Focus of HRM Internship

The HRM Internship has achieved a fabulous development throughout the period from its commencement. The major focus of HRM Internship is on learning professional skills, abilities and activities practiced in the business world. The intern has to get involved in the aspects of HRM process and practices as their academic training. Through this process of learning, the intern has certain achievements such as training in genuine understanding, applying HRM knowledge to practice, improving personal skills and other related knowledge, skills and attitudes.

Objectives of HRM Internship

The objectives of the HRM Internship in HRM Degree Programme are to:

  1. Understand the real working surrounding in HRM.
  2. Develop knowledge of HRM in the practical contexts.
  3. Develop skills relating to HRM from the practical contexts.
  4. Develop positive attitudes to be HRM Professionals in the future.
  5. Understand the legal issues in HRM.
  6. Cultivate professional ethics of the interns.
  7. Develop analytical and conceptual ability to evaluate HRM practices.
  8. Increase self confidence in HRM Professional contexts.
  9. Provide opportunity to develop career succession plan.

HRM Internship Areas

The HRM Internship is expected to develop the following areas of the intern.

  1. Job Designing
  2. Job Analysis
  3. Human Resource Planning
  4. Recruitment
  5. Selection
  6. Hiring and Induction
  7. Performance Evaluation
  8. Training and Development
  9. Career Management
  10. Compensation Management
  11. Grievance Handing
  12. Employee Movements
  13. Safety and Health Management
  14. Welfare Management
  15. Discipline Management
  16. Conflict Management and Negotiation
  17. Industrial/Labour Relations
  18. HR Administration

Duration of the HRM Internship

The HRM Internship covers six (06) credits of the Degree Programme and minimum training hours per credit is 90 hours. Total expected hours per six (06) credits of HRM Internship are 540 hours. The expected number of weeks of the HRM Internship is 17 weeks (except the study leave for the semester exam) and the HRM Internship must be covered by the intern during five months, except the end semester exam. Considering the study leave for the end semester exam, the Department expects six (06) months internship programme for the HRM undergraduates.