Duration of the online course: 20 hours and 52 minutes
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Strong HR is more than policies and paperwork; it is a strategic lever that shapes culture, leadership, performance, and the organization’s ability to grow. This free online course helps you shift your mindset from reactive HR tasks to value-creating human resource management that supports business goals and long-term capability building.
You will learn how to design HR strategies that fit real-world constraints instead of copying best practices that do not match your context. The course highlights common pitfalls that derail HR plans, then guides you toward a practical approach that considers structure, culture, and critical functions across the company. This makes it especially useful if you are asked to contribute to HR initiatives, improve people processes, or align leadership expectations with what the organization actually needs.
Recruitment and talent acquisition are treated as strategic systems rather than isolated activities. You will explore how to position an employer brand, build smarter sourcing methods, and overcome the limitations of traditional hiring when specialist roles are hard to fill. You will also learn to leverage networks and referrals effectively, and to view the recruitment process through the lens of key stakeholder satisfaction, from candidates to hiring managers and the organization as a whole.
Beyond hiring, the course strengthens your ability to manage performance and development in a modern way. You will examine why classic performance appraisals often fail, what it takes to relaunch them, and how to set objectives and expectations without creating unintended downsides. You will also focus on making feedback more useful and choosing evaluation approaches that support learning, trust, and meaningful improvement rather than mere compliance.
Finally, you will connect HR strategy with how learning actually happens inside organizations, and how to define learning priorities that match an agile environment. By the end, you will be better prepared to communicate HR decisions strategically, contribute to stronger leadership practices, and build people systems that attract talent, develop capability, and improve organizational performance.
Video class: #01 The strategic Side of Human Resources Management
33m
Exercise: _What is the author's observation regarding people's perception of HR in organizations?
Video class: #02 Common Pitfalls of building Human Resources Strategies
28m
Exercise: What is one of the key pitfalls in building an HR strategy?
Video class: #03 Strategic Types of Human Resources Management
37m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of shaping a culture in a company?
Video class: #04 How to build a powerful Human Resources Strategy
32m
Exercise: Which are the primary considerations when starting to build an HR strategy according to the series on HR strategies?
Video class: #05 What are critical Functions in your Organization?
38m
Exercise: _When it comes to investing in learning, would it make sense to share the same amount of money equally among all functions in a company?
Video class: #06 Always consider the structural and cultural Context
45m
Exercise: What is a central theme in HR strategies discussed in the video?
Video class: #07 Dimensions of Leadership and Organization
48m
Exercise: _What is the key concept used to indicate a person's level of expertise and general knowledge in leadership according to Armin Trost?
Video class: #08 Building a Talent Acquisition Strategy
37m
Exercise: What is the main focus of a Talent Acquisition Strategy?
Video class: #09 What is your Employer Branding Strategy?
43m
Exercise: _What is employer branding?
Video class: #10 How to actively hire passive Candidates
37m
Exercise: What is the primary challenge companies face with traditional hiring methods for specialist roles?
Video class: #11 Using Networks for effective difficult Hiring
38m
Exercise: _What is the concept of employee referral programs according to Armin Trost?
Video class: #12 Who should be happy with your Recruitment Process?
41m
Exercise: What is a key concept in candidate selection discussed in the HR strategy video?
Video class: #13 Is your Onboarding about Babysitting or about cold Water?
14m
Exercise: _What is the strategic dimension to consider when implementing onboarding?
Video class: #14 A strategic View and Outlook on Performance Appraisal
30m
Exercise: What is the main criticism of traditional performance appraisals as discussed in the lecture series?
Video class: #15 How you relaunch your Performance Appraisal
31m
Exercise: _What is the first step in solving the problem of outdated performance appraisals according to Armin Trost?
Video class: #16 Defining Objectives and Performance Expectations
34m
Exercise: What is a potential downside of setting objectives according to the video?
Video class: #17 Making social Feedback most effective
36m
Exercise: _What is feedback primarily used for in performance appraisal?
Video class: #18 Formal Performance Review, Judgement and Assessment
31m
Exercise: What strategic direction should organizations consider for performance evaluation?
Video class: #19 Learning in Organizations happens in many different Ways
39m
Exercise: _What is the focus of this chapter on learning in organizations?
Video class: #20 How to build a corporate Learning Strategy
33m
Exercise: What is the primary focus of strategic learning priorities in agile organizations?
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Course comments: Human Resource management
Students found the free course excellent, detailed, and useful for HR/business learning and certification. They praised the professor’s communication, but asked about accessing the certificate and whether it helps get HR jobs without a degree.
MOHAMMAD SADIQ
this is excellent learning to do a certification by online
Mpho Millicent
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Tia Pandy
This is probably one of the best and most detailed HR courses one can find online. Armin Trost is an excellent communicator on tackling HR management
Guimy Delia
This course is extremely important for people who want to be a businessman.
Meshack Mabuza
the course is very good but how should I Access my certificate
hughkeisha
I've had the best experience with this course , but can I apply for a HR job after doing the full course ,but not having the college degree