CIPD People Management and Development (PMD) is one of the four
fields of the CIPD Professional Development Scheme (PDS), that you
must complete to obtain CIPD Graduate membership.
The programme examines the strategic view and how both HR and
training fit into an organisation. We would recommend students
study PMD and APD together as this allows an earlier completion of
their studies. This is a result of an element of home study for APD
which can be undertaken along with the PMD workload.