Chartered Qualification in Human Resource Management (CQHRM)

CIPM's top HR qualification, accredited by Qualifications Scotland at SCQF Level 11 and by CIPD UK, with a research report and a 7-month exemption route.

LevelDiploma
Duration10 Months

Overview

About this course

The Chartered Qualification in HRM (CQHRM) is the final level of CIPM Sri Lanka's HR pathway, labelled CQHRM Level 4. The programme page states that it is accredited by Qualifications Scotland at SCQF Level 11 and also by CIPD UK. It does not say which body issues the final award. The standard route takes 10 months and includes a research report; applicants with certain prior qualifications can take a 7-month exemption programme. The syllabus has research methodology and business statistics, investigating a business issue from an HR perspective, business process outsourcing, mergers and acquisitions, HR audit and strategic leadership, followed by design thinking, employer branding, strategic management and strategic HRM, balanced scorecard work and global HR practices. Later units cover crisis management, talent planning, sustainability and governance, DEI, digitalisation, AI for HR and HR intelligence, ending with a Final Examination. Local participants pay LKR 220,000, and direct applicants add a LKR 60,000 exemption fee. Foreign participants pay USD 680. The page says CIPD membership is included during study and that successful completion leads to CIPD Associate Membership.

Modules

24 modules
Course units24 modules
Research Methodology
Business Statistics
Investigating a Business Issue from an HR Perspective
Business Process Outsourcing
Mergers and Acquisitions
HR Audit
Strategic Leadership
Design Thinking
Employer / Employee Branding
Strategic Management - Part 02
Strategic HRM - Part 02
Application & Developing of Balanced Scorecard
Strategic HR Scorecard for Value Creation
Global HR Practices and Compliance
Role of HRM in Managing Global Crisis
Knowledge Management
Assessment / Development Centres
Talent Planning & Succession Pipeline
Corporate Sustainability and Governance
Leveraging Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI) for Sustainable Organizational Impact
Digitalization and Disruption
AI for Human Resource Management
Strategic HR Intelligence and Digital Value Creation
Final Examination

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

10-month programme (any one of the following)
  • Completion of the Chartered Intermediate in HRM (CIHRM) at CIPM.
  • An HRM or HCM graduate from a recognised university.
  • Ten years of HR experience, including three years at senior management level, plus an MBA or Master's degree in any discipline with at least one HR or HCM module.
7-month exemption programme (any one of the following)
  • Completion of the CIPM PQHRM.
  • NDHRM plus eight years of managerial experience.
  • An MBA in HRM or an MSc in HRM.

Fees & scholarships

Local students

LKR 220,000total

International students

USD 680total
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

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Key information

Level

diploma

Duration

10 Months

Location

Colombo

Fees

LKR 220,000 ยท Local

USD 680 ยท International

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Verified informationOct 19, 2026

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