Human Resources. Learn expert people management skills.

In this HR Essentials course, you will learn the concepts, skills and knowledge to manage all aspects of the employee lifecycle, helping you get the best from your employees and to better achieve your organisational goals.

We will examine workforce planning processes, the recruitment of appropriate skill sets and training and development strategies used to optimise an employee’s performance. We will also examine performance management, the link to remuneration and incentives, as well as the legislative requirements involved in employment.

Aims

The aim of this course is to provide you an overview of the employment management lifecycle so that you can get the best from your employees and better achieve your organisational goals.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• participate in workforce planning processes
• recruit and select appropriate employees
• implement performance management systems
• structure appropriate remuneration and incentives
• implement policies and procedures to ensure legislative compliance
• develop and implement training and development strategies.

Content

Workforce planning

• Forecasting
• Supply and demand gaps
• Strategic human resource initiatives
• Job design

Recruitment and selection

• Recruitment strategies
• Selection processes