Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course

Location: Lagos.

Fee: N120, 000

Duration: 2days

The Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training is designed for HR Officers and new managers. It develops a set of practical techniques for core HR functions including interviewing, orientation, safety, harassment, discrimination, violence, discipline, staff development and termination.

An organisation’s staff is now seen as its most valuable asset, and human resources skills are vital to organisational success. This HR course covers the complete lifecycle of HR responsibilities including recruitment, staff retention, employee annual review and feedback, workplace health and safety, employee discipline and staff termination.

Whether you are a new HR Officer, or you are responsible as a manager for HR functions this course will help you understand how much of that role is really about people, as well as aspects of legislation, policy, and procedures.

This practical, hands-on course is for people who want to develop real world human resource skills as line managers, administrators or human resource officers.

Learning Outcomes

• Explore the range of Human Resource activities and responsibilities
• Define human resource terms & subject matter
• Effectively recruit, interview & retain employees
• Follow up with a new employee in a structured manner
• Become an advocate for employee health and safety
• Provide accurate, actionable feedback to employees
• Act appropriately in situations requiring discipline & termination
• Evaluate strengths & opportunities for human resources in the workplace
• Identify three areas for further human resources development as part of a personal action plan

Course Outline

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 1 Getting Started

• Icebreaker
• Housekeeping Items
• The Parking Lot
• Workshop Objectives

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 2 Human Resources Today

• What is Human Resources Today?
• Key Factors Influencing Human Resources Today
• Growth in Human Resources

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 3 Recruiting and Interviewing

• The Job Selection Process
• Get Good at Interviewing
• Interviewing Fairly
• The Best Way to Interview

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 4 Retention and Orientation

• Getting Off on the Right Track
• Creating an Engaging Program
• Using an Orientation List

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 5

Following up with New Employees

• Checking in
• Following up
• Designing the Follow-up Schedule

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 6

Workplace Health and Safety

• Understanding your role and Responsibilities
• Understanding Local and Industry Specific Rules
• Training for Managers

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 7 Workplace Bullying, Harassment, and Violence

• Definitions
• Costs to the Organization
• The Manager’s Role
• An Employer’s Responsibility

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 8 Workplace Wellness

• Wellness Behaviors
• Wellness Trends
• The Case for Wellness

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 9 Providing Feedback to Employees

• Feedback Model
• The Feedback Sandwich
• Encouraging Growth and Development

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 10 Disciplining Employees

• The General Discipline Process
• The Progressive Discipline Process
• Having Discipline Meetings
• Following Up

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 11 Terminating Employees

• Documenting Events
• Making the Decision
• Communicating the Decision

Foundation Skills for New HR Officers Training Course – Lesson 12 Wrapping Up

• Documenting Events

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