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...
- 5 daysClassroom or online
- 17Upcoming dates
- 6Cities
- €1,925Fees from
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Introduction
Course overview
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.
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
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.
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
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
- Coffee break
- Building competency-based selection criteria (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Employee engagement, motivation, and workplace climate (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Designing internal learning pathways and curricula (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Managing poor performance constructively (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Building a positive and productive culture (continued)
- Exercise: Design a recognition plan for a multi-disciplinary team
- Course review and reflection on key lessons learned
Course FAQs
Questions about this course
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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 9 - 13 November 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
HR Officers, HR Generalists, HR Managers
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
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?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Barcelona, London, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Munich, Kuala lumpur.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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