Adding value to the work placement: working towards a professional qualification in an undergraduate degree programme
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This article reviews the opportunity provided by the work placement year for human resource management students to gain professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). A case study approach is used to reflect on findings related to the first two cohorts. It concludes that the benefits of the opportunity to gain a separate professional qualification are twofold. First, it ties in closely with what appears is a more strategic career decision‐making process on behalf of the student and, second, the CIPD qualification provides a robust framework for the placement period during this important stage of student studies.
2019 ◽
Vol 27
(2)
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pp. 299-332
2017 ◽
Vol 20
(2)
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pp. 37-52
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2009 ◽
Vol 8
(1)
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pp. 11-22
2020 ◽
Vol 8
(2)
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pp. 105-115
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