How is this programme delivered?
This programme will be delivered in two phases:
Phase one of the programme is the Senior People Professional Apprenticeship.
The apprenticeship is delivered over 18 months followed by up to 4 months for the End Point Assessment. During these months you will be an apprentice and your employer will ensure you are provided with the required off the job training time to dedicate to your studies.
Some of your off the job time will be dedicated to attending university through our virtual classroom, undertaking both self-guided and scheduled learning across six modules.
You will also attend regular virtual 1-2-1 coaching sessions with your dedicated Arden Degree Apprenticeship Coach.
Your coach will support you to continually apply your learning in your role, develop a portfolio of evidence to showcase your ongoing development and mastery of the apprenticeship knowledge, skills and behaviours, which underpins successful end-point assessment.
Phase one
Delivery Overview
In phase one of the programme you will be an apprentice and;
- Receive monthly 1-2-1 coaching support
- Undertake flexible self-guided online learning
- Have fortnightly half-day live virtual workshop sessions
- Attend optional academic skills support sessions
- Attend a quarterly virtual progress review with your Arden University coach and line manager.
- Have the required off-the-job learning hours support from your employer
Phase two
Phase two of the programme is the MSc Strategic Human Resources Management.
Following successful completion of the Senior People Professional Apprenticeship, and the Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic HRM, you have the free of charge option to complete the Arden University MSc Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM).
To achieve the MSc HRM you will continue your learning journey to complete the Research Project module of the Strategic HRM programme. In this 60-credit module, you will submit a 12,000-word Research Project, bringing together all you have learned on the programme to date. Typically, this takes 6 months, however we will allow all Senior People Professional learners up to 12 months to complete.
Delivery Overview
In phase two of the programme you will;
- Undertake flexible self-guided online learning
- Have live virtual project workshop sessions
- Attend six 1-2-1 virtual Research Supervisor meetings
- Attend optional academic skills support sessions
During phase two, you will no longer be an apprentice, which means your employer is no longer required to provide off the job training time.