Professional Skills for Human Resources Management
- Interpret HR policies and local labour law provisions to answer common employee and manager queries accurately.
- Handle a grievance or disciplinary case following a fair and documented procedure.
- Apply a consulting approach to diagnose a line manager's people issue and recommend options.
- Prepare clear HR communications such as policy notices, offer letters and case summaries.
- Calculate and interpret basic HR metrics including turnover, absence and time to hire.
- Plan personal development priorities against an HR competency framework.
- The HR Role Across the Employee Life Cycle
- HR operating models and service delivery
- Core HR processes from hiring to exit
- HR competencies and professional ethics
- Policies and Labour Regulations
- Structure and drafting of HR policies
- GCC labour law principles: contracts, working time, leave and end-of-service
- Localisation programmes and compliance reporting
- Employee Relations and Case Handling
- Grievance procedures and workplace investigations
- Progressive discipline and documentation
- Managing sensitive conversations
- Advising Line Managers
- The consulting cycle for people issues
- Coaching managers on performance and attendance
- Escalation routes and decision records
- HR Communication and Documentation
- Writing policy notices, letters and case summaries
- Confidentiality and personal data protection
- Record keeping and audit readiness
- HR Data and Metrics
- Using HRIS reports effectively
- Turnover, absence and time-to-hire calculations
- Presenting simple HR dashboards to management
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Program Professional Framework
Professional Skills for Human Resources Management
Program Overview
HR professionals are expected to combine sound knowledge of policies and labour regulations with the practical skills of advising managers, handling employee cases and using data. This course develops those core skills across the employee life cycle: drafting and interpreting HR policies, applying GCC labour law principles on contracts, leave and end-of-service benefits, handling grievances and disciplinary cases, consulting with line managers, and producing basic HR metrics from HRIS data. Case discussions draw on typical situations in government and private-sector organisations in the region, including localisation requirements.
Learning Outcomes
- ✓Interpret HR policies and local labour law provisions to answer common employee and manager queries accurately.
- ✓Handle a grievance or disciplinary case following a fair and documented procedure.
- ✓Apply a consulting approach to diagnose a line manager's people issue and recommend options.
- ✓Prepare clear HR communications such as policy notices, offer letters and case summaries.
- ✓Calculate and interpret basic HR metrics including turnover, absence and time to hire.
- ✓Plan personal development priorities against an HR competency framework.
Target Audience
- HR officers, coordinators and generalists
- Newly appointed HR supervisors
- Employee relations and HR operations specialists
- Staff transferring into HR from other functions
Detailed Program Modules
01The HR Role Across the Employee Life Cycle
- HR operating models and service delivery
- Core HR processes from hiring to exit
- HR competencies and professional ethics
02Policies and Labour Regulations
- Structure and drafting of HR policies
- GCC labour law principles: contracts, working time, leave and end-of-service
- Localisation programmes and compliance reporting
03Employee Relations and Case Handling
- Grievance procedures and workplace investigations
- Progressive discipline and documentation
- Managing sensitive conversations
04Advising Line Managers
- The consulting cycle for people issues
- Coaching managers on performance and attendance
- Escalation routes and decision records
05HR Communication and Documentation
- Writing policy notices, letters and case summaries
- Confidentiality and personal data protection
- Record keeping and audit readiness
06HR Data and Metrics
- Using HRIS reports effectively
- Turnover, absence and time-to-hire calculations
- Presenting simple HR dashboards to management
Training Methodology
Applied Project & Assessment
Applied Project
Participants handle a simulated employee relations case from a GCC organisation: they review the facts against a sample policy and labour law principles, document an investigation, advise the line manager on options and prepare the final case summary and employee communication.
Assessment
Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.


