1. Introduction to the course. Course Schedule. Conditions for Evaluation.
Personnel Work in Small Companies and its Specifics.
2. Personnel strategy and policies in SME´s. Personnel activities, their
specifics in SME´s.
3. Labour Supply and Demand.
4. Work force analysis and jobs designing. Competence and use
competency modeling for personnel planning.
5. Recruitment. Internal and external resources. Choosing the right
methods for recruitment.
6. Staff Selection. Selection methods. Specifics of particualar selection
rounds.
7. Basic labour relations. Contract and its content.Adaptation process of
an employee and the adaptation process. Probation period.
8. Care for employees. Training and development. Identification of
training needs. "On-the-job" and "off-the-job" training forms. Selfdevelopment.
9. Employee motivation. Effective forms of employee motivation.
Principles of motivational interviewing.
10. Employee performance. Principles of appraisal.
11. Remuneration and compensation. Compensation factors. Employee evaluation. Evaluation methods. Principles of evaluation
interviewing.
12. Process of releasing employees. Outplacement.
13. Final summary of lessons learned and evaluation of acquired
knowledge and skills.

1. Introduction to the seminars. Seminars´ Schedule. Conditions for Evaluation.
Personnel Work in Small Companies and its Specifics.
2. Personnel strategy and policies in SME´s. Personnel activities, their
specifics in SME´s.
3. Labour Supply and Demand.
4. Work force analysis and jobs designing. Competence and use
competency modeling for personnel planning.
5. Recruitment. Internal and external resources. Choosing the right
methods for recruitment.
6. Staff Selection. Selection methods. Specifics of particualar selection
rounds.
7. Basic labour relations. Contract and its content.Adaptation process of
an employee and the adaptation process. Probation period.
8. Care for employees. Training and development. Identification of
training needs. "On-the-job" and "off-the-job" training forms. Selfdevelopment.
9. Employee motivation. Effective forms of employee motivation.
Principles of motivational interviewing.
10. Employee performance. Principles of appraisal.
11. Remuneration and compensation. Compensation factors. Employee evaluation. Evaluation methods. Principles of evaluation
interviewing.
12. Process of releasing employees. Outplacement.
13. Final summary of lessons learned and evaluation of acquired
knowledge and skills.

Professional Knowledge

• knowledge of the content and development of HR strategy for small and medium‑sized enterprises;
• knowledge of HR processes in a small company;
• knowledge of recruitment, selection, onboarding and employee‑care methods;
• knowledge of the basics of labour law.

Professional Competencies

• ability to design and set up a relevant HR strategy;
• ability to design and implement recruitment, onboarding and systematic employee‑development processes in a small business;
• ability to efficiently manage HR documentation and set up functional HR processes.

Professional Skills

• implementation of HR strategy in daily practice;
• defining relevant competencies for job positions;
• professional conducting of recruitment, motivational and performance appraisal interviews;
• creating onboarding and employee development plans;
• setting up and managing effective internal communication processes.