Free Online Course about Human Resources Management

The nature of the work and the business environment is changing dramatically every day. In past decades, the companies with major competitive advantages were those that offered the best product or the latest technology, or those that were the largest in terms of capital. Now, however, the only thing that makes a company more distinct is the level of people working at it.

Human resource management is not just a department at the workplace, it is a way of dealing with people, understanding people, uncovering talents, improving the corporate culture and increasing employee productivity. Therefor, Edraak offers you this online course to introduce you to the field of human resource management and help you excel at it, this course can benefit employers, HR specialists, an employee in any field and even students who are willing to get in the HR field later on in their career. 

Topics covered include: - The basic principles for human resource management in companies in this fast paced world - An overview of how companies can recruit, reward, motivate, use and manage their employees effectively - Key practices and techniques concerning the planning for human resources, job analysis and design, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and — finally — bonuses and salaries.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

[1] Build an appropriate attitude to identify a strategic job that is completely integrated with the organization’s strategy, vision and objectives.

[2] Understand the life cycles and various stages of an employer, from the first moment of contact with a candidate for a particular position, all the way to his/her relationship with the company.

[3] Explore the six core functions and roles of human resource administration.

[4] Explore the challenges currently facing human resource management.

[5] Understand the key skills that must be possessed by the human resource management specialists.

About the course's teachers:

This course will be taught by Ahmed Al-Torani who holds a degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Jordan, and who is a “Certified International Trainer” from the American Institute. He is an expert in human resource development and a specialist in career development and methods of job searching in the Middle East.

It will also be taught by Dina Zaky who is a graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and holds a Master’s degree in international human resource management from Northumbria University in the UK and a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the American University in Cairo.