Human Resource Development (HRD): Concept, Origin and Need, Relationship between Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development; HRD as a Total System; Activity Areas of HRD: Training, Education and Development; Roles and competencies of HRD professionals.
Assessing need for HRD; Designing and developing effective HRD programs; Implementing HRD program HRD Process: s; Evaluating HRD programs.
HRD Interventions: Integrated Human Resource Development Systems, Staffing for HRD; Physical and Financial Resources for HRD. HRD and diversity management; HRD Climate; HRD Audit.
HRD Applications: Coaching and mentoring, Career management and development; Employee counselling; Competency mapping, High Performance Work Systems, Balanced Score Card, Appreciative inquiry. Integrating HRD with technology.
Evaluating the HRD Effort: Data Gathering; Analysis and Feedback. Industrial relations and HRD. HRD Experience in Indian Organizations, Future of HRD
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