Talent Management and Employee Relations

This course is part of HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources Professional Certificate

Instructors: Nancy Tawadros

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4 modules

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Advanced level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Connect integrated talent management and analytics to organizational performance and planning.
Apply training needs assessment, instructional design, and evaluation to learning programs.
Use performance enablement, engagement, and development practices to strengthen workforce effectiveness.
Apply ethical practices, offboarding, and labor relations strategies to support organizational stability.

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18 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course examines how senior HR professionals build integrated talent management systems that connect workforce strategy, analytics, and long-term planning to organizational performance. You will explore how needs assessment, instructional design, delivery methods, and evaluation practices support effective, inclusive learning programs across the organization.

The course also covers how performance enablement, employee engagement, and development practices drive leadership growth and workforce effectiveness, including feedback systems, career development tools, and leadership pipeline strategies. You will examine how ethical decision-making, offboarding practices, labor relations, and collective bargaining support trust, fairness, and organizational stability across the employee lifecycle. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Connect integrated talent management and analytics to organizational performance and planning. Apply training needs assessment, instructional design, and evaluation to learning programs. Use performance enablement, engagement, and development practices to strengthen workforce effectiveness. Apply ethical practices, offboarding, and labor relations strategies to support organizational stability.

In your first module, you will examine how integrated talent management connects workforce strategy with organizational goals. You will also explore how data, feedback, environmental insights, and ethical analytics guide talent decisions and support agility, performance, and long-term advantage.

What's included

23 videos7 readings5 assignments

23 videosTotal 85 minutes

Introduction to HRCI SPHR2 minutes
Course Overview: Talent Management and Employee Relations2 minutes
Introduction to the Instructor2 minutes
Introduction: Talent Management Strategy1 minute
Building a Talent Ecosystem3 minutes
Competing for Human Capital1 minute
Connecting the Talent Management System4 minutes
Example: Integrated Talent Management6 minutes
Talent Management as Business Value4 minutes
Turning Talent Into Organizational Advantage4 minutes
Technology and Ethical AI in Talent Management4 minutes
Modern Work Models and the Blended Workforce3 minutes
Wellbeing and Resilience in the Modern Workplace4 minutes
Example: Organizational Value of Talent Management6 minutes
Planning for Workforce Readiness4 minutes
Building a Feedback-Driven Workforce4 minutes
Methods for Workforce Talent Strategy5 minutes
Example: Talent Strategy Development7 minutes
Data-Driven HR Decisions3 minutes
Using Analytics Responsibly4 minutes
Advanced Analytics in Action4 minutes
Example: Leveraging Talent Analytics5 minutes
Conclusion: Talent Management Strategy2 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
How to Be Successful in This Course10 minutes
Responsible Use of AI10 minutes
Summary Reading: Integrated Talent Management10 minutes
Summary Reading: Organizational Value of Talent Management10 minutes
Summary Reading: Talent Strategy Development10 minutes
Summary Reading: Leveraging Talent Analytics10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 145 minutes

Graded Quiz: Talent Management Strategy50 minutes
Practice Quiz: Integrated Talent Management25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Organizational Value of Talent Management25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Talent Strategy Development20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Leveraging Talent Analytics25 minutes

In this module, you will explore how needs assessments shape training priorities and program design. You will evaluate instructional models and delivery methods that support inclusive experiences and analyze how feedback and training metrics guide program improvements.

What's included

10 videos3 readings4 assignments

10 videosTotal 37 minutes

Introduction: Training Needs, Design, and Evaluation1 minute
Learning as a Driver of Excellence3 minutes
Assessing Training Needs4 minutes
Connecting Learning Insights4 minutes
Example: Needs Assessment for Training Programs5 minutes
Matching Delivery to Learner Needs5 minutes
Example: Instructional Design and Training Delivery6 minutes
Proving Training Impact4 minutes
Example: Training Program Evaluation4 minutes
Conclusion: Training Needs, Design, and Evaluation1 minute

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Summary Reading: Needs Assessment for Training Programs10 minutes
Summary Reading: Instructional Design and Training Delivery10 minutes
Summary Reading: Training Program Evaluation10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Practice Quiz: Needs Assessment for Training Programs25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Instructional Design and Training Delivery20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Training Program Evaluation15 minutes
Activity: Build a Training Program Outline30 minutes

In this module, you will examine how performance goals, feedback, and development practices foster employee growth. You will also consider how employee listening strengthens engagement, while development and leadership practices build readiness and support organizational continuity.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Summary Reading: Performance Enablement Programs10 minutes
Summary Reading: Encouraging Employee Experience and Engagement10 minutes
Summary Reading: Employee Growth Practices10 minutes
Summary Reading: Leadership Development Programs10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 95 minutes

Practice Quiz: Performance Enablement Programs25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Encouraging Employee Experience and Engagement25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Employee Growth Practices25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Leadership Development Programs20 minutes

In your final module, you will investigate how organizations manage ethical decisions, employee exits, and labor relationships. You will also assess how legal frameworks, key stakeholders, bargaining practices, and dispute resolution approaches support collaboration and organizational stability.

What's included

4 readings5 assignments

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Summary Reading: Ethical Standards in HR10 minutes
Summary Reading: Employee Offboarding Practices10 minutes
Summary Reading: Labor Relations Strategy10 minutes
Summary Reading: Collective Bargaining Strategies10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Practice Quiz: Ethical Standards in HR25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Employee Offboarding Practices20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Labor Relations Strategy20 minutes
Activity: Prepare for a Collective Bargaining Meeting30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Collective Bargaining Strategies25 minutes

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