Course Details: Human Resources Management Level 3

Human resources management course: The management of the organisation's people is now identified as the key variable determining whether a business succeeds or fails in the current competitive circumstances of the world economy.

This Home Learning Course in Human resource management (HRM) describes the range of strategies to achieve competitive advantage by matching the needs of the business to satisfy the customer with the reasonable aspirations and potential of the people employed in and by the business.

As part of this process, businesses frequently restructure, review their managerial processes and redefine their value systems. The HR specialist potentially plays a key role in all the organisational initiatives necessary, both to decide potential directions of change and to implement chosen strategies.

Course content: Students will cover a variety of topics within the syllabus including:

Unit 1: Human Resource Strategy and Organisation
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Development of Human Resource Management
• Strategy and Human Resource Strategy
• Strategic Aspects of Organisation
• Structure and Culture
• Summary
• References
• Further Reading
Unit 2: Management, Unions and Employees
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Trade Unions in Today's Business Environment
• Strategic Aspects of Employee Involvement
• Trade Union Recognition and Consultation
• Health, Safety and Welfare
• Summary
• References
• Further Reading
Unit 3: The Labour Market and Human Resource Planning
• Introduction
• Objectives
• What is the Labour Market?
• Labour Market Mechanics and Data
• Strategic Aspects of Resourcing
• Planning: Jobs and People
• Summary
• References
• Further Reading
Unit 4: Contracts of Employment, Recruitment and Selection
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Contracts of Employment
• Recruitment
• Selection Methods and Decisions
• Selection Interviewing
• Summary
• Further Reading
Unit 5: Grievance, Discipline and Dismissal
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Grievance and discipline
• Obedience to authority
• Discipline
• Grievance
• Rules and keeping them
• Grievance procedure
• Disciplinary Procedure
• Grievance and disciplinary interviewing
• Dismissal
• Summary
• References
• Further reading
Unit 6: Reward
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Pay
• Pay and performance
• Strategic aspects of pay
• Job evaluation
• Incentives, PRP and fringe benefits
• Summary
• References
• Further reading

Qualifications: Students will receive the level 3 Award in Human Resources Management

Course payment: Various methods of payment options are available for your studies. We also offer a pay as you study scheme to assist students.