HR administrators and officers are constantly requested to expand their existing knowledge and skill set. This course has been developed to provide participants with both technical and behavioral knowledge required for HR administrators. The focus is on the role of HR administrators within organizations, communication skills required (both verbal and written), HR reporting, legal documentation and employee policies. In addition the course provides an extensive body of knowledge on the competencies required for successful HR administrators.
Course Methodology
To provide a more practical element to the course, participants are required to develop an employee handbook and an organization structure. In addition, a live demo of an HR system will be provided in order to highlight major features and develop a system's business requirements.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Identify the role of HR administrators within the HR structure of their organization
List and develop competencies required for successful HR administrators
Apply the main principles of business and report writing
Produce written human resources correspondence and sample HR reports
Determine legal documents required to collect and maintain for employees.
Create their organization’s employee handbook
Target Audience
HR administrators and officers who wish to develop their knowledge and improve their HR administration skills.
Target Competencies
Deciding and initiating action
Relating and networking
Communication skills
Business writing
Following instructions and procedures
Planning and organizing
Achieving goals and objectives
Course Outline
The HR administrator in organizations
Major roles and responsibilities of HR administrators
A look at the HR administrator’s job description
The HR administrator’s position within the HR department
Professional qualifications as a competitive advantage
Competencies of successful administrators
Technical competencies
Behavioral competencies
Assessing and developing your competencies
The evolving role of the HR administrator
Certifications for administrators
Human resources and communication
Definition of communication
Communication in HR
Characteristics of an effective HR communicator
Questioning techniques
Listening and empathy
Interviewing techniques:
The STAR technique
The FACT technique
The probing technique
The leading technique
Basics of public speaking
HR business communication and HR reports
Basics of business writing
Writing HR reports
Common mistakes in writing HR correspondence and reports
Examples of HR correspondence and reports
HR measurements and reporting
Research terms and techniques
Frequently used HR metrics
Calculating HR metrics
Recruitment metrics
Retention metrics
Compensation and Benefits metrics
Training and development metrics
Employee documentation and record keeping
Purpose and objective of record keeping
Employee files: legal documents to maintain
Developing an orientation package: documents to provide to new hires