Program Overview

Professional Academy Specialist Diploma in HR Management

The Professional Academy Specialist Diploma in HR Management is designed to build your capability as a trusted HR partner. This diploma develops pragmatic approaches to creating HR solutions that are underpinned by best practice, compliance, and recent case law.

Course Overview

The course focuses on best practice, key trends, and emerging themes in HR. It encourages discussion and the exchange of ideas, enabling students to learn from their peers as well as from the lecturer.

Course Modules

The course consists of 24 modules, including:

• Course Introduction: Learn what to expect on the course, including aims, trends, and topics, and assessment.
• Workforce Planning: Learn about best practice approaches to planning for a post-pandemic 'hybrid office'.
• Talent Acquisition - Candidate Attraction & Experience: Learn how to attract and welcome talent while making use of the latest technologies and platforms.
• Talent Acquisition - Competency & Skills Selection: Discover the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), psychometric testing, and other tests in recruitment.
• Employment Contracts: Understand the dos and don'ts of employment legislation and contracts.
• New Joiner Experience & Remote Onboarding: Learn how to create great onboarding experiences for new employees.
• Probation Management: Learn how best to manage probation and underperformance during probation.
• High Performance Culture: Discover approaches for fostering and supporting a high-performance organisation.
• Managing Underperformance: Understand how you can support leaders and employees to address underperformance.
• Strategic Reward Management - Compensation: Learn best practices in designing a career framework that supports the organisation.
• Strategic Reward Management - Benefits: Understand the legal framework for compensation and benefits.
• Talent Development: Discover ways to ensure continued business success through talent.
• Career & Reward Framework Design: Go beyond compensation basics by learning how to design frameworks that support HR strategies.
• Recognition & Wellbeing: Understand how effectively managing wellbeing helps employees find work/life balance.
• Dignity at Work – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Learn strategies and approaches for achieving an inclusive, diverse, and respectful organisation.
• Dignity at Work – Bullying, Harassment & Sexual Misconduct: Learn strategies to prevent bullying, harassment, and sexual misconduct in the workplace.
• Managing Misconduct: Understand the legal background, formal best practice processes, and informal approaches to disciplinary procedures.
• Leave Management: Understand and manage time away from work.
• Sick Leave & Return to Work Management: Learn compliance and best practice in relation to sick leave management.
• Organisational Design & Change Management: Unpack the complexities of change management.
• Redundancy Consultation, Communication & Outplacement: Understand best practice and relevant legislation around redundancy management.
• Learning & Development Programme Design: Discover effective strategies for designing and evaluating learning and development programmes.
• Course Summary: Review the key learnings and best practice, and prepare for your course assessment.

Assessment

The course is assessed through a learning log (40%) and written assignment (60%).

Benefits

A Professional Academy Specialist Diploma from UCD Professional Academy on your CV will show you have up-to-date, relevant expertise that will bring instant value to an employer.

Career Opportunities

This course is ideal for someone who already works in HR and is looking to gain a competitive edge when going for a promotion or new job.

Student Experience

Student care is a high priority at UCD Professional Academy, with a Student Services team on hand to support you throughout your time with us.

Payment Options

You can secure your spot on most of our Live Online, On-Campus, or On-Demand courses with a low 30% deposit. The remaining balance can be paid in two equal instalments (30 and 60 days later).

Senior HR Manager Salary in Ireland

The average Senior HR Manager salary in Ireland is €84,000 per year. Entry-level positions start at €52,500 per year, while more experienced workers make up to €97,500 per year.