Human Resources and Training
Advanced Certificate in Employee Relations (ER)
26–30 Oct 2026 · Manama
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Certificate in HR Auditing
Intensive 5-day course · English, Arabic & European languages
- Duration5 days
- FormatClassroom or live online
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic or a European language
- CertificateARUK Certificate of Attendance
- FeeFrom £2,280 + VAT
HR managers, specialists and internal auditors examine the integrity of people processes and their data during a five-day workshop with four modules. Delegates plan audits of administration and core HR functions, assess compliance and develop findings. Cases, team activities and role-play support the preparation of factual reports and follow-up measures.
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Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
Can't make these dates? We can run this course for your team on dates that suit you. Ask for custom dates · In-house options
Online (live)
With a trainer, on dates to suit your team
This course can be taught live online by a trainer, in English, Arabic or any European language, for one person or a whole team.
£1,850 + VAT
Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
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Course overview
Human resources activities carry legal and financial implications for an organisation. Staff need accurate data and reliable processes, and an audit provides a way to examine whether current arrangements meet those requirements. Delegates identify areas requiring scrutiny, decide what questions to ask and consider minimum requirements for effective HR processes. The workshop first examines the function's main cycles and organisation charts, then the purpose, history, priorities and planning of an HR audit.
Findings require evidence. Administration work includes statutory compliance, employee administration, leave, payroll and computer-based data management systems. Core-function audits cover recruitment and selection, workforce planning, training and development, performance management, and compensation and benefits. Delegates then study how to write an HR audit report around factual findings, including its sections and recommendations, and how follow-up and KPIs support later action. Case studies, team activities, role-play and individual exercises accompany delegate presentations.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Describe the main cycles of the HR function
- Define auditing, explain its history and priorities, and plan an appropriate audit
- Audit the HR organisation chart, legal affairs and administrative services
- Audit recruitment, selection, training, performance management, compensation and benefits processes
- Produce a professionally written HR audit report grounded in factual findings
Target competencies
- HR management
- Policy and procedure auditing
- Presentation and communication
- Report writing
- Questioning techniques
- Risk assessment
Who should attend
This course suits:
- Managers in the HR function
- Supervisors working in HR
- Human resources specialists
- Team leaders in human resources
- Officers in HR departments
- Internal audit professionals preparing to audit their organisation's HR department
Training methodology
- The workshop uses case studies and team-based activities.
- Role-play and individual exercises provide further applications.
- Delegates give presentations during the course.
Course modules
- Module 1
HR management functions and cycles
- HRM definitions and objectives
- Main functions of HR
- Examples of HR organisation charts
- The recruitment and selection cycle
- The training and development cycle
- The performance management cycle
- The compensation and benefits cycle
- Module 2
Planning and conducting an HR audit
- History and definition of auditing
- Audit objectives
- Priorities for an HR audit
- Types of HR audit
- Conducting an effective audit
- Preparing an HR audit plan
- Stages of the audit process
- Module 3
Auditing organisational and administrative foundations
- Auditing organisation charts
- Auditing statutory compliance
- Auditing employee administration
- Processes for leave administration
- Processes for payroll administration
- Auditing computer-based data management systems
- Module 4
Auditing core functions and reporting findings
- Auditing recruitment and selection
- Workforce planning
- Recruitment procedures
- Selection procedures
- Auditing training and development
- Training Needs Analysis
- Preparing training plans
- Designing training
- Implementing training
- Evaluating training
- Auditing performance management
- Designing the performance system
- Managing performance
- Administering performance management
- Auditing compensation and benefits
- Sections of an HR audit report
- Writing the executive summary
- Writing the introduction
- Presenting audit findings
- Making recommendations
- Writing the conclusion
- Preparing appendices
- Writing an effective audit report
- Examining a sample HR audit report
- Audit follow-up and KPIs
Certificate
Every delegate who completes the course receives an ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
Frequently asked questions
How do I register?
Choose a date and city in the schedule and press Register, or send us an enquiry. Our team confirms your place and sends an invoice.
Are fees shown with VAT?
Fees are shown per delegate and exclude VAT, which is added to the invoice where applicable.
Can this course be delivered for our team only?
Yes. Any ARUK course can be delivered in-house at your premises, in a meeting room we book for you, or 1-to-1.
Is this course available online?
Yes. We run it live online with a trainer, on dates that suit your team, for £1,850 + VAT per delegate.
Is there a group discount?
Yes. 20% for 2 delegates, 35% for 3 delegates and 50% for 5 or more delegates on the same course.
Can the course be delivered in Arabic or another language?
Yes. Our courses can be delivered in English, Arabic or any European language, by a trainer who teaches in that language. Mention your preferred language when you register or enquire.
What certificate will I receive?
An ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
