Human Resources & Payroll

A variety of industries need human resources (HR) and payroll service professionals. This gives you plentiful opportunities to gain experience across different industries for a broader professional portfolio. Everything from healthcare to retail, finance, hospitality, restaurant, and technology industries.

With HR & payroll being needed across many sectors of employment you can look forward to studying topics such as:

• recruitment and selection
• employment law
• workplace training
• health and safety
• computerised payroll
• team working
• interpersonal skills
• communicating with professional colleagues/peers and/or hierarchical seniors

You are assessed by a variety of methods including:

• Practical observations
• Oral questioning
• Written modular tests.
• Production of a portfolio of evidence
• Internally and externally set assignments and/or examinations
• A period of work experience between 50 and 450 hours depending on the level enrolled onto.

You will have access to an eBook and reading materials will be provided online. You are expected to bring your own folder/plastic wallets/dividers/paper/pens and USB stick to save your work to.

The table shows you the areas of accounting, administration, business, human resources, law and marketing along with the levels you are likely to study at depending upon your final GCSE grades. Offers will be made based on your indicated grades and the levels available within the progression table.

- No GCSE results for Level 1
- 3x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & maths for Level 2
- 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & maths for Level 3
- 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & maths for T Level Level 3