Description

Course Overview:

In this course, employees are considered an invaluable asset that can give rise to a competitive advantage for the organization. Hence, this course focuses on the strategic approach to human resource management (HRM). This approach aims to align HR strategies with the organizational strategy and ensure congruence in policies and practices across various HR areas in order to bring out the best in employees (in terms of their own development and their performance).
The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills that they can use to effectively manage human resources to achieve organizational goals. In order to achieve this goal, students will:

• Take a strategic approach to human resource management.
• Assess the global human resources environment in which your organization operates.
• Forecast the human resource needs of your organization or department.
• Do a job analysis and competency audit of your organization and/or department.
• Identify competency gaps in your organization or department.
• Provide feedback to employees to help them reach personal and organizational goals.
• Use powerful “coaching” questions to help employees attain personal and organizational goals.
• Use competency-based recruitment and selection techniques.
• Manage and motivate employees using the basic principles of strategic human resource management.