National Certificate in Human Resource Management (N4-N6)

The programme progresses through three levels. Each N level takes place over one semester. After each semester, students are eligible for a National Certificate on that level.

We recommend continuing through all three levels in order to qualify for the National Diploma. The National Diploma requires students to work for 18 months in a Human Resources department before they are entitled to receive a National Diploma.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand and describe applied human resource principle theory

• Discuss management in organisations and the common problems found in HR management

• Understand job analysis and the various techniques used in job analysis

• Define recruitment and compare internal and external recruitment by giving examples of each

• Demonstrate an understanding of the mandatory/employee benefits as well as the fringe benefits

• Develop an ergonomic approach to eliminate accidents and unsafe acts in the workplace

• Explain the job and personal stress factors and identify the consequences of stress

• Be able to identify various staffing strategies

• Understand training and development of employees and career management at Organisational level

• Describe behvioural aspects of human resources management including motivation, leadership, and teamwork