestyles. Being able to champion and support informal and self-directed learning is an essential skill for learning and development professionals. This unit explores that skill and the practical steps that can be taken to encourage informal and self-directed learning and gain the many benefits these processes can bring for both organisations and the individuals who work with them.

5. 5LD02 - Design learning & development programmes to create value 
This unit addresses the relationship between an organisation’s learning and development needs and the design of learning programmes, pathways and activities to meet these. It focusses on the essential skills of clearly identifying what is required from learning and development, and effectively combining a range of different learning methods, both formal and informal, to meet these requirements. The unit considers key factors, including how to measure learning impact and how to make use of the insights offered by psychology, to create impactful learning experiences that support organisational performance and productivity.

6.5LD03 - Facilitate structured learning & development activities
This unit is about the effective facilitation of structured learning activities, sometimes referred to as ‘formal’ learning activities. It focusses on the prime L&D skill of managing and enabling learning to take place in a group context. Whilst much of the unit considers the art and practice of facilitation in general terms, it has an extra focus on the essential skill of face-to-face facilitation. (Note: the specific skills of online facilitation are further explored in the Optional Unit 5OS02). As well as considering underpinning ethics and principles, the unit explores the specialist skills involved before, during, and after facilitation which ensure inclusive and outstanding group based learning experiences. 

Optional: 
8. 5OS01 – Specialist employment law 
This unit considers key areas of employment legislation and its legal framework, focusing on how people professionals are obliged to take account of legal requirements in different jurisdictions when carrying out the varied aspects of their role.

9. 5OS02 – Advances in digital learning & development 
This unit focuses on how digital technology can be used to enhance learning and development. It looks at existing and emerging learning technologies, the design of digital content and how the effective curation of resources can support learning. The unit also explores the skills of online facilitation and how these can be applied to maximise learner engagement in online learning experiences.

10. 5OS06 – Leadership & management development 
This unit builds on the fundamentals of learning and development. It focuses on developing leaders and managers to ensure that they have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to drive a working environment which is cohesive, diverse, innovative and high-performing. It builds awareness of the right tools and approaches to facilitate development which will ultimately impact organisational effectiveness.

11. 5OS07 Wellbeing at work 
This unit explores the importance of wellbeing in the workplace and the relationship with people practices and organisation strategy. The design and development of effective wellbeing programmes is examined to meet people and organisational requirements.