PROGRAM DETAILS

Introduction

Effective management of staff is critical to the success of any organisation. Having the right HR systems, policies and practices in place will make this possible. This programme provides the fundamental steps to having an effective HR development and personnel management system in place.

 Learning Objectives

 Exploring  the 4 fundamental pillars of effective personnel management

• Reviewing effective reward management systems
• Identifying  relevant personnel management policies
• Planning organisational resourcing requirements
• Identifying opportunities for training needs, design and evaluation
• Developing HR strategy

 Who Should Attend?

 All those working in the personnel management or training sectors

• Those who want to develop their understanding of personnel  and employee development practice
• Anyone wishing to develop a career in personnel management and employee development

 Training Methodology

 The programme will be delivered in an interactive style, using group discussions and case studies, questionnaires and practical exercises. There will also be the opportunity to discuss individual issues on a one to one basis with the facilitator if necessary.

Program Content

 Day 1:  Employee Reward

• Valuing your reward strategy
• Identifying what is being rewarded
• Pay scales and career grades
• Performance related pay
• Offering reward menus
• Motivating high flyers
• Getting Herzberg’s “hygiene factors” in place
• Review of day 1

Day 2: Employee Relations

• Reviewing HR policies
• Exploring what constitutes disciplinary and capability situations
• Managing sickness absence
• Performance management systems
• Monitoring staffing statistics
• Review of day 2

 Day 3:  Employee Resourcing

• Recruitment good practice and “right sizing” the organisation
• Ensuring grading structures work for the organisation
• Job evaluation techniques
• Planning for retirements
• Effective succession planning
• Review of day 3

 Day 4:  Employee Development

• Identifying training needs
• Designing impactive training sessions
• Evaluating training and Return on Investment
• Managing the training budget
• Review of day 4

 Day 5: HR Strategy

• Creating a People Management Strategy
• Using SWOT to analyse next steps
• Contingency planning
• Becoming an employer of choice
• Review of programme