Purpose of HRD

Question 1

Purpose of HRD:

Answer 1

Facilitate optimal employee performance by creating and making available training and development and learning experiences in the workplace.

Question 2

T&D interventions:

Answer 2

Employee training, skills and technical training, management development and employee orientation.

Question 3

Principal activities:

Answer 3

Human resource planning, employment equity, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, employee relations, employee health and safety, human resource development

Question 4

Supplementary activities:

Answer 4

Organisation and job design, performance appraisal and management, human resource information systems.

Question 5

HRD activities:

Answer 5

Training and development, development, employee orientation, skills and technical training, management development programmes, organisational learning and development interventions, career development.

Question 6

Systematic approach to HRD:

Answer 6

Conducting occupational and job analysis.
Conducting occupational, job and competency profiling.
Identifying skills requirements derived from the workforce planning.
Skills audit to determine gap between actual skills required and current.
Identify talent pools and education, training and development needs.
Compiling skills inventory.
Identifying skills programmes.
Drafting and implementing workplace skills.
Monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Establishing a quality assurance system.