Course overview
Human capital management converts organisational priorities into decisions about workforce capacity, skills, performance, reward, retention and employee experience. HR teams are expected to provide reliable people services while also advising leaders on difficult questions: which roles are critical, where talent shortages will arise, how performance should be assessed, whether pay practices are fair, and how people risks affect delivery. Poorly connected HR processes produce inconsistent decisions, weak workforce data, avoidable turnover and low confidence in management.
This course develops the practical methods used to manage the employee lifecycle and align people decisions with organisational plans. Participants examine workforce planning, job analysis, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, learning, succession, reward, employee relations, engagement, wellbeing, HR operations and people analytics. They use tools including strategic workforce planning, competency frameworks, nine-box talent reviews, RACI matrices, HR scorecards and ISO 30414 human capital reporting measures.
Teaching combines focused instructor briefings with realistic cases from public services, banking, multinational operations, NGOs and large corporate employers. Participants work with workforce data, role profiles, performance evidence, talent grids and employee survey findings to make decisions that can be defended to senior leaders. They leave with a completed Human Capital Management Plan, supported by workforce priorities, people metrics, governance arrangements and implementation actions suited to their own organisation.
The course suits HR professionals moving beyond transactional responsibilities, HR business partners, talent and learning specialists, people managers with broader workforce responsibilities, and managers leading HR transformation or workforce change.