Human Resources Core Knowledge: Skills, Concepts, and Tools

Overview/Description
This course examines key skills required in human resource professionals, including the ability to lead and motivate others. Human resources concepts and applications are also examined, as well as ethics and professional standards that every organization should follow. This course also provides insight into how to perform environmental scans, and discusses organizational structures as well as change management. This course is created to help HR professionals preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) PHR and SPHR certification examinations. The content in this course is based on the core knowledge statements of the PHR and SPHR Body of Knowledge of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Target Audience
Human resource professionals, managers, and all individuals preparing for the PHR and SPHR certification examinations of Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI); compensation and benefits analysts, administrators, staffing managers, and recruiters will also have interest in this certification path

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Human Resources Core Knowledge: Skills, Concepts, and Tools

prepare for the PHR and SPHR exams

identify the functions of an effective communication strategy

sequence the steps required to create an organized presentation

identify key transformational roles HR leaders can assume to help implement organizational strategy

identify HR leadership attributes

recognize the types of situations that should be addressed in every organization's code of conduct

differentiate between environmental scanning methods

identify benefits of various types of organizational structures

identify the guiding principles of change management