Diploma in Industrial Relations and Employment Law (DIREL)

A 12-month online diploma pairing 16 industrial relations topics with 15 employment law topics, taught in English for executives and graduates.

CIPM
LevelDiploma
Duration1 Year
Study modeonline

Overview

About this course

The Diploma in Industrial Relations and Employment Law (DIREL) is an online, English-medium diploma from CIPM Sri Lanka. It is aimed at HR practitioners and other executive-level professionals, managers and line managers who deal with unions, grievances and labour legislation. The Industrial Relations half has 16 topics, starting with the evolution of IR, the employment relationship and the role of the state, and moving on to collective rights, negotiation, grievances, conflict, discipline, redundancy and workplace cooperation. The Employment Law half has 15 topics, including types of employment, labour tribunals, contracts, terms and conditions, trade union law, settlement of industrial disputes, termination, statutory benefits, the employment of women and children, ILO conventions and labour law reform in Sri Lanka. The all-inclusive fee is LKR 115,000. The page names no assessment method, awarding body or start date under its Next Commencement heading.

Modules

31 modules
Evolution of Industrial Relations
Employment Relationship
IR & HRM
Current Issues in IR
The Role of the State in IR
Elements of an IR System
Labour Market Flexibility
Collective Rights
Communication for IR
Negotiations at Work
Employee Grievance
Conflict in the Workplace
Discipline at the Workplace
Redundancy
Workplace Cooperation
Contemporary Issues in IR

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Any one of the following
  • Professionals at executive level.
  • Completion of ECEL (CIPM).
  • Completion of ACHRM or CCHRM (CIPM).
  • Completion of any professional qualification.
  • A graduate of a recognised university.
  • Undergraduates following law degrees.

Fees & scholarships

Local students

LKR 115,000total
All-inclusive fee.

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

1 Year ยท online

Location

Colombo

Fees

LKR 115,000 ยท Local

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Upcoming intakes

No upcoming intakes listed
Verified informationOct 19, 2026

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