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Overview

Get an introduction to the practice of Human Resources, and develop the skills you need to become an HR professional

Duration

5 weeks

Total fee

4,450

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Credential

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HR Fundamentals
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Course details

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for new or aspiring HR professionals, but may also be of interest to people responsible for people operations.

What are the course deliverables?
Describe HR Professionalism and demonstrate an understanding of its importance to people and organisations
 
Apply basic principles of workforce planning, including recruitment and retention
 
Demonstrate understanding of performance management and how to get the best out of people
 
Describe the role of HR in supporting an organisation in meeting its strategy and objectives
More about this course
  • In this course, you'll get an introduction to the practice of HR, and develop skills you need as an HR professional.
  • You'll learn how HR helps organisations achieve business goals and strategic objectives.
  • You'll explore the basic principles of workforce planning, employee recruitment and retention.
  • Finally, you'll find out about performance management, and how to support people in achieving goals.
  • Paid certification course

HR Fundamentals
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Curriculum

What HR means

Getting started

HR professionalism

HR practice

The evolution of the HR profession

What does good HR practice look like?

The importance of data

Impact of great HR practice

People and strategy

People matter

Strategy

Workforce planning

Performance, engagement, reward and recognition

Getting the best from yourself and others

Performance management conversations

Employee engagment

Reward and recognition

Recruitment

Tying it all together

Bringing people into the organisation

HR profession -recap

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Faculty details

Sarah Davis
I'm Head of Partnerships for CIPD Middle East. A Chartered CIPD Member with an MBA from Henley Business School the scholarship for 2003 and a MA in Personnel & Development from Westminster University

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