Fundamentals of human resources management with Employee Lifecycle

In this course, you will acquire the basic skills for the specialist area of human resources management. Basic questions and processes of HR work are taught in a practical way: You will learn about the processes involved in determining personnel requirements, recruiting, selecting and releasing staff as well as the area of personnel development. Tasks and methods of personnel assessment, personnel controlling and personnel remuneration are also covered and you will also learn in detail how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the field of human resources.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Fundamentals of Human Resources Management"
    Employee Lifecycle" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Fundamentals of human resources management

Fundamentals of human resources management (approx. 2 days)

Objectives and tasks of operational human resources management

Organization and framework conditions of human resources management

Personnel administration

Personnel information and statistics

Diversity management


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personnel administration (approx. 5 days)

Tasks and process structures

Instruments of personnel administration

Information systems

Fundamentals of labor law

Employment contracts

Data protection


Personnel planning/recruitment (approx. 5 days)

Objectives, importance and tasks of personnel planning

Processes and components of personnel planning

Applicant management and requirement profiles

Evaluation of applicant documents

Special features of SMEs

Job interviews/selection process

Hiring new employees


Personnel development (approx. 3 days)

Basic questions of personnel development

Instruments of promotion

Staff appraisal

Development stages and target measurements

Company training and further training

Differentiation between further training and forms of training


Personnel remuneration (approx. 3 days)

Personnel costs

Basics of cost and activity accounting

Forms of remuneration

Basics of payroll accounting

Gross/net wage calculation

Income tax and social security regulations

Payroll accounting


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Employee Lifecycle - Artificial intelligence (AI) in human resources

Basics of the employee lifecycle (approx. 2 days)

Employee lifecycle as a process map (HR use cases, potential benefits, limits)

Dos/don`ts (human-in-the-loop, quality)

Basic AI terms: Model types (LLMs, classic ML), hallucinations, prompting basics

Change management for AI implementation


Legal basis (approx. 2 days)

EU AI Act (risk classes, high-risk obligations, emotion/biometric analysis)

AI literacy/training obligation

GDPR (purpose limitation, transparency, Art. 22)

DPIA and co-determination (BetrVG)

AI governance and operating model


Personnel planning and analysis (approx. 3 days)

Forecasts for personnel requirements

Data-driven HR, predictive analytics, people analytics

Workforce and skill planning

Analysis of fluctuation and early indicators

Bias monitoring in HR


AI in recruiting (approx. 5 days)

Landing pages, search engine optimization and social media in recruiting

Active sourcing and outreach with AI

Skills-based hiring (market trend and reality check)

Creating job advertisements with AI

AI-supported screening of CVs

Chatbots and video interviews


AI in personnel development (approx. 4 days)

Automated onboarding processes

Skill gap analyses

Further training offers and learning paths with AI

Creating employee appraisal guidelines

Employee satisfaction/employee retention

Impact measurement


AI in offboarding (approx. 1 day)

Offboarding processes (handover, knowledge backup, automation)

Creating AI-supported job references


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

The course offers a systematic introduction to HR work. You will learn the core areas of human resources management and can apply them in a practice-oriented way.

In addition, you have in-depth knowledge of the practical use of AI in the HR context along the entire employee lifecycle. You will be able to select suitable AI tools and procedures, apply reliable prompt and quality standards and create typical HR artefacts with AI support (e.g. job advertisements).

The course is aimed at people from the commercial or administrative sector who are looking to enter the field of human resources management or wish to update their knowledge.

Employees with a sound basic knowledge of human resources are indispensable in today's working world and are in demand in companies of all sizes across all industries.

Your additional knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) in the central areas of HR will open up a wide range of career opportunities in HR and make you an important pillar for successful and future-oriented HR work.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.