ORIENTATION

This course is a must-read to be up to date with the requirements of Human Resources Management in the 21st Century. The world turned into a knowledge economy and human resources professionals need to specialize in knowledge management and talent management. Written in a practical manner, this course covers all key topics of HRM, from attracting, hiring, assessing, training, coaching, leading, rewarding and retaining, to laying off or promoting employees. Learn to focus on modelling the excellence of top performers and paying attention to attitude & motivation, rather than just skills.

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Define talent and talent management.
• Understand the benefits of talent management.
• Recognize performance management and ways to review talent.
• Identify employee engagement.
• Create assessments and training programs.
• Learn how to improve employee retention.

SYLLABUS

1. Introduction
   1. Making the case for talent management
   2. This book’s contents and intentions
2. Strategy First
   1. The strategy helps to determine Priorities
3. How people achieve Results
   1. The link between wanting to, knowing to and being able to.
   2. Attitude, Filters and meta-programs
   3. Knowledge, Values & Beliefs
   4. Skills
   5. Implications for Talent Management
4. Focus on Excellence
   1. The danger of generic solutions and other shortcuts
   2. Modelling Excellence
   3. Using the Model
5. Talent Acquisition: Recruiting & Assessment
   1. The Recruitment Process
   2. Attracting the right candidates
   3. Some notes about résumés
   4. Hiring the Best Candidate
   5. Assessment and 360° feedback
   6. Performance of Recruitment Methods
   7. A word of warning
6. Talent Development: Training & Coaching
   1. Needs Analysis
   2. Some Musings About Training
   3. Coaching in the Context of Talent Management
   4. Knowledge Management & Creation
7. Talent Integration: Leadership & Building Teams
   1. Fitting Leaders within a Culture
   2. Induction Programs
   3. Strategic decisions may destroy key talent
   4. Building Teams
8. Appraising & Rewarding Performance
   1. Feedback & Responsibility
   2. Appraisal & Reward Systems
   3. Exit
9. Retention & Succession Planning
   1. Don’t Burn Out the Talented People
   2. Flexibility & Part-time employment
   3. Knowledge Management & Succession Planning
10. Programs for High Potential
    1. Selecting Candidates For the Program
    2. Running the program and evaluating the results
    3. Guerrilla projects for the Nimble
11. Job Crafting
12. The Talent Life Cycle: Integrating all of it
    1. Measuring Success
    2. Return on Investment
    3. Talent Life Cycle – Full Checklist (for each key position)
    4. How jobEQ tools fit into the Talent Life Cycle

DURATION OF THE COURSE

The course could typically be completed within 1 - 3 days depending on the commitment and effort of the student. An online test assessment will be scheduled as soon as the student has communicated his/her readiness to the Online Tutor to take the examination. The pass rate for this course is 60%.

STUDY METHODOLOGY

Students access the prescribed Study Manual and the Online Test Assessment by clicking on the link in the left column of the Student Dashboard. Upon completion of the Online Test Assessment, the student will be activated for the next Course.

ONLINE TEST ASSESSMENT

The Online Test Assessment consist of a combination of multiple-choice, true-false as well as assignment-format questions.  

ACADEMIC PROGRESSION

Students who have successfully completed the Certificate in Talent Management (L3Cert.Skill) may progress to the Diploma in Higher Education Access (L3Dip.HEA) in order to access the EduVisa UK Bachelor/Masters Degree Programme or alternatively continue to specialise in the subject matter by registering towards the Professional Diploma in Human Resources Management (L6PDip.Man) (SA) (IQF).

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

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