Certificate in HR Auditing

Why Attend

All human resources work has a legal and financial impact on the organization. As such, key human resources employees should ensure the integrity and accuracy of the data they use and the processes they follow in their departments.

One way to ensure this is actually happening is to audit the human resources processes currently in place.

This course is designed to help participants identify the critical areas in human resources that must be audited. It also helps participants decide which questions to ask and determine the minimum requirements for running human resources processes effectively.

Course Methodology

The course is workshop-based, with numerous case studies and team-based activities. Role plays and individual exercises are also incorporated into the course, in addition to a number of presentations by participants.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the main cycles within the human resources function
• Define what an audit is, describe its history, and explain the priority of auditing and the plan to conduct a proper audit
• Audit the HR organization chart, legal affairs, and administrative services
• Audit the processes in recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and compensation and benefits
• Produce a professionally written HR audit report based on factual findings

Target Audience

Managers, supervisors, specialists, team leaders, and officers in human resources functions. The course is also very useful for internal audit professionals who are about to start an audit exercise in the HR department in their organization.

Target Competencies

• HR management
• Auditing policies and procedures
• Presenting and communicating
• Report writing
• Questioning techniques
• Risk assessment