Human Resources Planning and Management

This course is approved for 44 Group B Homeowner Protection Office CPD credits.

The Human Resources Planning and Management course will help both company owners and their employees improve their understanding of the elements of human resource planning and management, and how this affects the everyday operations and competitive strategy of the company.

NOTE: Early registration is necessary, as this course will involve the advance receipt and completion of workbook and online quizzes and assignments by way of email, as well as the one-day session to review all material and prepare for writing the examination. Registration deadline: March 20, 2017

Course Content:

• Developing a human resources plan, performance standards and structures for communication and input
• Meet human resource requirements through recruiting, hiring and retaining staff and subcontractors
• Identifying importance of training/skills upgrading
• How to encourage employee involvement
• How to understand compensation schemes
• How to identify job functions and tasks required

Duration:

Online home study 10-15 hours with quizzes and assignment. (constitutes 50% of overall grade) One day in-class session.

Materials:

Manual “Human Resources Planning and Management”

Course Format:

Upon registration for the course, the course manual will be delivered by regular post, to be completed at their own pace along with the online portion. Any student can email questions to the instructor at any time prior to the course date. The one day in-class session will be used to review all of the material, answer any questions and prepare for the exam in the afternoon.

Examination:

A pass mark of 80% is required on the in-class open book exam is written on the afternoon of the one-day in-class session. If a mark between 65% and 79% is achieved, a fee is charged to re-write an online exam. A candidate is given the opportunity to re-write the examination a maximum of two times before having to retake the entire course. Candidates who score less than 65% on the initial examination are required to retake the course.