Chartered Intermediate in Human Resource Management (CIHRM)

The 10-month intermediate stage of CIPM's chartered HR pathway (CQHRM Level 3), adding strategy, negotiation, finance and leadership to HR practice.

CIPM
LevelDiploma
Duration10 Months

Overview

About this course

The Chartered Intermediate in HRM (CIHRM) is the third level of CIPM Sri Lanka's CQHRM pathway. It takes someone who already has a diploma-level grounding in HR and widens the view from HR administration to the wider business. Over 10 months learners study recruitment techniques, trade unions and collective bargaining, professional conduct and ethical decision-making, and general management subjects such as operations, project management, marketing and finance essentials. Strategic units cover resourcing, motivation and performance, strategic management and strategic HRM, followed by leadership models, employee wellbeing, green HRM, coaching and mentoring, organisational behaviour and psychology, managing global talent and HR in digital transformation. The structure includes a Mid Examination and a Final Examination. Local participants pay LKR 165,000 and foreign participants USD 580. Direct applicants who did not complete the DPHRM also pay a LKR 50,000 exemption fee. The page says the programme moves learners closer to the Chartered Qualification in HRM, and does not name an awarding body.

Modules

28 modules
Course units28 modules
Techniques of Recruitment & Selection
Trade Unions and Trade Union Recognition in Sri Lanka
Collective Bargaining, Negotiating Skills and Collective Agreements
Professional Conduct & Morality
Ethical Decision-Making in HRM
Operations Management
Project Management
Marketing Management
Essentials of Finance Management
Strategic Resourcing
Strategic Motivation and Performance
Strategic Management - Part 01
Strategic HRM - Part 01
Leadership Models and Theories
Mid Examination
The Practice of Employee Wellbeing
Green HRM
Learning, Innovating, and Growth Behaviour in Organizations
Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills
Coaching and Mentoring
Human Capital Management
Organizational Behaviour
Organizational Psychology
Entrepreneurial HRM in Growth and Innovation-Driven Enterprises
Managing Global Talent
HR Challenges in Digital Transformation
Organizational Development Strategy
Final Examination

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Any one of the following
  • Completion of the Diploma in Professional HRM (DPHRM) at CIPM.
  • HRM or HCM undergraduates.
  • MBA or MSc holders with one HR module and one year of HR experience.
  • Advanced Diploma or HND in HRM from a recognised institute or university.
  • SLAS officers with more than five years of experience who hold both a degree and a diploma in Public Administration.
  • Non-HR graduates with two years of HR experience.

Fees & scholarships

Local students

LKR 165,000total

International students

USD 580total
Foreign participants.

Payment options

Fees are quoted in Sri Lankan rupees for local participants and in US dollars for foreign participants on most programmes.
Instalments are listed on several pages, for example the FCHRM in 2 instalments, the ACHRM in 3, and the executive certificates in reward management and employment law in 3 (LKR 30,000, 30,000 and 25,000).
The site advertises a 0 per cent Easy Payment Scheme and bank offers, but the terms appear only in images and some listed bank promotions carry 2025 end dates.
Students who are following or have completed a CIPM programme get a 10 per cent discount on the reward management and employment law certificates.
Direct applicants to the CIHRM and CQHRM pay an additional exemption fee (LKR 50,000 and LKR 60,000).
Online payment is available through links on programme pages.

Facilities

Gallery

Key information

Level

diploma

Duration

10 Months

Location

Colombo

Fees

LKR 165,000 ยท Local

USD 580 ยท International

See fees & scholarships

Upcoming intakes

No upcoming intakes listed
Verified informationOct 19, 2026

Related study areas

Human Resources ManagementBusiness

Similar courses