Unit BM304: Human Resource Management

Aim

This unit will describe as the most valuable resource of any organisation, its human capital. All resources, especially the most valuable, need to be managed in order to obtain the greatest value from them. The unit provides an overview of some of the key areas that fall within the remit of the human resources function. By the end of this unit learners will gain an understanding of the factors that are taken into account by organisations when planning their human resource management.

They will also learn how organisations gain employee motivation and employee commitment. Finally, learners will know about how employee performance is measured and managed as well as the benefits of doing so. This knowledge will help learners to understand the working environment and the nature of Human Resource Management when they are seeking or engaged in employment.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes. To achieve this unit a learner must be able to:	Assessment Criteria: Assessment of these outcomes demonstrates a learner can:
1: Know the internal and external factors involved in human resources planning in organisation	1.1: Describe how an organisation considers the internal and external factors when planning requirement of human resources 1.2: Describe how an organisation identifies skills for employee to carry out a job function
2: Understand know how an organisation motivates its employees	2.1: Identify different ways how an organisation can motivate employees
3: Know how organisations manage and measure employee performance	3.1 Describe how an organisation can manage and measure employee performance
4: Understand how organisations cooperate with their employees	4.1: Describe how organisations gain cooperation from their employees