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The Role and Skills of the HR Business Partner

Strengthen your understanding of the practical skills and knowledge that the HR Business Partner needs on a day-to-day basis with this 6 modular, on-line, interactive and easy-to-use training course

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8 Modules

Course Overview

Why choose ‘The Role and Skills of the HR Business Partner’ online course?

To be an effective HR business partner not only requires exceptional consultancy skills but also the ability to understand human resource strategy, a grasp of organizational culture, and the knowledge and skills to translate these into results.

This programme examines what HR business partners are, what they need to do, and the skill set required to translate the strategy into results. In six interactive and informative modules this course covers the role of the HR Business Partner, strategic human resources management, resourcing, talent planning, reward and employee relations. The expert contributor, Kathy Daniels, details each step of these key areas.

This online programme is ideal for those who are making the move to becoming a business partner or for those who are looking for a refresher to confirm they are on the right track.

This course is part of our HR Strategy training courses series that aims to equip HR professionals with the skills and expertise to thrive within their industry.

Programme benefits

This programme will take you through every aspect of the role and responsibilities of the HR Business Partner and ensure you fully understand the scope of this important role
Developed and written by a trained psychologist and HR professional, this programme details current best practice for the forward-thinking HR Business Partner
Using numerous activities and exercises, this programme encourages the participant to compare their current procedures against the experts advice and make an honest appraisal of where improvements can be made in their business
Six online modules accessed through a personal account at a time and place of your choosing from your PC, Mac or tablet device
The programme doubles as a workbook and reference guide for future use and can be returned to at a later date to evaluate what improvements have been made

Who should take this course?

HR business partners
HR and personnel managers and practitioners
And all those in the HR department who are looking to expand their knowledge of the business partner role and those requiring a refresher.

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The The Role and Skills of the HR Business Partner course will cover:

Module 1 - What is a Business Partner
- Introduction
- The developing role of HR
- The specialist role of HR
- The HR silo
- Defining a Business Partner
- The model of the Business Partner
- The Three-Legged Stool Model
- Why has the Business Partner model developed?
- How does the business partner role work?
- Developing HR strategies to support the business strategy
- Strategic v traditional HRM
- Developing a Green HR strategy
- HR analytics
- The effective business partner
- Self-assessment questions
Module 2 - Strategy
- Introduction
- What is strategy?
- Strategy and people
- Levels of strategy
- Communicating the strategy
- Formats in which the strategy is communicated
- Understanding the business: PESTLE analysis
- Understanding the business: SWOT analysis
- Brainstorming and the Ishikawa Diagram
- Porter’s Five Forces
- Developing a strategy
- Remote/hybrid working
- Moving to a four-day week
- Business partner: part of the strategy
- The effective business partner
- Self-assessment questions
Module 3 - Resourcing
- Introduction
- Resourcing
- The recruitment/resourcing process
- Planning for the future
- Addressing skill shortages within the organisation
- Looking externally
- Deciding whether to recruit
- Analysis and investigation
- Ratio-trend analysis
- Forecasting
- Job descriptions and person specifications
- Attracting the best candidates
- Advertisements
- Where to place the advertisement
- Application form or CV
- Alternatives to interviewing
- Values based recruitment
- Skills based hiring
- Summary
- Self-assessment questions
Module 4 - Talent planning
- Introduction
- The need for talent management
- Performance management cycle
- Identifying development needs
- Identifying development needs for the future
- Meeting development needs
- Coaching and mentoring
- Understanding Gen Z
- Return on investment
- Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Summary
- Self-assessment questions
Module 5 - Reward
- Introduction
- What is the purpose of reward in an organisation?
- Extrinsic reward
- Intrinsic rewards
- Flexible working
- Understanding motivation
- Reward is more than pay
- Total reward
- Benefits
- Flexible benefits
- Financial reward
- What to pay?
- Determining external pay comparisons
- Financial wellbeing
- The role of the Business Partner
- Self-assessment
Module 6 - Employee relations
- Introduction
- Changing employment relationships
- The psychological contract
- Changes to the psychological contract
- Implications for managing the employment relationship
- The use of power
- Managing the employment relationship
- Communication
- Employee involvement
- Employee engagement
- Equality and diversity
- Equality and equity
- Neurodiversity in the workplace
- Summary
- Self-assessment
Final Assessment
Course Evaluation