Module 1

Day 1

• Overview of the Certificate
• Overview of the personnel function
• HR planning
• Flexible working practices

Day 2

• Absence management
• Analysing and interpreting information
• Introduction to the law
• Employment tribunals
• Discrimination legislation
• Contracts of employment

Day 3

• Unfair dismissal
• Data Protection Act
• Health and safety
• Introduction to skills based assignment (SBA) 1
• Recruitment and selection
• Competency-based approach
• Effective advertising

Day 4

• Interviewing skills
• Selection approaches
• Decision-making

Day 5

• Preparation for Skills-based assignment 1
• Skills-based assignment 1 – assessed exercise
• Writing up of knowledge statements
• Module 1 review and action planning