Apprenticeship Β· earn while you train Β· live UK standard from the careers engine
Apprenticeship

People professional

Level
5
Higher
Length
1.8 yr
typical
Sector
Business and administration
Pay
Paid
you earn while training

In a nutshell

Providing People Professional expertise within a company or organisation.

What you'd do

Advise managers on complex HR matters including disciplinaries and grievances
Design and deliver people policies and HR programmes
Lead recruitment campaigns and support talent pipeline activity
Analyse HR data to identify trends and recommend improvements
Support organisational change projects from a people perspective
Build relationships with senior leaders as a trusted HR partner
Champion inclusion and wellbeing initiatives across the organisation

What you'd learn

HR strategy design and aligning people practices to business goals
Employment law and complex employee relations case management
Talent acquisition, workforce planning, and succession planning
Organisational design and change management principles
Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy and practice
Using people data and analytics to inform decisions
Coaching and influencing managers and senior stakeholders
Ready to look for a place?
See live People professional apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
Find vacancies
A Careermash concept Β· apprenticeship standard from our careers engine Β· vacancies via gov.uk.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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