CIPS L6M4 Future Strategic Challenges of the Profession

NEW SYLLABUS - a guide to help you navigate the research module of the CIPS Professional Diploma

L6M4 *UPDATED COURSE FOR THE 2026-2029 SYLLABUS*

L6M4 is unlike any other CIPS module you’ve sat. Rather than having a huge textbook with facts and figures to memorise for an exam, this module is an open research assessment. This means there is no study guide, and no ‘set’ things you need to know. This can make it a little bit scary.

How do you know what you’re supposed to know for the exam?

This is why I’ve created this course.

This course contains the following:

1) Introduction - explaining the exam format and what CIPS expects from you

2) The Syllabus - a deep dive into each of the criteria you could be asked on in the exam

3) Themes and research - what you should be looking for, and how you're supposed to quote research in the exam when you're not allowed to bring that research into the exam

4) How to use AI to help you study (tips and tricks and things to avoid)

As well as the videos there are also downloadable resources to help you organise your revision AND this course is updated each time a new Theme is released with notes, guidance and practice questions for your theme.

Kindly note that this course has been completely redone for the 2026-2029 exam season, based on previous student feedback. I've made the layout much more user friendly and I'm providing more guidance than ever before.