Introduction to Human Resources
Every organisation, from a corner shop in Soweto to a mine in Mpumalanga, depends on people. Human Resources (HR) is the part of the business that finds those people, looks after their records, makes sure they are paid and treated fairly, helps them grow and handles the day they leave. HR is also one of the most popular first jobs for school leavers who like working with people and paperwork. This course explains what HR does and why it matters, walks you through the employee life cycle from the first job advert to the exit interview, introduces the main South African labour laws and institutions, shows you the everyday tasks of an HR administrator, and maps out the HR roles and career paths open to you. The course is fully online and self-paced. Each lesson has a short activity in your workbook. You finish with a practical task and a final assessment, and you receive a MetaCo Certificate of Completion that you can add to your CV.
What you will learn
Understand what HR does, how the employee life cycle works and which HR jobs are open to you in South Africa.
- Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: What HR Does
- Module 3: The Employee Life Cycle
- Module 4: HR Administration in Practice
- Module 5: Contracts, Policies and Fair Treatment
- Module 6: HR Roles and Careers
- Module 7: Putting It into Practice
How it is assessed
Short quizzes as you go, a final assessment with three attempts (fresh questions each time) and a practical task.
Certificate
MetaCo Certificate of Completion, with your own number and a QR code employers can scan. This certificate confirms completion of a MetaCo short course.
Part of the pathway: HR Assistant
What you get
- The lessons, quiz and practical task
- A downloadable workbook (PDF)
- The Human Resources toolkit
- A one-page cheat sheet to keep
- The MetaCo certificate with a QR verification link, and a "Copy to my CV" line
- The Career Starter Kit, free with your first purchase
More Human Resources courses
Write fair job adverts, screen CVs, schedule interviews, check references and prepare offer letters accurately and lawfully.
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Prepare new-starter checklists, collect first-day documents, run induction programmes and track probation from day one to confirmation.
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Keep accurate personnel files and leave records, protect employee information under POPIA, and store, share and dispose of HR records safely.
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Understand the BCEA and LRA, apply codes of conduct and warnings fairly, and support disciplinary, grievance and CCMA processes with accurate paperwork.
R349
Understand employment equity, the skills levy, SETAs, workplace skills plans and learnerships, and keep the records that support them.
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