Investigating a business issue

There are many obvious benefits for HR practitioners engaged in professional study – career development, enhanced skills, qualifications to add to their CV and networking with peers to name a few of them. This much we know.

What is less talked about is what organisations gain from employees undertaking professional qualifications. Yet, organisations stand to benefit a lot as well, particularly when courses have a heavily practical emphasis or a focus on business-specific areas. When HR people pursue work-related study, they can incorporate all of their new skills, awareness and techniques into their job. This is particularly the case when the study relates to a particular issue or skill that requires attention.

An example of this is ‘Investigating a business issue from an HR perspective’, a module in DPG’s two year CIPD advanced level 7 Diploma in HRM/HRD.

In this module, practitioners have the opportunity to really delve into a business dilemma in their organisation and work out ways to resolve it.