PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE EVENING COURSE

This programme is designed to develop practical skills across a range of personnel activities and to ensure that participants have an understanding of modern HR theory and practice. It is aimed at people who have been given, or who are about to be given, responsibility for areas of HRM in their own organisations. It is also suitable for other that wish to progress into a career in HRM.

Areas covered include:

Individuals and Groups:
Individual differences, perceptions, communications, motivation, industrial psychology, behavioural theories, research studies, groups, group dynamics, personal and group goals.

Manpower Planning:
Recruitment and selection, interviewing, selection testing, validation of testing procedures, training, systems approach to training, on-job –v- off-job, induction programmes,
personnel records, use of computers.

Job Analysis:
Job description, job specification, person specification, job rotation, job enlargement, job enrichment, job evaluation.

Development of a Human Relations Approach:
Role of Personnel Department, nurturing human assets in a business, career development, counselling, participating in decision making, supportive management styles.

Industrial Relations:
The role of the Trade Union, moves toward industrial democracy, strikes, causes, effect and avoidance.

Employment Law:
Employment law is one of the fastest changing areas of legislation. Changes can occur through UK law, EU law and judicial decisions in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the higher courts. This course covers latest legislation in Employment Law and is designed to be interactive and will offer delegates the opportunity to ask questions in respect of specific queries and scenarios.

Core Text: Management & Organisational Behaviour – L Mullins (Pitman)

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