Diploma In Human Resources Management - Level 5 

offered by Oxford Home Study Centre

The course begins by providing candidates with a detailed overview of HR management, both as a profession and a wider concept. The duties and responsibilities of human resource managers are discussed, along with the criticality of effective HR management in business, an introduction to the HR code of ethics and a series of associated HR challenges.

Module two brings professional recruitment and selection processes into discussion. Candidates learn how to identify and select candidates in accordance with requirements, organise and conduct effective interviews, use screening techniques to verify candidates?? appropriateness and handle the onboarding process from start to finish.

Learners are then guided through the process of providing new recruits with initial training, along with the importance of ongoing coaching and employee development. Candidates learn how to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a training and development programme, studying the relationship between employee development and staff retention, how effective training benefits the entire business and more.

For a business to get the most out of its workforce, in must focus heavily on the development and maintenance of strong employee relations. In module four, candidates explore effective techniques for building and enhancing a mutually-beneficial relationships with employees, along with an introduction to unions and associations, the scope of industrial relations and more.

A breakdown of the professional employee performance appraisal is studied in module five, in which candidates learn how to both assess and interview employees for developmental purposes. Probing techniques are discussed, along with how to ask the right questions, the provision of constructive feedback and how to deal with challenging members of the workforce,

Employee performance management continues as the primary topic of chapter six, focusing on career-development and succession planning. Candidates learn how to perform effective career-development interviews, while studying the benefits of employee performance counselling, common challenges associated with employee performance and more.

Remuneration enters the discussion in module seven, exploring the effects common reward-types and incentives can have on an employee performance and motivation. Alternative remuneration and reward packages are explored, including profit sharing, stock options, merit pay, competence-related pay and other non-standard incentives.

Module eight brings employee attendance and absenteeism into discussion. Candidates study the financial and operational consequences of excessive or consistent absenteeism, along with how to deal with attendance issues, the importance of motivation for the improvement of attendance rates and the implementation of disciplinary measures where necessary.

The HR manager workplace health and safety responsibilities are discussed in module nine, which introduces candidates to a series of legislative health and safety requirements. Learners study the basics of workplace risk assessments, incorporating health and safety audits, the importance of proactive stress management, the provision of employee health programs and more.

Course module 10 provides a detailed overview of effective grievance-handling processes in a workplace environment. The common causes of grievances and their respective effects are discussed, along with how to carry out fair and balanced investigations, the importance of objectivity in disciplinary matters and a breakdown of dismissal processes.