HR for Non-HR Managers: Foundation Programme

Course Introduction

Delivered over five days, this foundation-level programme on HR for Non-HR Managers combines concise technical input with hands-on application. It is built around talent, performance and workforce processes, so examples, exercises and discussion stay relevant to participants' daily work.

Training Objectives

• 01Build a shared vocabulary and framework for HR for Non-HR Managers that your whole team can use
• 02Apply proven methods for HR for Non-HR Managers to realistic scenarios drawn from talent, performance and workforce processes
• 03Anticipate the failure points and compliance issues that most often affect HR for Non-HR Managers
• 04Communicate HR for Non-HR Managers decisions clearly to colleagues, clients and management
• 05Prepare a personal action plan to apply HR for Non-HR Managers in your own organisation

What You Will Take Away

• A personal development action plan
• A 30-60-90 day implementation plan for your own workplace
• Templates for planning, tracking and reporting

Who Should Attend

• HR Managers & Officers
• HR Business Partners
• Talent Acquisition Specialists
• Managers Involved in HR Decisions

Prerequisites: No prior specialist knowledge is required.

Training Methodology

Sessions are paced for newcomers — plain-language explanations, worked examples and small-group practice — with time each day for questions. Case material and examples are drawn from talent, performance and workforce processes.

Day-by-Day Programme (5 Days)

• Day 1
  Where HR for Non-HR Managers fits

  How HR for Non-HR Managers connects to wider operations in talent, performance and workforce processes, plus the essential vocabulary.

• Day 2
  Working with the standards

  Interpreting and applying the codes and good-practice guidance that govern HR for Non-HR Managers.

• Day 3
  Tools and techniques lab

  Guided practice with the tools, checklists and templates used for HR for Non-HR Managers.

• Day 4
  Risk, compliance and case review

  Analysis of incidents and cases to see where HR for Non-HR Managers succeeds or breaks down.

• Day 5
  Consolidate and plan

  Capstone discussion, action planning and a closing assessment.

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