Strategic Human Resources Management

This Human Resources (HR) Management Professional Certificate is an exciting developmental opportunity for any working professional who wants to improve their understanding of core Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and apply key competencies for optimal organizational performance.

The course series will expose people management practitioners (from any field or industry) to Strategic HR Management as a fascinating, practice-based and evolving field in the broader discipline of Industrial Psychology.

For those already practicing in the HR field and/or in HR departments, this course will expand your understanding of the strategic management dimension of your role.

It will draw from the Strategic Human Resources Postgraduate Qualification at Stellenbosch University, supplemented with further practitioner-based perspectives on the Strategic HR function. It will equip you with a range of practical people management skills; whether you are an early HR career professional seeking better career prospects, a middle manager seeking to adopt a more strategic process to the HR development planning of your role, or an executive looking to improve your understanding about the crucial dimensions of HR.

Participants will use knowledge acquired from this certificate as a springboard on which to build concrete mechanisms for the organization’s existing People Strategy and nestle HR securely within the organization’s overall strategic goals and plans. Conversely, the organizational goals and strategies may be optimized, or even rewired, by the strategic approach that might become available to you during the course.

This learning experience can help you contribute to the overall resilience of your organization, as you learn how to align your peers’, colleagues’, or management team’s – perspectives about the strategic value of HR management.

Decision-makers can expect an improved awareness of how data and analytics can help shape people management strategies, from the global level (e.g., 4IR, AI, The Great Resignation, gig economy, employee benefits, recessions and inflation, post pandemic HR trends) to the local level (e.g., labor relations, employee relations, unions).

Further, for any up-and-coming leader or manager, the course will expose you to new ideas to foster a culture of learning and professional development in your organization, by applying the strategic principles of talent management.

Prospective participants without opportunity to study full-time but want to stay in tune with strategic considerations of HR, will benefit from this compact, flexible learning offering.

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