Audience.
Anyone who works within human resource management roles will benefit from this course on the fundamentals of human resource management.
A Human Resources Management training course provides participants with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills necessary to excel in HR roles. The course covers a range of topics including recruitment and selection processes, employee training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits administration, HR policies and procedures, and employee relations. Participants learn about legal compliance, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and strategies for fostering a positive work culture. Through case studies, role-playing exercises, and interactive discussions, participants gain hands-on experience in handling real-world HR challenges. The course equips them with the tools and techniques to effectively manage human capital and contribute to organizational success.
Topics Covered.
- Introduction to human resource management
• A definition of human resource management. - Explore the five main human resource management functions
• Human resource planning
• Recruitment and selection.
• Compensation and benefits.
• Performance management.
• Training and development. - Understanding human resource planning skills
• How human resource planning (HRP) is the process that identifies current and future human resource needs.
• Demand and supply analysis.
• How to estimate deficits/surpluses.
• How to develop an action plan.
• The essential aspects of the human resources planning process.
• Essential perspectives on human resource planning within companies. - Recruitment and selection skills
• What is job analysis.
• What are job descriptions.
• How to source candidates.
• What is the recruitment interview.
• Psychometric testing.
• Reference checking and making an offer. - The five main types of compensation and benefits
• Flat rate only.
• Flat rate plus payment by results.
• Merit pay.
• Profit/gain sharing.
• The concept of piecework. - Eight performance management techniques
• Ranking.
• Paired comparisons.
• Critical incidents.
• Free-form/narrative techniques.
• Self-assessment.
• Assessment centres.
• Assessing performance.
• Rating. - Training and development
• What is training.
• The training cycle.
• The main approaches to training and development.
• What is a training needs analysis.
Learning Outcomes:
Your participants will:
• Understand the fundamentals of human resource management.
• Understand the essential HRM functions.
• Explore a human resource planning process.
• Understand the importance of recruitment and selection.
• Examine the main types of compensation and benefits systems.
• Explore an effective performance appraisal process.
• Understand the function of training and development.
