This is an innovative and flexible course which will prepare learners for a career in personnel management and related areas in human resource management. It will additionally provide learners with a breadth of study and mix of skills which will qualify them for alternative career options and progression to degree level education. The programme is designed to allow learners to realise and appreciate the importance to an organisation of the people who work for it.
COURSE CONTENT A selection of core units includes:
Collective Employment Relations (Law); Applied Continuing Professional Development; Employee Resourcing; Behavioural Skills for Business; Business Culture and Strategy.
A selection of optional units includes:
Collective Employment Relations (Practice); Human Resource Management (International Context); Performance Management; Employee Reward.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS Two Higher Grade passes at grade C or above including English (alternatively, Modern Studies, Economics or History may be accepted) and two other passes at Standard Grade (or equivalent) at band 3 or above; or completion of a National Qualification course including Communication 4 and appropriate subject modules.
Successful completion can lead to university entrance at 1st, 2nd or 3rd year, depending on performance and choice of university course. Employment prospects include posts in supervisory management or as Personnel/HR Assistants.
