South African Human Resource Management in the 21st Century

You can start studying this course at any time of the year as soon as you have completed your registration, you can get started. There are no specific registration dates!

This course contains a CourseBookTM, which is an innovative fusion of the traditional textbook and online course, combining quality educational content with an interactive, social learning experience to promote success. The course has been broken into three Study Phases:

1. Study Phase 1 Quiz:
   • The legal context
   • The strategic context
   • The diversity context
2. Study Phase 2 Quiz:
   • Planning for talent
   • Recruiting and selecting talent
   • Onboarding talent
3. Study Phase 3 Quiz:
   • Managing talent
   • Developing talent
   • Remunerating talent
   • Retaining talent
   • The virtual, global and flexible workforce
   • HRM in the 21st century

Work through the workbook. At the end of each Study Phase, there is a quiz to complete. You need to complete and pass each of the quizzes with a minimum of 70% to get a certificate. No restrictions on your attempts.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Understand key South African employment laws and the roles of trade unions, CCMA, and NEDLAC in HRM practices.
• Integrate HRM strategies with business objectives, employing various SHRM models and approaches.
• Develop and implement strategies for managing diversity, discrimination, and harassment, fostering an inclusive workplace environment.
• Execute effective employment forecasting, job analysis, recruitment, selection, and succession planning techniques.
• Design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive onboarding and orientation programmes to integrate new employees effectively.
• Apply performance management systems and develop career management practices to enhance employee performance and growth.
• Design training and development programmes that meet organisational needs and comply with South African legislation.
• Develop comprehensive total rewards strategies, including compensation, benefits, and job evaluation methods, ensuring legislative compliance.
• Implement retention strategies and workplace wellness programmes to reduce turnover and enhance employee satisfaction.
• Assess HR technology, manage virtual and global workforces, and develop strategies to address related challenges and opportunities.