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Certificate in HR Operations

For those newer to HR, this is a 12 - 18 month programme focused on building your practical, tactical HR skills and experience.

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Programme Overview

Our Certificate in HR Operations is an 12 - 18 month programme focused on building your practical, tactical HR skills and experience. Over the course you can attend facilitated workshops, complete online learning modules with on the job assignments and discuss your learnings with your our HR team. The programme also involves assessing your achievement level from the start to the finish.

Who should attend?

You’ll benefit most from the Certificate in HR Operations if you are mainly Level 1 on the HR experience assessment sheet (click here to download).  You may be:

 Working as an HR Administrator, Coordinator or HR Advisor.

 Coming from a more specialised area (e.g. L&D) but now moving into generalist HR.

 In an Office Manager/PA role but with HR responsibilities.

What will you finish with?

The Certificate in HR Operations is different from tertiary study as you need to be working in a role where you can apply what you’re learning, rather than covering theory. You’ll work through case studies and run simulations so that you get as much experience as you can during the course, before you have to do it in real life. Once you’ve completed your final assessment you will be awarded your certificate.

Apply for a place

The programme investment is $1,950 + GST.  

This includes:

• Attendance on the Essential Employment Law workshop (Wellington or Auckland) or online
• Attendance at the HR Advisors Conference (Wellington or Auckland)
• A copy of Employment Bites as your textbook
• Feedback and coaching from the Elephant HR team on your assignments and answering questions
• A final online assessment and personal report on your knowledge and areas to grow further

You will need to complete the application form in the pack or fill in our on-line application and provide some details of your level of experience and work history so we can ensure this is the right programme for you.

Intake dates

We have 3  intakes per year. Intake 1 starts on 1 March, Intake 2  starts on 1 July and Intake 3 starts on 1 November. Applications must be received 3 working days before the start date for each intake.  

Postal Address:

PO Box 5723, Wellesley Street,  Auckland 1141

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