Strategic Human Resource Management & Employee Relations Advanced Professional Diploma
Build practical skills in hr strategy & workforce planning, talent acquisition & onboarding, reward, payroll & hr operations.
Programme overview
Build practical skills in hr strategy & workforce planning, talent acquisition & onboarding, reward, payroll & hr operations.
What you’ll study
01HR Strategy & Workforce Planning
Business strategy alignment, workforce segmentation, role architecture, capability planning and HR operating models.
Practical work: Build a workforce/HR strategy map.
02Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
Recruitment systems, employer brand, selection quality, workforce planning and onboarding effectiveness.
Practical work: Design a recruitment and onboarding system.
03Reward, Payroll & HR Operations
Compensation architecture concepts, benefits, payroll controls, HRIS, employee lifecycle and service delivery.
Practical work: Create an HR operations/control framework.
04Performance, Talent & Succession
Goal systems, feedback, talent reviews, potential, succession concepts and development planning.
Practical work: Develop a performance and talent-review toolkit.
05Learning, Culture & Engagement
TNA, capability development, culture, engagement research, change communication and manager enablement.
Practical work: Design an engagement and capability plan.
06Employee Relations & Pakistan Workplace Practice
Policies, grievances, discipline, investigations concepts, documentation, labour-law awareness and respectful workplaces.
Practical work: Analyse employee-relations cases and write process recommendations.
07HR Analytics & Leadership
People metrics, dashboards, workforce insights, HR business partnering, stakeholder influence and ethics.
Practical work: Create an executive people dashboard and monthly HR review.
08Strategic HR Capstone
HR audit, priorities, roadmap, policies/processes, KPIs, risks, budget concepts and executive presentation.
Practical work: Deliver a 12-month HR transformation plan for a simulated company.
Tools & learning resources
- HRIS demo
- Excel/Power BI
- Document templates
- Survey tools
- Presentation software
Practical projects & portfolio
- HR strategy map
- Performance/talent toolkit
- Employee-relations cases
- People dashboard
- Strategic HR capstone
Who can apply?
HR foundation or relevant work experience recommended.
