Diploma in Professional Human Resource Management (DPHRM)

A 12-month CIPM diploma at NVQ Level 5 equivalent, described as the only TVEC-recognised national HRM diploma, with 29 units across the HR function.

CIPM
LevelDiploma
Duration1 Year

Overview

About this course

The Diploma in Professional Human Resource Management (DPHRM) is CIPM Sri Lanka's main diploma for working HR people. The programme page places it at NVQ Level 5 equivalent and at CQHRM Level 2, and calls it the only TVEC-recognised national diploma in HRM. The course lasts 12 months and covers the HR function in depth. Units include HRM as a professional practice, job analysis, HR planning, recruitment and selection, employment law, discipline, organisation design and development, performance and reward management, industrial relations, talent management, strategic learning and development, HR information systems and international HRM. It also adds softer and newer topics such as workplace spirituality, presentation skills, digitalisation and the fourth and fifth industrial revolutions. Local participants pay LKR 165,000 and foreign participants USD 580. Several entry routes are open, from ACHRM completion to A/L plus executive experience, and the page notes internship opportunities for CIPM students. Assessment details and the awarding body are not stated on the page.

Modules

29 modules
Course units29 modules
HRM as a Professional Practice
Principles of Management and Management Process
Job Analysis - Part 2
Human Resource Planning - Part 2
Recruitment, Selection, Induction and Placement - Part 2
Occupational Health, Safety & Employee Wellbeing
HR Policies and procedures
Employment Law (Labour Law)
The Concepts, Principles and Procedure of Employee Discipline
Changing World of Work
Organization Development
Organization Design & Structure
Performance Management
Reward Management
Strategic Relevance of Industrial Relations & Employer Employee Relations
HRM and Workplace Spirituality
Employee Communication
Motivation
Knowledge Management
Collaborative Working Environment
Presentation Skills
Talent Management
Strategic Learning and Development
Challenges in Digitalization
Human Resource Information Systems
Impact of 4th & 5th Industrial Revolutions
International HRM and Global HR Strategy
Startup Businesses & Entrepreneurial Skills
Business Skills

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Any one of the following
  • Completion of CIPM Advanced Certificate in HRM (ACHRM).
  • Non-HR undergraduates.
  • G.C.E. Advanced Level with three passes and one year of executive experience.
  • An Advanced Diploma or HND in another discipline from a recognised institute or university.
  • Professionals with more than five years of total managerial experience.
  • G.C.E. Ordinary Level with six passes and five years of executive experience, or another recognised professional qualification.

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

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Key information

Level

diploma

Duration

1 Year

Location

Colombo

Fees

LKR 165,000 ยท Local

USD 580 ยท International

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Upcoming intakes

No upcoming intakes listed
Verified informationOct 19, 2026

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