Human Resource Management and the Digital Workplace - Higher Certificate
Key information
This programme qualifies for up to 100% funding under Springboard+. See fees section for more details.
Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union. Please see www.EUFunds.ie for further details
UL’s unique one-year, part-time, blended Higher Certificate in Human Resource Management and the Digital Workplace provides an introductory qualification in people management with a strong practical emphasis.
Developed with input from employer representatives from large and small companies and delivered by lecturers who are leaders in the study of people management and digitalisation, it provides the knowledge and skills for students to become effective HR and people management practitioners in an increasingly digitalised working environment.
The programme is suitable for anyone who has experience of work and wants a formal university qualification that help equip them with the fundamentals of people management.
Students who successfully complete the programme are eligible to undertake the 2 year part-time Level 8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours Degree) in HRM and the Future of Work.
During this programme, you will
- Develop an understanding of the key processes of people management
- Understand the fundamentals of human behaviour
- Explore the role and impact of digitalisation on human resource management
- Develop fundamental skills for the recruitment and selection of employees
- Learn about dealing with grievance and discipline workplace scenarios
- Gain practical knowledge and skills to design and deliver a learning and development exercise at work
- Learn about the value of evidence-based approaches to decision making in people management
Programme delivery
The programme is delivered on a blended basis. Most of the module is delivered through recorded lectures available online for students to watch at any time. Contact with lecturers is through in-person attendance at UL campus for 8 days in the academic year (4 days in semester 1 and 4 days in semester 2). This flexible delivery model provides the best of both worlds – online content with on-campus days that give students the opportunity to meet lecturers, enhance their learning, and to develop networks with classmates from across industries. The dates for the on-campus dates are:
Autumn Semester 2026/27: on-campus days
- Wednesday 9th September 2026
- Wednesday 30th September 2026
- Wednesday 21st October 2026
- Wednesday 11th November 2026
Spring Semester 2026/27: on-campus days
- Wednesday 27th January 2027
- Wednesday 17th February 2027
- Wednesday 10th March 2027
- Wednesday 7th April 2027
