Conducting an Effective
Human Resource Audit

Below is the course outline and the modules that would be covered during the HR Audit Certification Training Course: 

Module 1: Importance of HR Audit: 

• Importance of Human Capital 
• People and Organisational Goal Alignment 
• Need for HR to become Business Partners 
• Track initiatives, Assess and quantify results and devise a roadmap for course correction 
• Elevating HR Department to World Class 

Module 2: Objectives and Rationale of HR Auditing: 

• Review all aspects of human resources 
• Find reasons for success and failures 
• Evaluate employee performance 
• Identify and work on the area of improvement 

Module 3: Scope of HR Audit: 

• People at all levels 
• Policies and procedures 
• Results, Achievements and Failures of policies 
• HR Policies and HR Programmes 

Module 4: Benefits of HR Audit: 

• Gap Identification 
• Streamline HR department 
• Helps Cost reduction 

Module 5: Frequency of HR Audit: 

• Once a year Vs. Monthly 

Module 6: HR Audit Process 

• Pre-Audit Information 
• On-Site Review 
• Record Review 
• Audit Report 

Module 7: Approaches to HR Audit: 

• Comparative Approach 
• Outside Authority Approach 
• Statistical Approach 
• Compliance Approach 
• Management by Objective 

Module 8: HR Audit Steps: 

• Determining the scope 
• Developing a plan 
• Production of report 
• Creation of an action plan 
• Evaluate the progress 

Module 9: Methods: 

• Individual Interview method 
• Group Interview Method 
• Workshop Method 
• Questionnaire Method 
• Observation 

Module 10: Major concerns: 

• HR Recruitment Audit 
• Employee Discipline Audit 
• Organisation Development Audit 
• Analyse each function to identify challenges and things that might hinder