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This course provides learners with the opportunity to test and apply their knowledge by examining current case law. The learner-guided course consists of up to 10 real case studies, covering complex and significant issues across all sectors.
This course is specifically tailored for HR practitioners aiming to enhance their skills in job analysis and design amidst rapid organisational change and evolving ways of working.
This introductory course demystifies data-driven decision-making in HR, catering especially to those who may feel they are “not data people.”
Enhance your people analytics expertise with our advanced course designed to elevate your workforce data management and analytical skills in a business context.
This introductory course provides the foundations for approaching the development of a workforce plan in partnership with the business.
Designed to build on ”Workforce Planning – Foundations” and provide participants with a deeper understanding of how to approach some of the more advanced components of workforce planning.
This course provides you with a step-by-step process for how to design a wellbeing strategy tailored for your organisation’s unique needs.
This course equips you with the ability to identify the signs and symptoms of burnout and analyse the personal and organisational factors that lead to its occurrence.
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This course provides learners with the opportunity to test and apply their knowledge by examining current case law.
The learner-guided course consists of up to 10 real case studies, covering complex and significant issues across all sectors. Learners will workshop and discuss each example to extract sound, evidence-based principles, language, and criteria to guide and inform workplace decision making.
This course explores the links between work standards, accepted practice and private life, helping bring an objective, supportive lens to employee conflict, misconduct, and underperformance. Learn how to unpack the complexities of bullying, harassment, discrimination, and complaints procedures in the modern workplace with expert guidance to help navigate each situation.
Identify the change lifecycle steps to effectively manage change and apply the most suitable change management model and framework for your organisational change initiative. Understand the change dynamics at an individual, team and organisational level to successful implement change.
This course is specifically tailored for HR practitioners aiming to enhance their skills in job analysis and design amidst rapid organisational change and evolving ways of working.
With hybrid work environments becoming increasingly important, learn how your organisation can effectively offer flexible working arrangements in a way that has a positive impact for both the organisation and the employee.
Set yourself up for success with this great grounding in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices for human resource (HR) practitioners led by accredited facilitator and CEO, Felicity Menzies. In this course you will explore key concepts and definitions of diversity and inclusion as well as gaining important insights into the business drivers and benefits of DEI, the barriers, and challenges to DEI implementation in the workplace, and the latest practices and strategies for fostering an inclusive organisational culture.
Felicity draws on deep subject matter expertise, strong business acumen, and senior leadership experience in a corporate environment to deliver practical and impactful learning outcomes that you can immediately apply in your day-to-day role. Come away with a keen understanding of the role and responsibilities of HR in supporting and leading DEI initiatives, and the skills and tools that are needed to manage bias within your organisation.
Build your knowledge of entity-specific DEI business drivers and industry best practices for leading diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces with accredited facilitator and CEO, Felicity Menzies. In this course you will deepen and expand your knowledge of a range of DEI topics including effective governance, equitable talent management, inclusive leadership and culture, inclusive policies and premises, and regular measurement and reporting, as well as gaining proven strategies for addressing gender pay gaps including intersectional risks and opportunities.
Felicity draws on deep subject matter expertise, strong business acumen, and senior leadership experience in a corporate environment to deliver practical and impactful learning outcomes. Come away with more refined strategies, greater knowledge, and the increased capability to steer your organisation’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by integrating research-supported DEI methods that address opportunities and influence company culture.
Learn about the fundamentals of HR policy development and implementation and examine the range of HR policies that should be considered when developing a workplace policy manual.
Selecting the best person for a role is a critical skill for those with hiring responsibilities. Hiring decisions can impact the organisation’s performance and selecting the right candidates is integral to business success. Managers and HR practitioners need to understand how to effectively interview and select people for roles to facilitate sound recruitment decisions.
Manage the competing demands and priorities of HR stakeholders with more skill and confidence. In this dynamic and immersive short course, you will learn how to effectively balance and manage the needs of employees and managers, handle pushback and successfully manage conflict and emotion to achieve better outcomes for key stakeholders, your organisation, and your HR career.
In this practice-driven short course, you will gain tailored strategies for managing different stakeholder agendas and needs while building your credibility. Benefit from the unique opportunity to practice and role-play challenging stakeholder scenarios and receive personalised, one-on-one coaching and feedback.
You will come away with key tools that you can immediately apply in your day-to-day role as an HR professional, including how to balance communication through active listening and questioning, as well as powerful ‘Pace and Lead’ techniques.
Effective partnering: Introduction to overcoming stakeholder resistance
This challenging course will give you the skills and tools to eliminate the systemic and social causes and enablers of sexual harassment in your workplace. It covers legislative definitions and obligations, case law, cultural indicators and response strategies, and sensitive and supportive handling of complaints and investigations. Not just for HR professionals, this course will help managers and leaders understand and perform their role in eliminating sexual harassment.
Develop the skills and confidence needed to manage people effectively by adopting a coaching mindset. By engaging in practical coaching scenarios during this immersive course, you will learn how to support and empower leaders and employees in developing their own problem-solving capabilities. By focusing on active listening and effective questioning, this course helps HR professionals to enhance self-awareness, encourage collaboration and create a positive and engaged work environment. You will have the opportunity to work through common HR scenarios and come away with tools that you can apply immediately in your role. You will be ready to build stronger, empowered teams and create a culture of continuous learning and growth within your organisation.
Boost your bargaining skill set with one of Australia’s leading industrial relations experts. Join Ross Clarke, in this lively, practical workshop where you will learn how to plan, prepare, and execute a successful bargaining process with confidence. Gain a robust bargaining framework as well as, key tools and expert tips to achieve your bargaining objectives and build positive relationships with your stakeholders. This course will help you navigate the legal, strategic, and communication aspects of bargaining with more confidence and skill.
Join your AHRI peers for “Essentials of Crafting a Capability Framework – Foundations,” a course designed for HR practitioners who want to learn how to create and apply a capability framework in their organisation. Whether you are new to the HR profession or looking to enhance your HR skills, this course will help you understand the benefits and process of developing a capability framework, an essential tool in modern talent management.
By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with how to design and build a capability framework. Whether you’re looking to enhance your organisation’s performance or prepare your workforce for future growth, this course provides the tools and insights needed for supporting the delivery of a successful capability-led strategy.
Join your AHRI peers for “Essentials of Crafting a Capability Framework – Advanced,” a course tailored for HR practitioners driving capability-led change in their workplace. This short course demystifies the process of developing and applying a capability framework, an essential tool in modern talent management.
The course provides a clear, step-by-step approach. You’ll learn how to clearly define the aims of your capability framework, whether for leadership development, recruitment, performance management, career progression or more. The course emphasises practical involvement from various stakeholders, ensuring a collaborative and inclusive approach.
Delve into research strategies to identify the most effective practices in your sector and discover how to align capability groups with your organisation’s goals.
This course not only covers the theoretical aspects but also focuses heavily on the practical application, guiding you in drafting, refining, and finalising a framework that’s both effective and easy to use.
By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with how to design and build a capability framework, as well as the process to communicate the benefits of the framework to your team and integrate it into your HR processes seamlessly. Whether you’re looking to enhance your organisation’s performance or prepare your workforce for future growth, this course provides the tools and insights needed for delivering a successful capability-led strategy.
Having a difficult workplace conversation can be an uncomfortable and challenging experience. Learn how to manage these types of conversations and achieve the best possible outcomes whilst maintaining harmonious working relationships. Explore the four stages of a difficult conversation to effectively prepare, plan and conduct a difficult conversation
Gain the competence to effectively manage everyday human resource needs and challenges in your workforce. Learn about the main human resource management components within the employment lifecycle – from recruitment to retirement – and the basics of employment law. Examine common employee relations challenges that leaders encounter and equip yourself with the skills to hire, develop and retain talent.
Design a HR strategy that captures ‘the people element’ of what your organisation hopes to achieve in the medium to long term. This course will guide you through the HR strategy planning process to help ensure that the HR strategies that you design and implement are robust and meet organisational objectives.
This course provides you with a step-by-step process for how to design a wellbeing strategy tailored for your organisation’s unique needs. You will explore the customisation and application of wellbeing models, effective assessment methods and the planning and implementation of targeted interventions.
HR roles have expanded and evolved to meet the increasing demands of their organisations. HR practitioners are now expected to be internal consultants to line managers and senior managers and to deliver people management solutions that drive business performance. This course equips you with the skills and knowledge to move from a transactional HR role to a strategic HR business partnering role with a consultative focus.
Gain an introduction to employment law in Australia and the key elements that HR practitioners need to be aware of in their practice. Learn about the Fair Work Act and amendments to understand the key elements of legislation, regulation and practices that impact how human resources are managed within organisations.
Gain the knowledge and practical skills to assess workplace complaints, gather corroborative information, and make critical decisions based on investigation outcomes. This course includes case studies that highlight current case law and the latest research on methods of investigating workplace misconduct, including interviewing techniques and the accessibility of digital information.
When you step into a management role, the challenge shifts from personal performance to taking responsibility for the effective functioning and performance of a work team. Explore tools and models that can help you effectively manage a work team. Examine leadership styles, promoting responsibility and accountability, people development strategies, effective engagement and motivation of team members, and adopting a coaching approach to improve performance.
Unlock the secrets of building and deploying effective talent management strategies in today’s fast-paced workplace. Designed for HR Practitioners eager to elevate their organisation’s talent game, this course equips you with the tools to craft a robust talent management ecosystem from acquisition to executive leadership. Discover agile approaches to enhance engagement, retention, and functional expertise while effectively measuring and managing talent management effectiveness.
Mastering Talent Management: Strategies for Modern Organisations
Get AI (Artificial Intelligence) empowered with this essential introductory course for HR professionals.
This course is designed for HR professionals looking to take advantage of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance their HR outcomes. The course covers the fundamentals of GenAI technology, including how to apply it to various HR tasks, be strategic in positioning AI’s role in the HR value chain and address privacy and fairness concerns.
Examine a conceptual framework for organisational design, step through a methodology with which to approach organisational design initiatives, explore OD challenges, and gain access to a comprehensive OD toolkit that you can apply in your organisation.
Enhance your people analytics expertise with our advanced course designed to elevate your workforce data management and analytical skills in a business context. This course offers a hands-on approach to leveraging and analysing HR, financial, and business data, empowering you to identify and tackle the root causes of complex business issues.
This introductory course demystifies data-driven decision-making in HR, catering especially to those who may feel they are “not data people.” In today’s business environment, where data-led approaches are crucial for HR’s credibility and impact, this course offers a foundational understanding of people analytics and workforce metrics.
Learn what it takes to successfully manage the performance of employees, conduct performance appraisals, and manage poor performers to ensure they meet your organisation’s performance standards.
This comprehensive course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complex landscape of psychosocial wellbeing in the workplace. As organisations increasingly recognize the importance of promoting mental health and addressing psychosocial risks, understanding, and adhering to the Psychosocial Code of Practice has become essential.
This course equips you with the ability to identify the signs and symptoms of burnout and analyse the personal and organisational factors that lead to its occurrence. You will actively practice stress management techniques and resilience-building strategies, whilst also gaining hands-on skills to effectively mitigate the impact of burnout and cultivate a workplace culture that prioritises wellbeing.
Tailored for HR Directors, this course navigates the complexities of talent management implementation. Participants embark on a journey exploring talent management’s evolution, securing board buy-in, assessing organisational readiness, and initiating cultural change. Attention then shifts to integrating the talent framework within the HR Function, co-designing tailored talent programs, and orchestrating inclusive employee development. The course culminates in a collaborative session where learners strategise and plan their talent management framework implementation, refining strategies alongside industry peers. By course end, participants emerge equipped with actionable plans for effective execution and deployment of their talent management framework and associated programs.
Strategic Talent Management: Building & Developing an Effective Talent Framework
Learn how to approach talent management as a dynamic and holistic process in your organisation to reap the benefits of skilled and talented employees that help the organisation successfully achieve its strategic objectives. Talent management involves talent identification and acquisition, development and retention, careful career management and succession planning, that effectively align with the organisation’s strategic objectives and organisational culture.
Unlock the skills and tools you need to attract and retain top-tier talent for your organisation with Employee Value Proposition (EVP) expert Tom Middleton. In this course you will learn how to use data and human-centered design to create an effective EVP from one of the best – Tom has redesigned workforce analytics and business partnering functions for complex organisations including federal government and a state health service. With Tom’s expert guidance, you will come away with the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to design a tailored EVP, and to be able to align it with your organisational strategy, embed it into your recruitment process, and measure its impact using recruitment marketing analytics.
The Employee Value Proposition: An introduction to attracting the best talent
Deepen your understanding of developmental trauma with this immersive course, developed by a subject matter expert in Psychology, Developmental Trauma and Homelessness. You will build your knowledge of how trauma affects the brain’s structure and functioning, leading to changes in behaviour, cognition, and emotional regulation. Explore the effects of trauma and engage in practical strategies for developing proactive support systems tailored to the needs of employees dealing with trauma. You will be ready to adopt a flexible, trauma-informed management style and ultimately foster a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
Trauma Aware Workplaces: Creating Safe and Supportive Conversations
This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct workplace processes in a trauma-informed manner, using principles of trauma-informed practice which can be extended to all procedures. The course covers procedures including policy reviews; complaints management; training; performance management; flexible work, accommodation and leave requests; investigations, discipline, and terminations.
Are you a female HR professional aspiring to undertake leadership roles within HR? This course will help you to enhance your career opportunities as a strategic HR leader. Learn how to develop strategic leadership skills and tap into your intrinsic value as a high-level HR professional.
The necessity to have talented individuals possessing the right skills, for the right roles, at the right time and cost, remains a critical consideration in today’s context. Globalisation, technology, and evolving ways of working have expanded the talent pool. However, organisations concurrently face heightened competition for the right people.
This introductory course provides the foundations for approaching the development of a workforce plan in partnership with the business. It highlights the collaborative role that Human Resource professionals play in facilitating the co-development of the plan to ensure it is business owned and led.
This program is aimed at HR professionals seeking to develop their skills and processes for conflict resolution. The course provides learners with mediation skills and a confident, compassionate, principled approach to conflict.
This course provides learners with a formula and methodology for writing allegations which are driven by procedural fairness and will work within any policy or workplace context. The course also includes guidance on the external challenges associated with reporting, including privacy, the perception of bias, and adverse action risks.
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Learn how AHRI can help you to find a course for yourself or your team from our selection of group short courses. Call us on 1300 811 880 or contact us via email.
