The Role of HRM in Providing Talent and Skills for Woodhill College

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
a) Purpose of workforce planning and the role of HR manager with regard to workforce
planning and resourcing for Woodhill College...........................................................................1
b) Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection...................2
c) Ways through which HRM functions provide talent and skills to fulfil business objectives. 2
d) Evaluation of strength and weaknesses of the different approaches to recruitment and
selection.......................................................................................................................................3
e) Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection,
supported by specific examples..................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
a) Job advertisement for the role ................................................................................................4
b) Suitable platforms to place the advertisement........................................................................5
c) Job specification and person specification for the role...........................................................5
d) The application of specific HRM practices............................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
a) Difference between training and development.......................................................................7
b) Changes in customer expectations affected Tesco and its need to train staff.........................8
c) Methods of training carried out by Tesco...............................................................................8
d) Ways to identify needs of training..........................................................................................9
e) Benefits for Tesco and the employees in providing a structured training programme...........9
f) Extent to which training has achieved a Return on Investment............................................10
g) Suggest type of approaches to flexibility (D2).....................................................................10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
a) Importance for ITV to maintain good employee relations and its influences on HR
decisions making.......................................................................................................................11
b) Elements in the employment legislation...............................................................................11
c) Key aspects of employee relations management and employment legislation that affect
HRM decision-making in ITV..................................................................................................12

d) Critical evaluate of employee relations and the application of HRM practices in ITV that
inform and influence decision-making in the organisation.......................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management can be determined as a system that is helpful to guide and
manage employees within the organization. In this context, there are three different areas in
which responsibility of human resource manager lies (Oechsler, 2011). With this respect, it
includes work designing, workers benefit and compensation, and staffing. In other words,
different set of strategies are implemented in order to make sure that employees work with their
full efficiency. Employees are the face of organization as they have direct interaction with
customers. They are the one who present products and services that are delivered by the firm.
Further, workers face different set of issues that affects the growth and profitability. It is
important to make sure that proper steps are taken so that they will be able to enhance workers
skills and they support the organization. Present report is based on three different organizations
which are Tesco, ITV and Woodhill College. This report covers the purpose of workforce
planning and roles that are played by HR. further, it covers strengths and weaknesses of different
approaches to recruitment and selection. Moreover, it covers the most suitable platform to place
advertisement for vacant post within the organization. Lastly, it also includes the importance of
developing strong relationship with employees.
TASK 1
a) Purpose of workforce planning and the role of HR manager with regard to workforce planning
and resourcing for Woodhill College
Workforce planning can be determined as a continual process that is helpful to align
priorities and needs of the company. In this context, main purpose of this planning with respect
to human resources is to make sure that shortage or surplus is identified for human resource in
the firm. When these needs are identified, then they develop plans with the help of which new
candidates are hired for the vacant post or workers are removed in order to perform towards
organizational goals and objectives (Vörösmarty, McIntyre and Davies, 2010). Further, there are
different type of issues that are faced by management in day to day operations. When there
proper workforce planning, then it enables the firm to make sure that they overcome barriers that
affects the business negatively. There are many functions that are included in HRM. It includes
recruitment and selection, training and development, developing relationship, etc. Among these
function recruitment and selection one of the most essential once that make sure that skills
candidates and hired. This function is highly time consuming but important. However, time is
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