This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement strategies to source candidates and to assess their suitability for available positions.The unit applies to individuals working in a human resources job role, as well as those for whom recruitment and onboarding are part of their broader duties.
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*coordinate the recruitment and onboarding of two candidates.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
*demonstrate the process for screening and interviewing a candidate
*communicate effectively with clients and successful and unsuccessful candidates
*review job descriptions and use them to support sourcing, selecting and appointing suitable staff
*consult with relevant stakeholders to gain approvals
*develop selection criteria and interview questions in consultation with relevant stakeholders
*obtain referees’ reports
*provide a written report or demonstration of an assessment of a candidate’s skills and selection recommendation
*secure preferred candidate’s agreement and provide an employment contract.
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.