HR Assistant Internship Programme

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Module 1: Introduction to HR

Lecture 1: Course overview

Lecture 2: What is HR?

Lecture 3: Employee lifecycle

Lecture 4: The importance of HR within an organisation

Lecture 5: HR organisational structure

Lecture 6: The role of an HR Assistant

Chapter 2: Module 2: HR Information Systems

Lecture 1: What is an HR Information System (HRIS)?

Lecture 2: Features of an HRIS

Lecture 3: HRIS examples

Chapter 3: Module 3: Recruitment

Lecture 1: What is recruitment?

Lecture 2: The recruitment process

Lecture 3: Who is responsible for recruitment?

Lecture 4: Importance of recruitment

Lecture 5: Practical Task 2 – CV Screening

Chapter 4: Module 4: Offer Letters and Contracts

Lecture 1: New starter process

Lecture 2: Contract request email

Lecture 3: Offer letters and contracts

Lecture 4: New starter email

Lecture 5: How do employment contracts differ between countries?

Lecture 6: Practical Task 4 – Offer Letter

Lecture 7: Practical Task 5 – Contract

Chapter 5: Module 5: Pre-employment Background Checks

Lecture 1: What are pre-employment checks?

Lecture 2: Documents needed for a pre-employment check

Lecture 3: Types of pre-employment checks

Lecture 4: Differences in industry

Lecture 5: How are pre-employment checks carried out?

Lecture 6: Pre-employment check companies

Chapter 6: Module 6: Employee Inductions

Lecture 1: What are employee inductions?

Lecture 2: The purpose of employee inductions

Lecture 3: An HR Assistant’s role in employee inductions

Chapter 7: Module 7: Job Changes

Lecture 1: What is a job change?

Lecture 2: Types of job changes

Lecture 3: Practical Task 6 – Job Change Letters (Part 1)

Chapter 8: Module 8: Terminations

Lecture 1: What is a termination?

Lecture 2: Types of termination

Lecture 3: Exit interview

Lecture 4: Reference requests

Lecture 5: Practical Task 7 – Leaver Letter

Chapter 9: Module 9: HR Queries

Lecture 1: What are HR queries?

Lecture 2: Where are HR queries managed?

Lecture 3: How do HR Assistants resolve HR queries?

Lecture 4: Examples of HR queries and solutions

Chapter 10: Module 10: Family Leave

Lecture 1: What is family leave?

Lecture 2: Family leave process

Lecture 3: Types of family leave

Lecture 4: Family leave vs parental leave

Lecture 5: Practical Task 9 – Family Leave Letters

Chapter 11: Module 11: HR Projects

Lecture 1: What are HR projects?

Lecture 2: The purpose of HR projects

Lecture 3: Real life examples of HR projects

Lecture 4: How HR Assistants contribute to HR projects

Chapter 12: Module 12: HR Career Planning

Lecture 1: Application process

Lecture 2: HR job search advice

Lecture 3: HR interview advice

Lecture 4: This is what to discuss during an HR interview to be impressive!

Lecture 5: Career progression in HR