This Friday we are launching VQ People Portal, a new learning platform built from the ground up for our self-funded CIPD learners.
Most learning platforms are made to host any course for anyone. VQ People Portal does one job: it takes CIPD Level 3 and Level 5 learners from their first login to a submitted assignment, with everything they need on the way in one place. Every unit, learning outcome and assessment criterion on the platform follows the CIPD qualification specification, so what you study is exactly what you will be assessed on.
Over 700 explainer videos
The portal is packed with more than 700 short explainer videos covering the theories, models, legislation and practice that come up across the CIPD units. Each video sits next to the part of the unit it relates to, so you watch the right one at the right time instead of searching through a library.
Learning content for every assessment criterion
Every unit is split into sections, one per learning outcome, and each section lists the assessment criteria it covers. Every assessment criterion has its own detailed learning content, so you can see exactly what CIPD expects you to know, work through it at your own pace, and see your progress across the unit as you go. Units can be studied in any order, so you can start with the one that fits your work right now.
Question-by-question assignment guidance
Writing the assignment is where most CIPD learners need the most help. For every unit assignment, the portal gives you in-depth guidance on each question, with videos, explaining what the question is really asking, what to include, and how to link it back to the assessment criteria.
Your assignment page also shows the current CIPD assessment brief for the unit and your deadlines, so there is no confusion about which version to use or when it is due.
Free AI and word count checks before you submit
Before you submit, you can upload your completed assignment and run a free pre-submission check. In seconds it checks:
- that you are answering the current brief
- that every question has an answer
- your word count for each question and overall, against the brief's limits
- your learner details, declaration and signature
- how likely your writing is to be flagged as AI-generated, with a downloadable report
Problems are flagged before a tutor ever sees your work, so you can fix them first. It means fewer referrals for avoidable reasons and more confidence when you press submit.
Live classes, drop-ins and tutor support
Studying online does not mean studying alone. From the portal you can view and book live, tutor-led classes and assignment drop-in sessions, and get in touch with tutor support easily whenever you are stuck.
Free courses and study guides
Every learner gets free study guides, plus a growing library of free short courses for people professionals, including:
- Coaching, Appraisals and Feedback
- People Professional Finance
- People Professional Project Planning
- People Professional Technologies
- People Professionals and Artificial Intelligence
- People Professionals and Governance, Risk and Compliance
- People Professionals and Sustainability
Anyone can create a free account and start on the free learning straight away, so you can try the platform before you enrol.
The free learning area also has short getting-started videos on the CIPD, its qualifications and how they are assessed, and study skills courses on Harvard referencing and using the PEEL method for assignment writing.
Free access to People Study Pro
Our learners still get free access to People Study Pro, our assignment support tool for structuring answers, Harvard referencing and originality checking. It works alongside the portal, not instead of it.
Easy onboarding, available 24/7
Signing up takes minutes. Sign in with Google or a secure email link (no password to remember), tell us which level you are aiming for, and a short checklist gets you set up. The portal is online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and works on desktop, tablet and phone, with a day and night mode for late-night study sessions.
Pay in full, unit by unit or spread the cost
You choose how to pay:
- Pay in full for the whole qualification: £1,152 for CIPD Level 3 or £2,160 for CIPD Level 5.
- Pay unit by unit: £288 per unit at Level 3 and £308 per unit at Level 5, unlocking each unit as you are ready for it.
- Spread the cost of the full qualification over 3, 6 or 12 monthly card payments, with every unit unlocked from your first payment and no interest.
Unit prices are simply the qualification price divided by its units (rounded down to a whole pound at Level 5), so paying unit by unit or monthly never costs more than paying in full. Klarna and Clearpay are also available at checkout, subject to approval.
Backed by a CIPD Platinum Centre
VQ People Portal is delivered by VQ Solutions, a CIPD Platinum Centre and an Ofsted-graded Good provider. The new platform brings everything we know about supporting CIPD learners into one place.
Get started
VQ People Portal goes live this Friday. Find out more about CIPD Level 3 and CIPD Level 5, or create your free account and start exploring the free learning today.
