So why is there an HR Technology Course in our Human Resource Development program?
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Here is why:
1. All the essential HR processes, Payroll, record-keeping, Benefits Administration, compliance reporting are all deeply rooted in technology. And understanding of these concepts, and the important vendors and solutions in these areas is necessary for any HR leader.
2. Increasingly, the strategic HR functions known as 'Talent Management' rely on modern, sophisticated technologies to support business strategy and deliver real business value. From recruiting, performance management, succession planning, training and development, and compensation planning, organizations are more and more looking to technology, and those HR leaders that can harness it, to lead important strategic initiatives.
3. HR can and should take the lead in efforts to increase employee productivity, enable more effective collaboration, and increase the sense of community in the organization. Content management, collaboration tools, social networking are just some of the scores of technologies available to the HR leader in this space. How to begin to understand these technologies and their application is a key aspect of the course.
The HR leader must have a better grasp of technology beyond e-mail, IM and Outlook calendars.
HR and Technology are from now on an inseparable pair.
And that is why we have an HR Technology course.