Management skills are valued and needed in local businesses, not-for-profit organisations, corporations and government. Management is about taking a leading role – supervising and mentoring staff, balancing budgets, and ensuring tasks and projects are completed successfully. It means taking responsibility and getting things done through making the most of your staff and other resources. This major focuses on the crucial role of modern, connected and versatile managers and can prepare you for a management career in local and international settings. It draws your attention to the diverse nature and challenges facing practising managers today, such as: the relationships between people and organisations performance and success change and culture innovation and technology. Human Resource Management Human resources (HR) is the management of people within organisations and their employment relationships. A company’s HR strategy is concerned with maximising the return on their human resources, while minimising financial risk. In addition to recruitment activities, HR involves: managing training and workforce development remuneration and benefits staff conduct performance and retention. In this major you will study the critical areas of: recruitment strategy and planning employee attraction and retention learning and development pay systems and rewards performance management workplace relations remuneration and reward management. You can develop the knowledge and skills you need to initiate and develop strategies and programs to attract and engage a highly committed and proficient workforce, capable of succeeding in a global business environment.

This course can help you become a/an Management Consultant, Executive Assistant, Human Resources Officer, Industrial Relations Officer, Trade Union Official, Training Officer, Recruitment Consultant, Change Management Specialist.