HR Foundations
Led by either Karen Boyte, Kris Cooper or Tina Nation
Presented by The Human Resources Institute of New Zealand
The Workshop
The effective management of people and their performance has never been more important for the success of an organisation.
More and more we recognise that people are an organisation's most powerful asset - very often they are the source of an organisation's operating strength and competitive advantage.
HR Foundations is a three-day workshop that familiarises participants with human resource management practices in a wide range of human resource functions. Attendees will be familiarised with the theory and techniques of up-to-date HR fundamentals.
On completion of HR Foundations participants will:
- Develop insights into the strategic role of HRM in their organisations;
- Become familiarised with best-practice HR techniques;
- Relate HRM practices to legislative requirements, and assess their own organisations compliance with these;
- Explore how they can better evaluate their own HRM practices, to show evidence of adding value to the organisation.
Who should participate?
HR Foundations is designed for:
- People new to a human resources role;
- Those already working in HR who want to refresh their functional knowledge;
- Line managers with devolved responsibilities for HR.
The Workshop Leaders
In 2007 HR Foundations will be led by either Karen Boyte, Kris Cooper or Tina Nation.
Karen Boyte
Karen Boyte has over 15 years human resources and change management experience, working as a practitioner and in the tertiary education environments.
Karenis currently a Human Resource Manager at TrustPower Limited based in Tauranga. Prior to joining TrustPower, Karen spent 7 Years with Carter Holt Harvey. During her time with CHH, Karen undertook an number of HR roles including ranging from Performance Improvement and Organisational Development. She has Lectured in Human Resource Management, designed and lectured Organisational Behaviour for year 1 Tourism degree students. Karen is an avid believer in life long learning and has a passion for training and development. She commenced her MBS in Human Resource Management last year. Karen is a certified member of the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand.
Kris Cooper
Kristen Cooper has been working in management, marketing and training consultancy roles since 1991. She has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business and Administration (Marketing), is a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Management and an Associate Fellow of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand. She is also a trained tutor and a LEADR accredited mediator for alternative disputes resolution processes.
Kris has worked with government, local government and private sector organisations in Australasia, including city, district and regional councils; financial institutions; information technology businesses; meat and food processing companies; travel, transport and aviation companies; education; accountancy partnerships; art and culture businesses; the health sector; family court; professional rugby.
As well as consulting, Kris’ career has included strategic planning management, and HR management at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology; full time tutoring, establishing systems for a newly formed human resource department, and planning management at Southland Polytechnic. She was also Marketing Executive at Trust Bank Southland, with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the department and initiation and execution of projects. She was the first woman to hold a middle management position at the Bank and was the youngest manager by quite some years.
Tina Nation
Tina Nation is a seasoned senior manager and consultant with a 22 year background as a generalist human resources manager, change manager, business manager and policy analyst.
She has held private and public sector senior management roles such as: HR manager, project manager; account management; strategy and planning; marketing and product development; business development and policy. Tina has also acted in General Manager roles and has been an influential member of many management committee’s and working parties.
An experienced capability facilitator, Tina has designed, developed and facilitated many courses, workshops, training programmes and strategic planning meetings.
Tina is an Associate Fellow of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ) and past board member and national councilor. She was principal developer for the current HRINZ strategic plan to 2008 and has been a formal mentor within the Wellington programme since it’s inception several years ago.
The Programme
Each topic will be covered by a core presentation combined with case examples, interactive exercises, group discussion and goal-setting (for participants to take back to their own organisations). A complete and comprehensive workbook will also be provided.
Course Outline
What is HRM?
- From Personnel to HRM
- Strategic HRM
Human Resource Planning
- Strategy and HRP
- HRP techniques
Job Analysis and Job Descriptions
- Job analysis as the basis of all HRM functions
- Job analysis techniques
- Writing job descriptions and specifications / competency profiles
Recruitment
- Overview of the recruitment process
- Recruitment techniques, eRecruitment
- Legislative implications
Selection Techniques
- Overview of the selection process
- Selection techniques and trends
- Legislative Implications
Performance Management
- Building a comprehensive and strategic system
- Performance planning
- Performance measurement
- Appraising employees
- Providing performance feedback
Training & Development
- Needs analysis
- Building learning principles into training
- Training evaluation
Remuneration
- Total remuneration
- Job evaluation (job sizing) and internal equity
- Salary surveys and external competitiveness
- Pay-for-performance / incentive remuneration
Employment Relations
- Employment Legislation
- Employment Agreements
- Disciplinary Issues · Exiting
Safety, Health, Welfare and Support
- Safety Legislation
- Hazard management
Systems and Information Management
- Information Requirements
- Electronic HR
Information & Costs
HRINZ Members $1595+gst
Non Members $1895+gst
For more information contact HRINZ National Office (below) or refer to the individual course dates for online registrations:
PO Box 11450, Wellington
P: 04 499 2966
F: 04 499 2965
E: hrinz@hrinz.org.nz
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