Overview of Human Resource Management

• Human resource management: definition, objectives & responsibilities
• Aligning HRM and organizational strategy
• Labor market analysis, trends, and forecasting – current situation and where are we going?

Job Analysis & Design – First Step on the Way to Successful Recruiting

• Job design: definition and purpose
• Types of job redesign: job enrichment, enlargement & rotation

Talent Management – New Proactive Approach to Focus On

• Talent acquisition – steps and best practices for the recruiting process
• Talent alignment – coordinating new personnel with a long-term view
• Talent assessment: performance management and diversity
• Talent development: training, coaching, mentoring, and leadership/career development
• Talent measurement/compensation
• Talent retention and transition

Employee Recruitment & Selection – Revealing All Pitfalls and Secret Techniques

• Four methods of job evaluation: ranking, classification, point & factor comparison
• The hiring process: how human resource managers recruit and hire the best employees
• Proven staffing selection methods: definitions, interview types, pros & cons
• What is employee turnover? – definition, cost & reasons

Exploring the World of Compensation – Extend Your Knowledge about Rewarding Strategies

• Developing a total rewards strategy
• Common compensation systems: salary, hourly, contractor, pay-for-performance
• Incentive compensation plans: merit pay, piece rates, commissions, bonuses & skills-based
• Organizational incentive programs: profit sharing, gain sharing, and employee stock ownership
• Linking individual and team performance to organizational outcomes

Employee Learning& Professional Development – Inherent Part of Successful HRM

• New hire orientation: the importance of learning design & content
• Methods for learning employees: mentoring, on-the-job & job rotation
• Choosing and sticking to the best type of performance appraisal: trait, behavioral & results
• Successful implementation of common methods of employee discipline

Employee Separations (Attrition Analysis) – Advanced Level of HRM

• Absenteeism and turnover in the workplace: definition & effects
• Terminating an employee: process & best practices
• Types of termination: attrition, layoffs, resignation & retirement
• Impulsive, comparison, pre-planned & conditional reasons employees quit

Exploring Advanced Principles of International Human Resource Management

• Global staffing approaches: ethnocentric, egocentric, polycentric, and geocentric
• Expatriate staffing: personal impact, repatriation & compensation considerations
• How to understand and utilize cultural sensitivity

Strategic Human Resource Management – A Look at the Big Picture of HRM

• HR within the global business environment – HR role of internal consultants and advisors
• How to turn your human capital assets into a competitive advantage
• Organizational development through gradual enhancement of HRM strategy

Improvements inside the Organization – Embedding Leadership and Change Management

• Theories and strategies for developing an organizational behavior model
• Basics of Change Management – how to execute smooth but productive changes
• Essentials of leadership, motivation, and individual behavior – everything you need to know
• How to create unique workplace culture and build trust

Legal Responsibilities & UAE Labor Laws

• Comparing and contrasting managerial and HR legal responsibilities
• Identifying key federal employment-related terms and legislation
• Defining and increasing awareness of workplace harassment
• Identifying legal trends and challenges
• Most important parts of Labor Laws and recent changes you must be aware of

Analytics, Metrics, and Problem-Solving in HRM

• Research design and methodology – how to retrieve the data you need
• Benchmarking HR – creating a balanced scorecard
• Exploring the foundations of risk management
• Leveraging human resource information systems data to manage human capital