Course summary

On this course, you’ll learn about the key issues in human resource management (HRM). You’ll gain knowledge in employment relations, workplace behaviours and the practice of good people-management. You’ll explore:

• internal and external factors that give shape to complex HR ideas and practices. This includes firm strategy, market dynamics, national and supranational governance, demographic and technological trends, and political-ideological contexts

• HR issues from the perspective of the strategy of an individual firm, and the external context of labour markets, employment relations and employment trends

• assessing and improving employee engagement, and evaluating the effectiveness of employee-engagement strategies

• financial and managerial aspects including turnover assessment, recruitment, retention, retirement, redundancy, dismissal, succession planning and talent management

• the interplay between firm-level management practices and employee experiences including motivation, engagement, identity-formation, negotiation, participation and representation.

• Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Find out more