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.
Do you want to do more than just manage HR—do you want to truly shape it? With the HR Management distance learning course, you’ll learn the full spectrum of modern HR work in 10 practical learning modules—from HR strategy, recruiting, and compensation to labor law, change management, and diversity. This will qualify you for an active role in HR Management help your company attract, develop, and retain the right people for the long term. The program is designed to be flexible: You’ll learn digitally at your own pace—whenever and wherever it suits you. Interactive online seminars with experts practical e-learning modules, complement the course content and help you apply what you’ve learned to your daily work. With this distance learning course, you’ll not only gain in-depth knowledge of HR Management but also develop practical skills that will empower you to advance your career in the HR field.

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

This continuing education program is certified by HdWM and meets the university’s quality standards in terms of its overall structure, content, trainers examination. 
 

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.

Module
Introduction to HR Management
Introduction to HR 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 HR Management
Strategic HR 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
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
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
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
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
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
Personnel development and competence management
  • 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
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
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
4 online seminars included
4 online seminars included
  • Advanced Course: Introduction to HR Management Strategic HR Management 180 min.) 
  • In-Depth: ThePath to the Best Candidate Journey (180 min.)
  • In-Depth Session: AIin Everyday Work (180 min.)
  • In-Depth Session: DiversityMindset (120 min.)
Additional content
Benefit from additional content
Benefit from additional content
  • E-learning: Job interviews
  • E-Learning: Data Protection in Human Resources
  • Specialist database: Haufe Personal Office Standard (free for 6 months)

Flexible continuing education—anytime, anywhere.

  • 18months of access:No time pressure—you set the pace.  
  • Print & digital:Learn anytime, anywhere—with your printed and digital learning materials.  
  • Optional online seminars:Expand your knowledge live with experts.  

Your all-inclusive package – guided from start to finish

  • Get started right away: Access all course content online as soon as the course begins. We’ll mail your printed study materials to you.   
  • Always supported: e-mail, interactive quizzes, and regularly updated content.   
  • Learn together: Join the learning community to ask questions and join study groups.  

Your benefit

  • You have mastered the key tools of HR management—and apply them in a targeted and effective manner in your day-to-day work.

  • You attract the right talent, retain top performers in the company over the long term, and consistently align your workforce structure with the company's goals.

  • You conduct job interviews with confidence—in a structured, goal-oriented manner and with a keen sense for identifying the right candidates.

  • You handle labor law issues with confidence, thereby protecting yourself, your team, and your company.

  • You’ll play an active role in shaping HR during the digital transformation—using your expertise to make processes more efficient and modern.

Certificate available:

Complete your distance learning course with the “Certified HR Manager” e-exam. You can find all the details in the certified Manager” distance learning course (30346). 

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Recommended for

  • HR professionals and managers—whether HR directors, HR specialists, HR generalists, business partner payroll specialists—who want to deepen their expertise in specific areas and keep their knowledge up to date.
  • Professionals changing careers and those new to the field who want to systematically and flexibly build a solid foundation in HR management and actively advance their careers in human resources. 

  • Anyone who wants to do more than just manage HR in their company—but actively shape and develop it—in a practical, structured, and sustainable way.

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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.

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.

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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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Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

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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approx. 80 hours
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training content:
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Content comprehensibility:
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Participant orientation:
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I liked the course because, despite its theoretical nature, it was very practice-oriented.

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approx. 80 hours

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1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
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€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

Flexible start

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01.10.2026
Booking number: 31593
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€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.
Plan course
approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
2nd Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

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01.11.2026
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Partial payments are possible for this training event .

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1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
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€789.36 incl. VAT
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01.12.2026
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approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

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1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
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€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

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01.01.2027
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€ 1.990,- plus VAT.
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Plan course
approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
2nd Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

Flexible start

Entry is also possible between the start dates by arrangement.
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01.02.2027
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approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

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1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
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€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

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01.03.2027
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approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
2nd Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

Flexible start

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Plan course
approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
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€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

Flexible start

Entry is also possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: 0761 595339 00

Booking number: 31593
€ 1.990,- plus VAT.
€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.
Plan course
approx. 80 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 including VAT
2nd Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT
3. Partial invoice:
€663.33 plus VAT
€789.36 incl. VAT

Flexible start

Entry is also possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: 0761 595339 00

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