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Cognicert Training Professional Course

Enhance your organization's capabilities with our Cognicert Training Professional Course focused on competence management and people development.

  • Practical, standards-based professional learning
  • Assessment and verifiable Cognicert certification
  • Flexible online, self-study and organisational delivery

Entry, exam and access at a glance

Prerequisites

Three years of professional experience, including two years at management level.

Exam and resits

100 questions in one hour. Pass mark: 70%. Your payment includes two exam attempts. A third or later attempt costs £100 per resit.

Cognicert reports an 87% pass rate.

Self-study access

Lifetime access for the enrolled learner. Access is personal and cannot be shared.

Overview
People are essential to organizations. Organizational performance is dependent upon how people’s competences are used at work. Competence management and people development at the organizational, team, group and individual levels are required for organizations to be successful. Competence management and people development are clearly linked together: people development is part of competence management and competent people will require development. These two constructs are inter-related and, in many ways, inseparable. Applying planned and systematic processes for competence management and people development makes an important contribution to helping organizations improve their capabilities, meet their strategic direction and achieve intended results. Competence management has significant importance in enhancing the organization’s capabilities to create and deliver value. The quality management principles underlying the ISO 9000 family of standards (of which the ISO 10001 to ISO 10019 family of standards forms a part) emphasize the importance of competent people and a culture that fosters growth and further development. This document provides guidance to assist organizations and their personnel when addressing issues related to competence management and people development. It may be applied whenever guidance is required to interpret references to competent/developed people within the quality management systems, or any other management systems standard, e.g. risk management, environmental management. The course combines the guidelines of ISO 10015:2019 Guidelines for competence management and people development; ISO 30401:2018 Knowledge management systems and ISO 10018: 2020  Guidelines on people engagement.  
Objectives
Participants, at the end of this course, will
  • Appreciate the importance of organizational context and stakeholder requirements in training management
  • Understand the basic of knowledge management and how to build the culture of knowledge management.
  • Determine organizational, group and individual learning needs
  • Learn to identify training solutions and adopt an effective training strategy.
  • Understand the significance of the training cycle of ISO 10015 and ADDIE model.
  • Motivate the ongoing enhancement of learning;
  • Nurture the development and retention of knowledge.
  • Develop a process for designing, implementing and evaluating training techniques.
  • Develop a employees engagement strategy as a tool for competence development.
  • Evaluate competences at organizational, group and individual levels
Audience
: Personnel Development, Training, HR and Admin, other executives responsible for the competence development of their subordinates.
Content
  • Introduction to Knowledge management
    • Knowledge development
    • Knowledge conveyance and transformation
    • Knowledge management enablers
    • Knowledge management culture
  • Context of the organisation
    • External issues (e.g. statutory and regulatory requirements, technological advances);
    • Internal factors (e.g. mission, vision, strategic objectives, values and culture of the organization, range of activities or services, resource availability, organizational knowledge);
    • Needs and expectations of relevant interested parties (e.g. regulators, customers, society).
  • Determining competence needs
    • Organizational competence
    • Team or group competence
    • Individual competence
  • Assessing current competence and development needs
  • Competence management and people development Planning
  • Programme structure
  • Implementing Programme
    • Team development programmes
    • Individual development programmes
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Evaluating the impact of a competence management and people development programme
  • Evaluating at an organizational, team, group or individual level
    • external and internal audits or key performance indicators;
    • levels of complaints and customer satisfaction;
    • rates of nonconformity and productivity;
    • levels of staff engagement and retention;
    • team or group performance against objectives or benchmarking;
    • monitoring and observation;
    • appraisals and individual performance reviews;
    • reviews of personal development plans and the attainment of qualifications
  • Determining future competence and people development needs
Delivery
  • Case Study
  • Individual Exercises
  • Role Play
  • Group Exercises
  • Group Presentation
  • Examination
Duration
: 3 Days
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Refunds, cancellations and transfers

Refund and transfer choices depend on the course format, how much notice you give and whether digital content has been accessed. Contact learner care early and we will help you identify the best available option.

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UPCOMING COURSE CALENDAR

Training, exam and application dates

Prices are per learner before any applicable UK VAT. A live-online intake costs more after its standard deadline because the published late fee is added. Self-study is priced separately and has no late-intake fee.

TRAINING DATESEXAMDEADLINE & STATUSLIVE ONLINESELF-STUDY
7–11 December 202611 December 2026Standard booking period
Standard deadline: 9 November 2026. No late fee yet.
Places are confirmed at booking, not guaranteed by this calendar.
£1,200
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£500
On-demand study; next exam shown at checkout.
VERIFIABLE ACHIEVEMENT

Check your Cognicert certificate

Successful candidates receive a uniquely numbered Cognicert certificate that another person can check through our public certificate-verification service. This confirms the authenticity of a Cognicert-issued award; acceptance by an employer, regulator or external professional scheme depends on their requirements.

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YOUR COURSE ADVISER

Need help before enrolling?

Lisa Williams
Course and Business Development Adviser
Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:00 UK time

+44 20 3432 2505
info@cognicert.com
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