Human Resource Management 1200 Hours Higher Advanced Diploma

Work Experience can be satisfied by showing documentary proof of attendance at a combination of seminars, conferences, trade shows and/or meetings.

Note: that each module in this Advanced Diploma is a certificate in its own right, and may be studied separately.

Core Modules
These 13 modules provide foundation knowledge for the Higher Advanced Diploma In Human Resource Management.

• Industry Project BIP000
• Health & Wellbeing VRE102
• Industrial Psychology BPS103
• Instructional Skills BGN101
• Management VBS105
• Motivation VBS111
• Personnel Management VBS107
• Psychology & Counselling BPS102
• Research Project I BGN102
• Supervision VBS104
• Workplace Health & Safety VBS103
• Conflict Management BPS201
• Project Management BBS201

Please Note: each module in the Higher Advanced Diploma In Human Resource Management is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.

LESSONS COVERED IN EACH OF THE MODULES

Management
There are 6 lessons as follows:

1. Introduction & Organizational Structures
2. Management Theories & Procedures
3. Problem Solving & Decision Making
4. Management Styles & External Influences
5. Employing People & Interview Skills
6. Staff Management

Supervision
There are 10 lessons as follows:

1. Introduction - Organisational structures & responsibilities.
2. Understanding the work place - Government and private personnel departments, unions.
3. Communications and human relations.
4. Motivating employees.
5. Organising the work place.
6. Problem solving techniques.
7. Discipline, complaints and grievances.
8. Interviewing, recruitment, training.
9. Work place safety.
10. Dealing with management/worker participation/ report writing/ staff meetings.

Motivation
There are 8 lessons:

1. Introduction
2. Awareness
3. Tangible Rewards
4. Intangible Rewards
5. Negative Motivators
6. Initiating Motivation
7. Maintaining Motivation
8. Applications

Personnel Management
There are 10 lessons:

1. Human behaviour
2. Workplace Communications
3. Workplace Conditions
4. Controlling Operations
5. Recruitment and Induction
6. Staff Training
7. Work Teams
8. Positive Discipline
9. Grievances and Complaints
10. Monitoring and Reporting

Psychology and Counselling
There are 7lessons:

1. Stress
2. Abnormal Behaviour
3. Individual Behaviour
4. Group Behaviour
5. Methods of Dealing with Abnormalities
6. Conflict Resolution
7. Interpersonal Communication Skills

Industrial Psychology
There are 10 lessons:

1. Introduction
2. Understanding the Employees Thinking
3. Personality & Temperament
4. Psychological Testing
5. Management & Managers
6. The Work Environment
7. Motivation and Incentives
8. Recruitment
9. Social Considerations
10. Abnormalities and Disorders

Conflict Management
There are 8 lessons:

1. Conflict Management and Anger
2. Listening
3. Negotiation
4. Mediation
5. Facilitation
6. Balance of Power
7. Discussion and Group Work
8. Crisis Analysis and Responses

Instructional Skills
There are 11 lessons:

1. Introduction to Training – Communication
2. Understanding Learning
3. Determining Training Requirements in The Workplace
4. Commencing Training
5. Developing a Lesson Plan
6. Assessment and Evaluation of Training Programs
7. Training Aids
8. One-To-One Training
9. Motivation Skills and Techniques
10. Promoting Training
11. Assessor Training

Educational Psychology
There are 7 lessons:

1. Introduction: Development and Learning Theory
2. Behavioural Learning
3. Information Processing
4. Memory Retention & Loss
5. Individual Needs
6. Constructivist Learning
7. Motivation

Project Management
There are 9 lessons:

1. Introduction
2. Project Identification
3. Project Planning
4. Project Implementation
5. Project Completion & Evaluation
6. Technical Project Management Skills
7. Leadership Skills
8. Improving Key Personnel Skills
9. Major Assignment

Workplace Health & Safety
There are 7 lessons as follows:

1. Introduction
2. Legislation
3. Handling Chemicals
4. Handling Equipment
5. Handling Objects
6. Standards & Rules
7. Signs & Signals

Health & Wellbeing
There are 8 lessons as follows:

1. Industry Overview
2. Modern Lifestyle Problems
3. Human Nutrition
4. Healthy Eating
5. Stress Management
6. Preventative Health
7. Alternative Medicine
8. Basic First Aid

Please Note: Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy, marked by your tutor and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Research Project I
There are 7 lessons as follows:

1. Determining Research Needs
2. Searching For Information
3. Research Methods
4. Using Statistics
5. Conducting Statistical Research
6. Research Reports
7. Reporting On A Research Project.

Industry Meetings - attendance is required at 100 hours of industry meetings such as seminars, conferences, trade shows, industry committees etc. The purpose of this requirement will be to ensure you are interacting with people who are actively working within your industry, in an “real world” industry context.

Through this interaction, you will have opportunities to relate things you have studied to real life situations, broadening your outlook and relevance with respect to your studies. Industry meetings develop networking and learning opportunities beyond other areas of study and should bring a practical perspective to your education which enhances everything else you do in your course.

The school will accept attendance ant any event or meeting where you have opportunity to interact with people from your industry, which is attended by one or more people who are actively involved in your industry, and are knowledgeable about your industry, whether they be amateurs or professionals.

Examples may be:

• Joining and attending meetings of a professional association, institute, club, society or some other professional body.
• Attending meetings as an intern or assistant to a consultant or other professional person (whether a paid or voluntary position)
• Attending an exhibition, show, field days, festival or any other event.
• Attending committee meetings, or serving on a committee of any organization which provides opportunities to interact with others from your industry.
• Attendance at seminars, conferences or workshops which are attended by others from your industry.

You will normally make up your required hours by attending a variety of different events; for example: attending a week long conference might count for 50 to 60 hrs; and attending a trade show may count for 8 hours. Serving on a committee for 6 months may count for 3 to 4 hours per meeting.

Who Decides What to Attend? You do!
As long as you can verify your attendance and the events can be seen as broadly satisfying the above criteria, it will be accepted.

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