Human Resources for Health

• Develop the knowledge, skills and concepts needed to resolve actual human resource management problems or issues.
• Manage the employment relationship, which is a shared responsibility between employers, management, human resources specialists, and employees. Investigate how HRM is responding to current business trends, opportunities, and challenges.
• Identify the human resources needs of an organization or department.
• Conduct a job analysis and produce a job description from the job analysis.
• Evaluate the procedures and practices used for recruiting and selecting suitable employees.
• Assess training requirements and design a successful orientation and training program.
• Discuss workplace health and safety programs and the roles of the employer and the employee in enforcing health and safety policies and procedures.
• Explain the responsibilities of management, HRM specialists, managers, and employees in managing the employment relationship in a unionized or a non-unionized environment.

Human Resources for Health

• Need for Human Resources Management
  • Topic 1: Human Resources Management-Roles and Responsibilities
  • Topic 2: The Changing Role of HRM and Growing Professionalism within the HR Function
  • Topic 3: HRM Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
  • Topic 4: Legal issues in HRM
• Matching HR Needs and People
  • Topic 1: Job Design
  • Topic 2: Job Analysis
  • Topic 3: Human Resources Planning
  • Topic 4: Understanding a Shifting Labour Market
• Module 3: Developing People
  • Topic 1: Employee Orientation and Socialization
  • Topic 2: Training and Development
  • Topic 3: Performance Management
  • Topic 4: HR's Role in Setting a Climate for People Development
• Compensation and Recognition
  • Topic 1: Employee Compensation
  • Topic 2: Incentives and Rewards
  • Topic 3: Employee Benefits and Services
  • Topic 4: Trends in Compensation and Benefits
• Recruitment and Selection
  • Topic 1: Recruitment Strategies
  • Topic 2: Processes for Selecting the Best Candidate
  • Topic 3: Legal Issues Related to Recruitment and Selection
• Developing a Healthy Work Environment and Effective Employee Relations
  • Topic 1: Occupational Health and Safety Legislation - Creating a Safe Work Environment
  • Topic 2: The Human Rights Code - Establishing a Positive Work Environment
  • Topic 3: Foundations of Effective Employee Relations
  • Topic 4: Labour-Management Relations
  • Topic 5: Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures