Understanding organisations and the role of human resources
Unit 3HRC
Workbook

Cullen Scholefield
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Contents
Introduction

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New qualifications

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Overview of 3HRC Understanding organisations and the role of HR

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Section one - Organisation context, purpose, aims and objectives

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Section two - Different types of organisation

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Section three - Understand how HR activities support an organisation

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Introduction
New Qualifications
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has introduced new qualifications in 2010 to reflect the knowledge and skills specified in the CIPD HR Profession Map and revised membership criteria
The changes offer greater flexibility to you and providers, introduce a whole new suite of Intermediate level qualifications, and will meet the requirements of the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF).

What is the QCF?
The QCF is a new way of recognising achievement through the award of credit for units and qualifications.
At present, it is hard to understand all the different types of qualification that learners hold - what level they are, how long they take to complete, what content they cover, and how they compare to other qualifications. The new framework will help present qualifications in a way that is easy to understand and measure. Credit and level
Every unit and qualification in the framework will have a credit value (one credit represents 10 hours, showing how