About the course
The Effective Manager Development Course is designed to enhance your skills and knowledge of HR, employment law and people management. This course will give you valuable theoretical and practical knowledge you will immediately be able to take away and implement.
The course is split into four modules to cover essential people management skills.
- Module 1 Recruitment and onboarding.
- NEXT COURSE- 13th March 2024
- Module 2 Development, Growth and Employee Retention.
- NEXT COURSE- 9th April 2024
- Module 3 Employee Management.
- NEXT COURSE- 15th May 2024
- Module 4 Ending employment and other post-employment considerations.
- NEXT COURSE- 19th June 2024
Resources
Other optional modules
In addition to the workshops there are 12 self-paced on-line resources to support your people management development. These are optional and you can access them in your own time around attending the workshops.
- Active listening / Communication Skills /Confidence
- Unconscious Bias /Collaboration and teams/Women in Leadership
- Time management / Safe to Speak Up / Feedback Skills
- Emotional intelligence / Leadership / Negotiation
These are all available on-line with pre-recorded content. A link can be sent to you separately on request.
Workbook
A workbook will be provided for each module.
Links to other helpful resources
Each workbook will point you to other useful resources related to the topics being covered.
Course Breakdown
Module 1: Recruitment and Onboarding
- Adverts, job descriptions, establishing a fair process and selection.
- Employment status, contractual terms and other legal requirements.
- Induction and probation process.
Learning outcomes:
- Develop knowledge of the costs and consequences of poor recruitment, selection and onboarding.
- Understand the key legal and HR considerations during each stage of recruitment, selection and onboarding.
- Gain an overview of relevant ‘must know’ employment law which applies to recruitment, selection and onboarding.
Suggested optional self-paced on-line resources you can access in your own time:
- Active listening
- Communication Skills
- Confidence
Module 2: Employee Development, Growth and Retention
- Employee development, performance management and appraisals.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (including discrimination) in a thriving culture.
- Must Know legal frameworks including working hours, holiday, family friendly and other statutory rights.
Learning outcomes:
- Develop knowledge of how to develop, grow and retain employees.
- Understand the key legal and HR considerations for creating a culture where employees want to stay and thrive.
- Understand the equality legislation and how to handle these situations.
Suggested optional self-paced on-line resources you can access in your own time:
- Unconscious Bias.
- Collaboration and teams.
- Women in Leadership
Module 3: Employee Management
- Disciplinary and Grievances.
- Workplace investigations.
- Sickness and other absence management.
Learning outcomes:
- Develop a sound working knowledge of the practical and legal requirement for disciplinary and grievances.
- Understand how to undertake a robust, fair and reasonable workplace investigation.
- Enhance consideration of sickness absence management and wellbeing.
Suggested optional self-paced on-line resources you can access in your own time:
- Time management.
- Safe to Speak Up.
- Feedback Skills.
Module 4: Ending employment and other post-employment considerations.
- Dismissal, constructive dismissal, redundancy and ill health.
- Post Termination Restrictions.
- Settlement Agreements.
Learning outcomes:
- Develop a sound working knowledge of the practical and legal implications of ending employment.
- Understand how to manage the risks and consequences of dismissals.
- Develop strategies to ensure that ending employment is well managed from a reputational and legal risk perspective.
Suggested optional self-paced on-line resources you can access in your own time:
- Emotional intelligence.
- Leadership
- Negotiation