👥 Human Resources (HR) Fundamentals

A practical, vendor-neutral introduction to the full employee lifecycle — from workforce planning, recruitment and onboarding through compensation, performance, learning, engagement and offboarding. You will learn the core HR functions, the employment-law and ethical guardrails that govern them, and the metrics that prove HR's value to the business. It maps to Core HR / SHRM body of knowledge. The course is organized into 22 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

• What HR is & the role of HR
• HR strategy & alignment with business
• Workforce & HR planning
• Job analysis & job design
• Recruitment & sourcing
• Selection & structured interviewing
• Onboarding & induction
• Employer brand & employee value proposition
• Compensation fundamentals & pay equity
• Benefits & total rewards
• Performance management & appraisals
• Learning & development / training
• Talent management & succession planning
• Employee engagement & retention
• Employee relations & communication
• Employment law basics
• Workplace health, safety & wellbeing
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
• HR policies & the employee handbook
• HR metrics & analytics
• HR technology (HRIS) & digital HR
• HR ethics, data privacy & professional conduct

Learning objectives

• Describe the purpose of HR and how it creates value across the employee lifecycle
• Align HR strategy and people practices with business goals
• Conduct workforce planning, job analysis and job design
• Run fair, structured recruitment and selection that reduces bias
• Design effective onboarding, performance management and development
• Explain compensation, benefits and total-rewards fundamentals, including pay equity
• Apply employment-law basics: non-discrimination, contracts and working time
• Build engagement, retention, employee relations and a positive workplace culture
• Use HR metrics, analytics and HR technology (HRIS) responsibly
• Uphold HR ethics, data privacy (GDPR) and professional conduct
• Pass a 45-question exam (80% to earn your certificate)