IIM-Trichy schedule complete for its first long-duration PG certificate programme

IIM Trichy SHRM programme was pursued by 90 students belonging to diverse demographical and professional backgrounds.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Trichy has completed the schedule for the first batch of the Post Graduate Certificate programme in Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM). The b-school designed the programme to help executives align different functional dimensions of HRM to organisational objectives. IIM Trichy SHRM programme was pursued by 90 students belonging to diverse demographical and professional backgrounds. There were three modules in which the course was structured focusing on initially building a foundation of SHRM models and frameworks, working on HR functional domain alignment and finally applying them in situations of strategic renewal and international contexts.

SHRM Programme Director Upam Pushpak Makhecha told TOI that following these modules, the management institute conducted three workshops tailor-made to current trends, namely new labour codes, design thinking and a hands-on approach to HR analytics and data visualization

Explaining how Strategic Human Resource Management acts as a tool that aligns HR to the grand purpose of an organization, Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, IIM Tiruchi quoted Maslow and said that the duty of an organisation was to empower one to attain self-actualisation.

While addressing the students, the institute’s director said that humility was of utmost importance for leadership while climbing up the corporate ladder. Merit award winners: Amita Rout, Swaroopa Chandran, and Chakrapani Sharma were also felicitated by the director on the occasion.

The graduating batch reflected on the utility of the long-duration programme saying it helped them understand the dynamic nature of business and provided context for strategic resource management. During the occasion, the students were also addressed byPrashant Gupta, Chairperson, Executive Education and Consulting.

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