Organization and Personnel Development
Changes in businesses or organizations - whether a new product or service profile, a repositioning in the market, or a strategic reorientation - are ultimately carried out by people. The challenge is therefore to include individuals in projected changes and to create structures that support the process of change.
But how can enterprises and organizations prepare specifically to manage new demands? How can the organization’s internal development processes be controlled? And how can the employees’ skills be utilized to optimize processes and to achieve objectives efficiently, while at the same time increasing each individual’s job satisfaction?
The answers can be found in the interplay of organizational development and personnel development. It is well known that processes of change can only succeed if they are appropriately integrated in the overarching strategy of the enterprise or organization, and in its control systems. Successful change also depends on the strategic orientation of personnel development.
For this reason, the certificate programme in Organization and Personnel Development focuses on the strategic dimension of processes of change. You will examine the conditions required for a learning organization and identify the part that structures and processes can play in successful change. You will also explore the actions that personnel development can take to involve employees in the processes of change.
In this way you strengthen your ability to supervise processes of change in businesses and organizations professionally and to shape them sustainably.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the certificate programme you will be able to use the methods of strategic organizational development and skills-oriented personnel development to support successful processes of change.
You will be able to sketch the key stages in processes of organizational and personnel development, and to apply selected instruments from these two fields in your professional environment. You will be able to compare selected approaches of personnel development and organizational development, and to assess their respective potentials in a specific corporate or organizational context.
You will be able to specify responsibilities and roles in supervising processes of organizational change, and to draft a plan for steps to support the projected change.
At a Glance
Final certificate:
- University certificate (15 ECTS)
ZFU certification:
Beginning of course:
- Students can start the course at any time
- Introductory seminars are held regularly for an optimum start.
Current dates
Duration:
- 4 months
- The period of supervised study can be extended by four months without additional fees.
Prerequisites:
- A first academic degree and least one year’ experience in corporate education and personnel work, or in other branches of the education system,
or - Equivalent qualifications: Secondary leaving certificate with qualification for higher education, completed vocational training and at least two years’ work experience with supervisory duties in corporate education and personnel work or in other branches of the education system,
or - Equivalent qualifications: Completed vocational training and at least five years’ work experience with supervisory duties in corporate education and personnel work or in other branches of the education system.
We recommend work experience and current employment as a prerequisite for this certificate programme. This ensures that you can directly transfer the skills you acquire to your professional practice.
Tuition Fees:
See the schedule of fees in our Info and Download Area.
Related programmes of study:
Education and Skills Management
Education Controlling
General Professional Studies
Accreditation
All courses of study at DUW that lead to an academic degree are approved by the accreditation agency ACQUIN.
State Certification
All of DUW’s programs of study are approved by the German national Distance Learning Office (Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht, ZFU) in Cologne. This certifies that course content is complete, correct and appropriately presented to ensure that you can achieve your educational goal.
Target Group
The certificate programme in Organization and Personnel Development is aimed at employees who want to extend their professional radius of action by applying professional methods of organization and personnel development in their professional context, particularly in connection with processes of change.
This certificate programme is especially designed for:
- Employees already working in the field of organizational development or personnel.
- Independent personnel service providers, such as coaches, trainers and consultants, who offer organization development and personnel development in their consulting practice.
- Professionals working in non-business areas of the education system who want to prepare for a position in corporate education management.
Credit:
Your achievement in the Organization and Personnel Development certificate programme can be counted towards the master’s degree course in Education and Skills Management at DUW if you fulfil the admission requirements for that course.
Course Content
The certificate programme gives you an overview of the conditions, approaches and methods of successful professional organization and personnel development. the course focuses on the interplay of organization development and personnel development in relation to processes of change in businesses and other institutions.
You will analyze the strategic foundations of these two tasks with regard to your own professional context, and identify the points at which you can shape projected processes of change. You will examine the reasons why such change evokes resistance on both the individual and organizational levels, and study appropriate instruments to respond to such resistance.
For example, you will discuss the potential of strategic personnel development, issues of motivation and leadership, and models of coordinated career planning. You will analyze the supporting structures that the organization provides, and examine the conditions necessary to develop a learning organization. Based on these studies you will identify specific steps that can be implemented in your professional environment to shape future processes of change successfully
Info and Download Area
You can find further information on the certificate programme in Organization and Personnel Development, as well as a schedule of fees, a registration form, the current calendar and advice on financing your continuing education studies, in the Info and Download Area.
Do you have questions about this program?
The DUW guidance counselling team is happy to help and advise you. The DUW guidance counselling team is available by phone at 0800-9 333 111,* or by e-mail at studienberatung@duw-berlin.de.
* free call from German landlines; mobile costs may vary
