Course overview
The Foundation Stage of the CPQ is broken down into three elements: core legal knowledge, practice and skills; ethics and professional responsibility; and professional experience. Bede Sixth Form College will provide you with tuition on the core knowledge, practice and skills required to complete this element of the programme. As part of your academic study you will need to complete five mandatory modules. These include, Legal Systems, Contract Law, Law of Tort, Introduction to Property and Private Client and Professional and Legal Skills. In addition, you will be required to evidence your competence via a professional experience portfolio, carried out with a legal employer, and complete the first ethics and professional responsibility eLearning module. Please note, there is no requirement for you to be working in the legal sector when first embarking on the CPQ Foundation Stage. However, in order to complete the full qualification, you will need to have secured some work experience which covers the requirements of the Professional Experience element of the programme.
Course information
You will have to sit one exam assessment for each of the modules studied, with the exception of Professional and Legal Skills which consists of two different assessments. Your eLearning module will be assessed online via the CILEX Portal. For the Professional Experience, you will be expected to demonstrate that you are competent against the criteria of the competency framework relevant to your job role and CPQ stage. This will be done via an online portfolio and your experience will need to be validated by your employer.
Those who successfully complete the CPQ Foundation Stage will be a qualified CILEX Paralegal. You will then have the option to progress onto the CPQ Advanced Stage to become and CILEX Advanced Paralegal and Fee-Earner.
Alternatively, you may wish to apply for the CILEX Chartered Legal Executive Apprenticeship (Standard 41). More information is available on our legal apprenticeships page.
The total cost of the CPQ Foundation Stage is £3,700. The total cost of the CPQ Foundation Stage covers your training provider delivery fees, which total £2,800, along with your CILEX Registration Fees, totalling £900. The registration fees you pay directly to CILEX will cover your enhanced eLearning materials, your first attempt at your examinations for each module, your Ethics and Professional Responsibility eLearning module and assessment and the assessment of your Professional Experience Portfolio. You will also be required to pay an annual CILEX Membership Fee. Information regarding membership fees and levels is available on the CILEX website at Membership grades and fees (cilex.org.uk).
You may be able to apply for a scholarship or a bursary through the CILEX Foundation. More information about financial assistance is available at CILEX Foundation.
Applicants will need GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above.
Those who do not have GCSE English and Maths may be able to complete their Level 2 functional skills in these areas whilst studying.
Full cost: £1,800.00
Contact the team for more information on fees, funding and membership registration.
You can apply for the course by visiting the college’s website www.bede.ac.uk and following the link at the top of the page for applications. Once your application has been received it will be passed to our admissions team who will arrange an informal telephone interview to ensure this is the correct programme for you.
There are two enrolment opportunities each year, one in January and one in August. Applications received after the 31st of each enrolment month will not be processed until the next intake. If you require more information about the course, or wish to discuss the application process you can contact the course leader directly by emailing bede.enquiries@stockton.ac.uk
You will learn through a variety of methods such as interactive lectures, video tutorials and more. You will also receive resource packs and extra support in the run up to assessments. Delivery is conducted remotely.
