Human Resource Management - Association of Business Executives

Human Resource Management (HRM)CertificateCompulsory units– Introduction to Business– Introduction to Business Communication– Managing People– Personnel AdministrationThe Certificate gives you a solid basis inpersonnel administration. Typical jobs forCertificate holders are working in a Personnelor HRM department.Available part-time and full-time.No previous qualifications are needed toenter the Certificate but entrants should becompetent in English and mathematics up toGCSE level (NQF level 2).Personal developmentAs your education with ABE progresses, youmay discover new interests and aftercompleting the HRM programme, decide tospecialise in an additional programme, forexample Business Management (BM). You willbe credited with your passes in the HRMprogramme which are also common to theBM programme and you will simply enter forthe remaining subjects in the BM programmein the next exams. Similarly, having completedthe BM (or other) programme you can enterfor the HRM programme. You will betransferred automatically to the newprogramme when you make the exam entry.Please remember that you must pass all therequired subjects to complete a qualification.To enter for the HRM Advanced Diploma youmust have already completed the HRMDiploma – the same rule applies to otherprogrammes (please see the syllabus forconditions). However, completion of any ABECertificate will qualify you to enter the HRMDiploma in any ABE programme.DiplomaPart 1Compulsory units– Organisational Behaviour– Human Resource Development– Human Resource Management– Economic Principles and their Application toBusinessPart 2Compulsory units– Personnel Information Systems– People Planning and Resourcing– Employment Relations– Human Resource Management in ActionPlus one from– Quantitative Methods for Business andManagement– Principles of Business LawThe Diploma allows you to broaden yourknowledge and start to specialise. An ideallevel if you are already in the HR sector andare seeking progression. Typical jobs forDiploma holders include Asst PersonnelManager and Asst HR Manager. Diplomaholders can also get exemptions from units ofmany Bachelors degree programmes.Available part-time and full-time.To enter the Diploma you must havecompleted the ABE Certificate (in anyprogramme) or have two GCE A-Levels andfour GCSEs at Grade C or above, or possessa BTEC National award or equivalent NQFlevel 3 qualification. Students with at least twoyears’ work experience can also apply, evenwithout any of the above qualifications.Business Administration examinationpasses achieved before December 2007remain valid and will be granted automaticcredit transfers (no application needed) forcommon units on the HRM programme,Advanced DiplomaCompulsory units– Corporate Strategy and Planning– Managing in Organisations– Strategic Human Resource Management forBusiness Organisation– Managing Organisational Change andDevelopment– Performance Management and RewardThe Advanced Diploma focuses on strategicareas of HRM. Typical jobs for AdvancedDiploma holders include Personnel Managerand HR Manager. Advanced Diploma holderscan also fast-track to the final year of manyBachelors degree programmes.Available part-time and full-time.To enter the Advanced Diploma you musthave completed the ABE HRM Diploma, orpossess a first degree, or a BTEC HND orequivalent NQF level 5 qualification.Fees The fees for this programme are the same as other ABE streams.For more information on all our fees please visitwww.abeuk.com/registrationTuition support You will find the syllabus for this programme on the ABEwebsite. Lecture guides and specimen questions and answers will beavailable for all units. You can find these in the Qualifications section ofthe ABE website. For more information on all ABE programmes, visitwww.abeuk.comFL-A4-HRM2The Association of Business Executives5th Floor CI Tower St Georges Square New Malden Surrey KT3 4TT UKt +44 (0)20 8329 2930 f +44 (0)20 8329 2945e info@abeuk.com www.abeuk.com