HR Business Partner

A lot has changed since David Ulrich, the ‘father’ of HR business partnering first presented his model for the optimum delivery of HR in the 1990s. HR business partnering is now a popular and widespread approach to organising the HR function and there is an ongoing debate over what the role involves, how it should be put into practice and the challenges faced.

This three day course aims to develop the knowledge and skills of business partners to enable them to build credibility to influence key business stakeholders. Participants will familiarise themselves with the changing context of HR business partnering, explore key themes for today’s HRBP and build the capabilities required to successfully operate in today’s workplace. They will gain insights into what it means to be a ‘business savvy’ HR professional, understand and speak the financial language of business, and appreciate the important role of HR analytics in developing an evidence based approach to HR. This interactive and practical course will equip participants with knowledge and skills to be effective in the role of HR business partner and to develop practical plans and solutions that can be applied immediately in the workplace.

All aspiring HR Business Partners, Junior HR Business Partners who want to sharpen their skills and mid-level HR practitioners and professionals who are keen to understand the role in more detail would benefit from this course.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate from CIPD and PwC’s Academy.

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the changing context in which HR is operating and the resulting shift in expectations and skills required of the HRBP role
• Explain the four foundations of business savvy HR and understand how to apply this in their organisation
• Speak the financial language of business and apply this in their role to develop their credibility
• Apply fundamental financial knowledge to everyday HR scenarios
• Work with data to apply evidence based HR and workplace analytics to utilise an insight-led approach to HR
• Make a commitment to their personal development as an HRBP

PwC’s Academy is the educational business of PwC. Our goal is to help improve the knowledge, skills, competence and expertise of people in finance and business; to help organisations across the region grow and retain their talent. Our foundation is our team of expert professionals who convey their wealth of knowledge and the practical experience they have gained within leading organisations around the world.

PwC’s Academy is committed to supporting the sustainable growth of local talent across the region. Our expanding Academy currently operates across the Middle East from seven countries: UAE, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. PwC’s Academy in the Middle East is part of a growing network of Academies present in over 30 countries worldwide. We offer a variety of training courses, based on the best practices of PwC Global and the individual experiences of our experts.  

We constantly adapt our courses to meet the needs of modern business, customising them to our clients’ requirements and assisting our clients in reaching their organisational training and strategic objectives.