Overview

You will develop a critical awareness of these legal, ethical, social, economic and environmental challenges and their implications for effective and successful HR strategy, operations, processes and decision-making.

We equip you with the formal qualification and specialised skills to manage and grow your organisation, as well as your career. With the added convenience of being intensive and completely online, the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management also provides an excellent pathway to Master degree level.

What you will study

Developed by industry specialists with hands-on experience, this program will grow your career in Human Resources.

Concentration areas

• Key concepts and HR practices

• HR from a global perspective

• Employment law

• Strategic Human Resource Management

Australian Student Visas

RMIT's online Graduate Certificate does not meet Australian student visa requirements. For an Australian student visa, you must have an on-campus place in a program of study.

Details

Gain HR knowledge on a global scale

This course will provide a conceptual foundation of the key issues of human resource management (HRM), from which you may progress to more specific areas of interest in the HRM field. Specifically, it provides you with a solid theoretical, practical and holistic understanding of HRM strategies, processes and practices in contemporary organisations.

You’ll analyse the HR problems in the workplace and generate potential solutions, and also further develop research, conceptual, communication and interpersonal skills.

You will develop a critical awareness of these legal, ethical, social, economic and environmental challenges and their implications for effective and successful HR strategy, operations, processes and decision-making. With the added convenience of being intensive and completely online, the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management provides an excellent pathway to the Master's degree.

Management practitioners, lecturers from industry, guest speakers and industry-relevant projects underpin the work-integrated learning components of this program. Through the involvement of advisory boards, the links with industry standards and practices are also reflected.

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Discuss the conceptual foundations of HRM;
• Examine the strategic significance and purpose of HRM activities and roles within an organisation;
• Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM models and frameworks; and
• Identify and discuss the ethical and governance implications of emerging issues in HRM.