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Program Objectives
Rapid workforce change makes responsible and responsive human resources service delivery and management one of the most pressing and critical areas facing the corporate world. The Human Resource Assistant provides the specialized knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully deliver fine and valued services that attract and retain human resources in today’s complex business environment.
This diploma program consists of a range of courses covering the concepts and practices in the field of human resources. Each course blends theory instruction with individual and group application.
Career Opportunities
Opportunities in the human resource field exist in the private sector in both large and small organizations, the public and not-for-profit sectors. A key function in all of these organizations is the delivery of solid, customer focused human resources skills. Now, more than ever is the right time to enter this growing field with job- ready skills and a practical understanding of the reasons why programs and services are designed and delivered the way that they are. Well-trained human resources assistants play a very real and important role in so many aspects of a successful HR program, and the need for HRA’s with an understanding of human resource responsibilities has never been greater.
Examples of job titles are: human resources assistant, recruitment and selection assistant or clerk, job analyst, training specialist, compensation and benefits clerk or coordinator, human resources junior consultant, occupational health and safety clerk, equal employment opportunity clerk and labour relations assistant.
Core Business Skills:
Bookkeeping
Business Law
Human Resource Specialization:
o Organizational Behavior
o Legal Issues in Human Resources
o Human Resource Management
o Recruitment and Selection
o Training and Development
o Compensation Management
o Employee Relations and Performance Management
o Workplace Health and Safety
o Industrial Relations
o HR Information Systems
Computer Skills
o Computer Fundamentals
o Word Processing
o Spreadsheets
o Communications: Presentations
o Communications: Internet Communications
Workplace/Soft Skills
o Student Success Strategies
o Professional Skills
o Career Planning and Preparation
o Field Placement
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