An organization is only as good as it’s employees and staff. What work they are designated and how well they do it will determine the progress any firm makes. Therefore human resource management is very important. Simply hiring people is not enough, they need to be given direction and managed properly in order to go forward. Here are some free online courses to help polish and develop new skills.

Diploma in Human Resource Management

In this course you learn about the different types of organizations and sectors they operate in. The diploma covers management techniques from these different sectors’ point of view. Furthermore there are motivation techniques, work place environment, schedules and a lot more.

Saylor.org; Human Resource Management

Saylor.org, a leading online courses website, has a terrific course on human resources and their management. Based on 8 units, you’ll be taken through all the basics of it and you can easily become familiar in no time. That goes without saying, this course is more suitable for newcomers than pros.

CPEHR.com; Free Online Human Resource Training

A list of different topics have been explained in detail each. Examples include hiring processes, employee satisfaction and performance and much more. You can download the slides of the webinar and view them offline easily.

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Human resource management is a vast subject. This course on its fundamentals covers all the technical aspects of it. The theories set forward by professors, methods and techniques currently in use and much more. This course takes an analytical approach and attempts to determine the pros and cons of different options to best manage human resources.

Strategic Human Resource Management

As compared to ordinary online courses, this course is an online version of an actual lesson provided via MIT’s OpenCourseware program. After taking this course you will be able to look at things systematically and take an organized approach to managing staff using techniques which are feasible to implement.

HRM – Human Resource Management; Open Course

This course comes from NJIT’s opencourse learning program. As compared to the other courses mentioned here, this course has all its lessons in videos, 26 video lectures to be exact. You can view the videos in the browser and download as well for viewing later.

 

 

Open.edu.com – Management/ Human Resources

This site has a very interactive interface. The most popular/common topics are displayed in the tag cloud and simply hover the cursor over a topic will bring it to the front. Click it and you’ll be redirected to its page. Here you can download the material and start with the course.

Learnerstv.com; Videos on HRM

Here you’ll find a list of videos covering different HRM topics. Simply click on “view videos” and you’ll be redirected to the video player. The different topics are mentioned in the list.

SBA.gov; US Small Business Administration

This site takes a different approach to HRM. It’s the official US SBA site. Here you’ll find out the govt. aspect of HRM and what laws govern how you deal with staff and so on. E.g. it’s got guidelines on pay scales, timings, age limits, work hours and so on.

Free Video Lectures.com; HRM Lectures

Another site containing lists of videos on different topics. For HRM, the lectures have been provided by professors of acclaimed universities so you can be assured of quality material. The website layout isn’t so good so you’ll have to look closely to find the different topics to the bottom right.

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