Modern HR professionals are expected to go beyond administration and play a strategic role in attracting talent, developing people, improving performance, and building positive workplace cultures. To succeed, HR practitioners need strong practical skills across recruitment, talent management, learning, employee engagement, and performance systems. This course provides participants with the essential tools and modern practices required to become effective and business-focused HR professionals.
Human Resources and Training
Essential Skills for the Modern HR Practitioner
Modern HR professionals are expected to go beyond administration and play a strategic role in attracting talent, developing people, improving performance, and building positive workplace cultures. To succeed, HR practitioners need strong practical skills across recruitment, talent management, learning, employee engagement, and performance systems. This course provides participants with the essential tools and modern practices required to become effective and business-focused HR professionals.
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| Amsterdam - Netherlands |
€2,125 + VAT
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| London - United Kingdom |
€1,925 + VAT
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| Barcelona - Spain |
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| London - United Kingdom |
€1,925 + VAT
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| Barcelona - Spain |
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| Istanbul - Türkiye |
€1,925 + VAT
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| Amsterdam - Netherlands |
€2,100 + VAT
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| London - United Kingdom |
€2,100 + VAT
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- Understand the strategic role of HR in modern organizations
- Improve recruitment and selection practices
- Apply talent management and retention strategies
- Design effective learning and development initiatives
- Strengthen performance management systems
- Improve employee motivation and recognition practices
- Build practical HR solutions for workplace challenges
- Enhance professional confidence as an HR practitioner
This program is intended for professionals involved in Human Resources and Training.
- HR Officers
- HR Generalists
- HR Managers
- Recruitment Specialists
- Talent Development Staff
- Supervisors with HR responsibilities
- Anyone building a career in Human Resources
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, group discussions, HR simulations, role plays, practical exercises, and real workplace examples.
Day1
Foundations of Modern People Management
- Strategic value of people management in organizations
- Importance of attracting and selecting the right talent
- Writing effective job descriptions and role profiles
- Building competency-based selection criteria
- Using assessment centres in hiring decisions
- Modern screening and interviewing approaches
- Exercise: Review a role profile and develop hiring criteria
Day2
Talent Management and Workforce Growth
- Connection between talent management and business productivity
- Strategies for attracting internal and external talent
- Effective onboarding and retention practices
- Employee engagement, motivation, and workplace climate
- Succession planning for business continuity
- Case study: Reviewing a talent pipeline and improvement areas
Day3
Learning and Development Excellence
- Value and benefits of learning and development
- Creating impactful training and development programmes
- Linking L&D with career growth and progression
- Designing internal learning pathways and curricula
- Coaching and mentoring skills for managers
- Exercise: Build a learning solution for a workforce scenario
Day4
Performance Management for Results
- Performance management cycle and core stages
- Setting objectives, KPIs, and standards
- Giving effective feedback and coaching conversations
- Managing poor performance constructively
- Performance management and disciplinary considerations
- Exercise: Role-play a performance review discussion
Day5
Motivation, Recognition, and Culture
- Drivers of employee motivation and satisfaction
- Goal alignment to improve engagement
- Recognition methods that improve performance
- Building a positive and productive culture
- Exercise: Design a recognition plan for a multi-disciplinary team
- Course review and reflection on key lessons learned
SPARK Training Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants who attend and complete the full training course.
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