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Program Professional Framework

HR Skills for HR Administrators

Program Overview

HR administrators keep the employee lifecycle running smoothly, and small errors in records, letters or leave balances quickly become employee complaints or compliance issues. This practical programme strengthens core administrative skills: maintaining accurate employee files and HRMS data, preparing contracts, HR letters and correspondence, coordinating onboarding and offboarding, managing attendance, leave and absence records, supporting payroll inputs, and handling transactions on government platforms such as labour, residency and social insurance portals in Gulf states. It also covers confidentiality, customer service to employees and basic HR reporting.

Learning Outcomes

✓Maintain complete and accurate employee files and HRMS records with appropriate access controls.
✓Prepare employment contracts, HR letters and standard correspondence accurately and on time.
✓Coordinate onboarding and offboarding checklists across HR, IT, finance and line managers.
✓Process attendance, leave and absence records and reconcile balances for payroll.
✓Complete common transactions on government labour, residency and social insurance platforms.
✓Produce basic HR reports such as headcount, turnover and leave statistics.

Target Audience

HR administrators and HR assistants
HR officers and personnel affairs staff
HR coordinators in shared services
Office administrators handling HR tasks

Detailed Program Modules

01Role of the HR Administrator

HR administration within the HR function
Service standards and internal customers
Confidentiality and professional conduct

02Employee Records and Data

Personnel file structure and retention
HRMS data entry and quality checks
Data protection and access control

03Contracts and HR Documents

Employment contracts and amendments
HR letters and templates
Document tracking and approvals

04Onboarding and Offboarding

Pre-joining and joining checklists
Probation tracking
Exit procedures and clearance

05Time, Leave and Payroll Inputs

Attendance and timekeeping
Leave types and balances
Preparing payroll inputs and changes

06Government Transactions and Reporting

Labour, residency and social insurance platforms
Work permit and visa processes
Basic HR reports and statistics

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants complete an HR administration case file: audit a sample of employee records, prepare two HR letters and a contract amendment, process leave and payroll changes and produce a monthly HR statistics report.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Nevada University in HR Skills for HR Administrators

International accreditation: European Institute for Human Resources Management (EIHRM)