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Workforce Planning

Explore methods of sourcing, preparing and managing human resource for a global market, to sustain operations and growth.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
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Discover how multinational organisations recruit and train their workforce

This short course gives you the opportunity to examine various approaches taken to staffing international operations. You will also consider the application of human resources (HR) to various multinational organisations’ operations to ensure effective strategic outcomes.

What topics will you cover?

  • The different approaches to recruitment
  • An overview of HR planning
  • The induction process from a HR perspective
  • The importance of an employee’s learning and development

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Investigate different theories of human resources management (HRM) planning
  • Evaluate HR recruitment strategies
  • Assess methodologies for employee development
  • Explore best practice for induction processes

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone who wants to understand and expand their knowledge of HRM in an international context.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Xue Zhou

Xue Zhou is an Assistant Professor in Project Management at Coventry University. She teaches International Business and People Relations on the BA International Business (Top-Up) degree programme.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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