Diploma in Human Resource Management
Course Overview
The Diploma in Human Resource Management at the London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a vocational programme for people who want to run the people function inside a UK business, charity or public-sector team. It sits within our Business & Commerce department, takes nine to twelve months to complete, and is delivered on-campus in central London, fully online with live tutor sessions, or through structured distance learning.
From the first week you will work with real HR scenarios — a poorly written job advert, a grievance email, a disciplinary timeline that has gone off the rails — and rebuild them to the standard a CIPD-qualified practitioner would expect. By the end of the diploma you will leave with a working employee handbook, a recruitment campaign you have designed yourself, and the vocabulary to sit comfortably in your first HR meeting.
Key Features
- CIPD-aligned syllabus mapped to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development professional map, so your learning matches what UK HR teams actually do.
- Three study modes — on-campus, live online, or distance learning with weekly deadlines.
- UK employment law module built around current ACAS guidance, tribunals practice and the Equality Act 2010.
- People analytics workshop using spreadsheets and HR information systems to read turnover, absence and engagement data.
- Mock investigation week — you run a fictional grievance from first complaint to outcome letter under tutor supervision.
- Optional employer-based project for students already working in administration or operations roles.
What You Will Learn
The diploma is structured around the full employee lifecycle, from how a vacancy is scoped to how an exit interview is recorded. You will graduate able to draft a compliant offer letter, design a fair interview process and explain why the wording of a contract clause matters in front of a manager who is in a hurry.
- Strategic HR and the role of the people function in organisational performance.
- UK employment law, contracts and policy writing.
- Recruitment, selection and inclusive hiring practice.
- Reward, pay structures and total benefits.
- Learning and development design for small and medium-sized employers.
- Employee relations, grievance and disciplinary procedure.
- HR information systems and people analytics fundamentals.
- Wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion at work.
Who This Course Is For
- Office administrators and team leaders who have absorbed HR tasks and want a formal qualification.
- Career changers in their thirties moving into HR from retail, hospitality or customer service management.
- International students aiming for an HR officer or recruitment role in a UK or multinational employer.
- Charity and small-business owners who need to professionalise their people processes.
Career Pathways
Graduates of the Diploma in Human Resource Management move into entry and junior HR roles across UK employers — from City professional services firms and NHS trusts to logistics operators around Heathrow and councils across Greater London. The diploma is designed to make you immediately useful in a small HR team where one person handles multiple specialisms.
- HR Officer / HR Administrator
- Recruitment Coordinator
- Learning & Development Assistant
- Employee Relations Adviser (junior)
- People Operations Coordinator
- Reward and Benefits Administrator
The diploma also serves as a recognised stepping stone into an Advanced Diploma in HRM or a CIPD Level 5 qualification, while a personality moment for many of our graduates is realising they enjoy the legal side of HR more than they expected. Graduates typically progress into HR-officer and recruitment-coordinator roles within months of completion, with London-based junior HR salaries sitting in line with the wider professional-services support market and progression accelerating once CIPD Level 5 study is layered on alongside the Diploma in Human Resource Management.
Entry Requirements
- Completed secondary schooling (A-levels, BTEC Level 3, IB or recognised international equivalent) or equivalent work experience in a people-facing role.
- GCSE English Language at grade 4/C or above (or equivalent).
- English language: IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
- A short personal statement; mature applicants may apply with a portfolio or CV.
Why Study at LSCT
The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom — and our students use that proximity in their projects, placements and graduate job hunts. For HR students specifically, that means tutors who have worked inside FTSE 250 people teams, NHS trusts and London-headquartered charities.
Apply for Diploma in Human Resource Management
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