The importance of the effective management of an organisation's human resources is now recognised as a crucial factor to its success. This has lead to an ever-increasing demand for well-trained experts with professional qualifications specifically in this aspect of management. To meet this demand, ABE has now introduced a new Programme in HRM, comprising Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma level qualifications. The students who complete the ABE programme will find their HRM skills and their own personal marketability within the organisation enhanced, as well as their ability to progress to a degree and higher levels of qualification.

Subjects are common with those in the ABE Business Management programme that allows students to use passes in those subjects as part of the other qualifications.

ABE CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

There are four compulsory subjects:

1. Introduction to Business 2. Introduction to Business Communication 3. Managing People 4. Personnel Administration

Course Commencement:

September and January

Duration of the course:

One semester-full time

Entry requirements:

No formal qualifications are required, but applicants must demonstrate competence in the English language.

ABE DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (PARTS 1 & 2)
The Diploma comprises two parts of equal standing.

PART I - Four compulsory subjects

1. Organisational Behaviour 2. Economic Principles & their Application to Business 3. Human Resource Management 4. Human Resource Development

PART 2 - Four compulsory subjects

1. Human Resouorce Management in Action 2. Employment Relations 3. People Planning and Resourcing 4. Personal Information Systems

Plus one from the following options:

1. Principles of Business Law 2. Quantitative Methods for Business & Management

Course commencement:

September and January

Duration of the course:

One year full-time

Entry requirements:

Applicants must have attained one of these following qualifications:

• ABE Certificate in Business Management
• Two GCE 'A' levels together with four GCSEs at Grade C or above, including English language and mathematics.
• An 'Access' Certificate from a UK College of Further Education.

On satisfactory completion of the nine (9) Diploma subjects students can proceed to the Advanced Diploma. The Advanced Diploma will not be awarded unless the Diploma has been completed.

ABE ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN HRM

The Advanced Diploma enables students with industrial experience to gain admission to many MBA programmes and students without industrial experience to gain admission to the final year of many university degree programmes. Advanced Diploma papers are set and marked to a Pass Degree standard.

Course structure:

Students must pass all five subjects

1. Corporate Strategy & Planning 2. Managing in Organisation 3. Strategic Human Resource Management for Business Organisation 4. Performance Management and Reward 5. Managing Organisational Change and Development

Course commencement:

September and January

Duration of the course:

One year full-time or one semester-intensive full time study

Entry requirements:

Applicants must have attained one of the following qualifications:

• ABE Diploma in Business Management.
• A degree awarded by a recognised UK or overseas university.
• Other recognised qualifications of approved overseas institutions of Higher Education.