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HR Management distance learning course

From HR strategy and recruiting to personnel development and employment law

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This distance learning course is held in German.

Your pioneering HR work makes a decisive contribution to the economic success of your company and you are not only in demand for topics such as HR management and recruiting, but also for questions relating to organizational development and employment law. Our distance learning course provides you with the necessary specialist knowledge with maximum flexibility, as you can learn at your own pace and from any location. With digital specialist lessons, exercises, learning checks and practical tasks, you will consolidate what you have learned and receive a certificate of attendance as recognition of your achievement upon successful completion. You will also benefit from 3 online seminars in which you can meet our experts , deepen your knowledge and exchange ideas with other participants . Through our distance learning course, you will not only acquire in-depth knowledge in the field of HR management, but also practical skills that will help you to successfully advance your career.

Certified by the Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management (HdWM), Mannheim

This further training course was designed in cooperation with the Mannheim University of Applied Management Sciences and meets the university's quality standards in terms of overall concept, content, trainers and examination. As a result, participants benefit from high-quality qualifications with guaranteed topicality, high practical relevance and excellent trainers.

The distance learning course "HR Management" has been tested and approved by the State Central Agency for Distance Learning (ZFU) in Cologne under the number 7392521.

Technical management

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bartscher has designed this distance learning course for you. It provides you with everything you need to know for professional HR management in a compact and practical format.

Module

Introduction to personnel management

Authors: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bartscher , Regina Nissen

Self-image of personnel management.
Central functions and carriers of personnel management.
Lines of development and thematic focus.
Central analysis and reference models of personnel management.
including training training to consolidate modules 1 and 2.

Module

Strategic personnel management

Authors: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bartscher , Regina Nissen

Fundamentals of strategic personnel management.
Design fields of strategic personnel management.
Organization and design of strategic HR work.
Trends and examples of future-oriented HR work.
including training training to consolidate modules 1 and 2.

Module

Personnel planning - basics and applications in theory and practice

Author: Prof. Dr. Silke Wickel-Kirsch

Principles of personnel planning.
Personnel cost and personnel expense planning.
Operational personnel planning.
Strategic personnel planning.
Personnel action planning.

Module

Recruiting & Employer Branding

Author: Simone Dappert

Methods of personnel selection.
Labor market analysis and target group identification.
Design of the search process.
Professional use of selection tools.

Module

From Compensation & Benefits to New Pay - understanding and shaping remuneration

Authors: Sarah Maximilian , Stefanie Hornung

How remuneration strategies are evolving and what the drivers are.
A holistic view of the remuneration of work.
From best practice to your own, culturally appropriate & participative remuneration model.
The benefits of bonus payments and how companies can structure them.
Overview of opportunities for employee participation.
Adapt the benefits portfolio and make it better known.
New (radical) ideas for the design of remuneration models.
The 7 dimensions of New Pay and a guide on how companies can get started.

Module

Fundamentals of employment law for HR managers

Author: Dirk Börnecke

Basics of contract law.
Contents of the employment contract.
Flexible employment opportunities.
Employer's right to ask questions.
Termination of employment relationships.
Works constitution, working time, remuneration.

Module

Change management for HR managers

Author: Daniel Mewes

The HR manager as a change expert
Organizations in a constant state of change
Understanding and managing change
Communicating change skillfully
Learnings from change processes

Module

Personnel development and competence management

Author: Frank Sieber Bethke

The instruments of performance management.
Planning, management and control of performance.
The potential of professional skills management.
What motivates people.
Leadership as a success factor.

Module

Personnel controlling

Author: Prof. Dr. Silke Wickel-Kirsch

The tools of the trade of the personnel controller.
Successfully introduce personnel controlling.
Examples from practice - personnel controlling works!
Legal framework.
Manage personnel risks.
Increase the added value of personnel.

Module

Diversity mindset

Author: Michelle Euzet

Relevance of diversity in the working environment.
The dimensions of diversity & their impact.
Recognize and question prejudices.
Acting inclusively in everyday working life.
Courage to embrace diversity.
Living diversity in the workplace.

Online seminars

Deepen your knowledge with our experts

training training: in-depth study of the modules "Introduction to HR Management" and "Strategic HR Management"
training training: The path to the best candidate journey

Additional content

Benefit from additional content

E-learning: Job interviews
E-learning: data privacy
Specialist database: Haufe Personal Office Standard (free for 6 months)

Optional final exam

You can complete the course with a face-to-face or live online exam . The prerequisite for this is completion of the HR Management distance learning course and participation in the Strategic HR Managementtraining . The HR Manager exam takes place as part of a two-day face-to-face or live online seminar. If you book the distance learning course, the seminar and the exam at the same time, you will receive a 15% discount. You can find more information about the exam at "Distance learning course for HR managers"

Note on your personal learning environment

In your personal online learning environment, all learning content will be available to you online from the start of the distance learning course. At the same time, you will also find useful work aids, interactive learning checks, additional products for your course and the opportunity to exchange ideas with other course participants. The materials are updated regularly and are available to you without restriction for 12 months. If required, we will be happy to offer you a free extension of 6 months.

If you click on "Start free demo" above the start dates on this page, you will get a first insight into our learning environment.

Your benefit

You will systematically learn about the key success factors of professional HR management and how to put them into practice.
They can act professionally when implementing personnel measures, but also when making strategic and creative decisions.
You know effective ways to identify, motivate and retain your top performers.
You create a personnel structure that is optimally aligned with your corporate goals.
You will be familiar with the most important principles of employment law and will be able to act with legal certainty.
You will learn how to optimally prepare, conduct and evaluate applicant interviews.
You deal with the significance and scope of digitalization for your everyday life and your organization.

Author:inside

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bartscher

Prof. Dr. Silke Wickel-Kirsch

Procedure

You will receive helpful learning tips via your online learning environment as soon as you book. You have access to all learning content at the start of the distance learning course. The distance learning course is purely digital.

Recommended for

Specialists and managers from HR/personnel management who want to acquire or deepen key HR knowledge and skills - whether HR manager, personnel officers, HR generalists and business partners, Employees in HR projects, consultants or payroll accountants.
Career changers and newcomers who want to systematically and flexibly build up specialist knowledge and skills in HR management or consolidate their professional career.
Anyone interested in systematic, well-founded and practical HR training or who would like to systematize and further develop personnel planning in their company

Distance learning with Haufe Akademie :
Flexible further education – when and where you want!

Haufe Akademie 's distance learning courses offer you maximum flexibility for your professional development. They include self-study phases with modern e-learning elements and thus guarantee your learning success.

Distance learning with Haufe Akademie :
Flexible further education – when and where you want!

Flexible: You learn independently of time and place

Practice-oriented: Comprehensive knowledge, prepared for you with practical relevance

Up to date: The content in your personal online learning environment is updated on an ongoing basis.

Success confirmed: A certificate of attendance and a badge confirm your participation and the high quality of the course content

Individual: On request, we can extend the access time to all course content free of charge.

Learning community

In our learning community LUX, you can exchange ideas with other participants and share professional experiences. Network with people from all over Germany, form learning groups, help others with your own knowledge or, conversely, benefit from the knowledge of other participants. It's easier to learn together!

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

Attendees comments

"I liked the course because, despite its theoretical nature, it was very practice-oriented."

Björn Müller

Berufsförderungswerk der Bauindustrie NRW e. V., Kerpen

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HR Manager: definition, tasks & salary

The HR manager takes care of a company's most important resource: its employees. They develop strategies that help to deploy employees even more efficiently. They are the link, so to speak, between personnel and management and ensure that all change processes in the company are carried out in compliance with labor law. HR Manager: Key Facts Education Completed [...]

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TECH PAPER

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HR Manager: definition, tasks & salary

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31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT

Details

approx. 80 hours

Online

with certificate

10 Events

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Start dates

Train several employees internally

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Customized training courses according to your needs
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approx. 80 hours

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Distance learning course certified HR Manager

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Further information

Start dates and details

01.06.2025

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.07.2025

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.08.2025

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.09.2025

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.10.2025

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.11.2025

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.12.2025

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.01.2026

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.02.2026

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

01.03.2026

Details

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

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Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

Booking number: 31593

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this event.
You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date, the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.34 plus VAT.
€ 789.38 incl. VAT.

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