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16/ 2008
Bonn, 17.04.2008
Human resources managers - Professionals for optimal personnel recruitment and development
Selecting suitable employees, deploying them where their skills match company needs and supporting their continued development: These are key tasks that must be performed professionally in all personnel departments at firms, corporations and public-sector bodies. In the wake of current demographic developments it is even more important to optimize these processes. For this reason the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) has developed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology a new recognized occupation in the personnel field: Human Resources Services Consultant. Experts from trade unions and employer associations (particularly from the temporary work sector) helped develop the requirements for this new occupation. Training for this innovative, future-oriented occupation will be available starting 1 August 2008.
The multi-faceted training for human resources services consultants lasts three years and is open to all school-leavers. Following completion of their training young human resources services consultants can work as personnel dispatchers, personnel clerks or human resources assistants in personnel departments or at personnel service providers.
Human resources services consultants learn how to recruit qualified personnel, how to select and advise personnel professionally and how to hire and place personnel. They manage personnel deployment and are responsible for its preparation. The training is extensive and was designed with an eye to tomorrow's working world. It furthermore covers the legal foundations for labour law, collective bargaining law, manpower leasing, industrial safety regulations, health protection and data privacy protection. Human resources services consultants also develop skills for managing business and managerial processes, research and document qualification profiles and developments on the job market and are involved in quality assurance.
Since human resources services consultants have to deal with people extensively in their work, they learn communication, moderation and conflict-management skills. For example, presenting their company, holding meetings with employees, conducting team-building measures and negotiating contracts are all part of their daily routine.
Prospective human resources services consultants will probably have very good career prospects and opportunities for promotions because there has been no formal vocational training programme for such an occupation in the human resources field to date. Persons who have completed this training can undergo continuing vocational training for the occupation Personnel Management Specialist. Plans foresee an advanced training programme for the occupation Personaldienstleistungsfachwirt (approximate translation: qualified personnel services professional).
The temporary employment sector that specializes in personnel placement currently accounts for some 5,000 firms in Germany. Interest in this new occupation is particularly strong in this area. The number of temporary workers in Germany trebled between 1997 and 2006, from some 200,000 to approximately 630,000. This has led to a strong demand for workers with human resources qualifications.
Further information is available on the BIBB website at www.bibb.de/de/27446.htm
and www.alle-achtung.info
Point of contact for information at BIBB:
Dr Franz Schapfel-Kaiser; Tel: +49 (0) 228 107 1329; E-mail: schapfel-kaiser@bibb.de
