Silicon Beach Training – Human Resources Training

This Absence Management course achieves its aim through a variety of techniques: facilitated discussion, group exercises, role play.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the cost of absence.
• The appreciation of the need to manage absence effectively.
• How to set up an absence management policy.
• Interpersonal skills involved in dealing with absence notification and return to work interviews.
• Understanding the link to the disciplinary procedure.

Many managers are concerned about how to best carry out appraisals and to link this to development plans and future training. This one day Appraisals training course will identify the benefits of appraisal, the key skills required and how to assess its effectiveness.

This appraisals training course is designed for individuals who carry out staff appraisals, and are looking to build their confidence and effectiveness in this essential skill.

As more day-to-day Human Resource decisions are delegated to line management, the role of personnel and training specialists is changing. Aimed at those embarking on a career in HR or taking on new HR responsibilities, this course provides a broad overview of HR issues.

This Human Resources training course is designed for anyone contemplating, or embarking on a career in HR. Those who already have some responsibility for advice on HR as part of their role, or who may be taking on that responsibility.

An interview is a life-changing experience for both interviewees and interviewers! This Interviewing Techniques training course helps you to ensure that you get good people to help take your organisation's image, style, and efficiency further forward. It can be expensive to recruit new members of your team; and even more expensive if you recruit the wrong people!

We look at:

• the job description;
• writing a person specification;
• accepting or rejecting applications and CVs;
• being clear about whom you wish to interview;
• both competency-based and behavioural skills interviewing techniques;
• how to make effective final selection of candidates.

An effective organisation is one which recognises and maximises the differences that exist within individuals whether they be age, sexual orientation, gender, race or disability.

This intensive one day Managing Diversity training course will explore the issues surrounding diversity in the workplace, the legislation that exists and the benefits that a diverse workforce can bring to your organisation.

Effective managers are able to "step back" from their day-to-day work to take time to consider how their project team or department is working. This allows for wider managerial issues to be considered, not just task completion. Teams need guidance to improve their overall performance.

This two day People Management training course will provide managers with proven techniques of people management which are directly applicable to the workplace. Delegates will learn how to channel the energy and motivation of individuals within their teams.

This Performance Management training course is designed for those who manage the day-to-day performance of staff.

The performance management training course equips delegates with the skills and techniques to ensure staff perform to the peak of their abilities. It covers dealing with the 'Star', the 'Plodder', the 'Peaked' and the 'Poor Performer'.

Recruiting the right people is essential to the successful development of teams and the organisation. However, the process is costly both in terms of time and resources and it is therefore critical that the right candidate is appointed first time.

This practical two day Recruitment & Selection training course will provide individuals with guidance in the skills and techniques essential to conducting successful selection interviews.

Motivation is key to any successful people management role. If you can encourage, persuade or develop your people in such ways as to improve their effectiveness, then the role of manager is seen as successful. Increasingly, as managers have to be super professionals in addition to their managerial responsibilities, it is even more important that motivation is achieved.

This staff motivation training course is designed to help managers develop their motivational techniques, by understanding what is required, what works and then implementing a personal action plan.