Global Learning for Operational Leaders
Course HRT-054
Essential Skills for the Modern HR Practitioner
Modern HR professionals are expected to go beyond administration and play a strategic role in attracting talent, develop... The outline covers Foundations of Modern People Management, Talent Management and Workforce Grow...
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16 sessions
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Online / Live
16 sessions
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Introduction
Course overview
Why Attend
Modern HR professionals are expected to go beyond administration and play a strategic role in attracting talent, developing people, improving performance, and building positive workplace cultures. To succeed, HR practitioners need strong practical skills across recruitment, talent management, learning, employee engagement, and performance systems. This course provides participants with the essential tools and modern practices required to become effective and business-focused HR professionals.
Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, group discussions, HR simulations, role plays, practical exercises, and real workplace examples.
Course Objectives
- Understand the strategic role of HR in modern organizations
- Improve recruitment and selection practices
- Apply talent management and retention strategies
- Design effective learning and development initiatives
- Strengthen performance management systems
- Improve employee motivation and recognition practices
- Build practical HR solutions for workplace challenges
- Enhance professional confidence as an HR practitioner
Target Audience
- HR Officers
- HR Generalists
- HR Managers
- Recruitment Specialists
- Talent Development Staff
- Supervisors with HR responsibilities
- Anyone building a career in Human Resources
Target Competencies
- Recruitment and Selection
- Talent Management
- Learning and Development
- Performance Management
- Employee Engagement
- Communication Skills
- Coaching Skills
- Strategic HR Thinking
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Understand the strategic role of HR in modern organizations
- Improve recruitment and selection practices
- Apply talent management and retention strategies
- Design effective learning and development initiatives
- Strengthen performance management systems
- Improve employee motivation and recognition practices
- Build practical HR solutions for workplace challenges
- Enhance professional confidence as an HR practitioner
Who should attend
Target audience
- HR Officers
- HR Generalists
- HR Managers
- Recruitment Specialists
- Talent Development Staff
- Supervisors with HR responsibilities
- Anyone building a career in Human Resources
- Target Competencies
Methodology
Learning approach
- This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, group discussions, HR simulations, role plays, practical exercises, and real workplace examples.
Course content
Five focused days of learning and application
Day 1
Foundations of Modern People Management
- Strategic value of people management in organizations
- Importance of attracting and selecting the right talent
- Writing effective job descriptions and role profiles
- Building competency-based selection criteria
- Using assessment centres in hiring decisions
- Modern screening and interviewing approaches
- Exercise: Review a role profile and develop hiring criteria
Day 2
Talent Management and Workforce Growth
- Connection between talent management and business productivity
- Strategies for attracting internal and external talent
- Effective onboarding and retention practices
- Employee engagement, motivation, and workplace climate
- Succession planning for business continuity
- Case study: Reviewing a talent pipeline and improvement areas
Day 3
Learning and Development Excellence
- Value and benefits of learning and development
- Creating impactful training and development programmes
- Linking L&D with career growth and progression
- Designing internal learning pathways and curricula
- Coaching and mentoring skills for managers
- Exercise: Build a learning solution for a workforce scenario
Day 4
Performance Management for Results
- Performance management cycle and core stages
- Setting objectives, KPIs, and standards
- Giving effective feedback and coaching conversations
- Managing poor performance constructively
- Performance management and disciplinary considerations
- Exercise: Role-play a performance review discussion
Day 5
Motivation, Recognition, and Culture
- Drivers of employee motivation and satisfaction
- Goal alignment to improve engagement
- Recognition methods that improve performance
- Building a positive and productive culture
- Exercise: Design a recognition plan for a multi-disciplinary team
- Course review and reflection on key lessons learned
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Essential Skills for the Modern HR Practitioner (HRT-054) cover?
This course covers Human Resources and Training through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 1 - 5 June 2026, with additional classroom dates and mirrored Online / Live options listed in the course schedules section.
Who should attend this course?
HR Officers, HR Generalists, HR Managers
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Yes. The course detail page includes both classroom sessions and Online / Live sessions, with online options aligned to the same course dates for easier planning.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include London, Munich, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Kuala lumpur, Barcelona.
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