MSW (HRD)

The Human Resource Development:

Human Resource Development (HRD, HR) is the management and development of an organisation's manpower. MSW HR professionals stand more competent to other HR professionals by being highly equipped with Labour Legislations and Industrial Relations. MSW HR is extensively exposed to understand employee welfare and employers profit maximization throughout the course. MSW HR students from St Aloysius College are also placed in various industrial establishments for practical exposure training.

The field work experience that the MSW’s get throughout the year, keeps them updated with the industry news and the changing trend in HR. In the HR Specialization, students study Indian Labour Legislations such as Social Security Legislations, The Factories Act 1948, The Plantations Labour Act 1951, The Motor Transport Workers Act 1961, The Mines Act 1952, The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970, The Karnataka Shops and Establishment Act 1961, The Payment of Wages Act 1936, The Minimum Wages Act 1948, The Payment of Bonus Act 1965, The Industrial Dispute Act1947, Environmental Protection Act, The Trade Union Act 1926, The Industrial Establishment Acts 1946, Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, The Provident Fund Act 1952, The Employees State Insurance Act 1948, etc, Functions and development of trade union.

Students also are exposed to Organizational Behavioural and Development dynamics. They are also taught about Recruitment Strategies, Payroll Management Strategies, Employee Grievance Handling Strategies, Manning Standards, Career Graphing, Performance Appraisal, Human Resource planning and execution, Manager Job analysis/ Gap analyst, Employee safety administration, Retention strategies, Training Planning and execution, Statutory compliance management, Management of employee relation, Compensation and benefit administration.

Regular seminars and workshops on various topics involve student’s participation and help them to be active by using their skills and potentialities not just for their academic purpose but also for the extra curriculum activities. Study tour is observed annually for 7/8 days with exposure to around 10 industries and organisations. Students also undergo Block Placements for 40 days in industries and organisations, after the 4^th semester examination. Summer Placement after 2^nd semester is also advised.

Field work conference which is conducted on regular basis helps students to share their practical field experience with the other students as well as it helps to enhance their presentation skills in front of their peers. 

HRD specialists can be employed as HR Executives / Managers with generalist role or specialized to one or few of the roles like (Recruitment, Induction, Performance Appraisal, Training, Industrial Relations, Grievance Handling, Career Planning, Consulting Partner, etc), Labour Welfare Officers, Recruitment Executives /Managers for Consultancy, Soft Skills Trainers, etc, in various industrial settings and in HR department of industries and organisations.

There is opportunity to get into Government jobs as:

                i.        Factories Inspector/ Chief Inspector

               ii.        Labour Officer/ Commissioner

              iii.        Officer in Employees Provident Fund department

              iv.        Officer in Employee State Insurance department

               v.        State Bus Transportation Corporation

              vi.        International & Domestic Airports

            vii.        HR in Nationalised Banks

           viii.        HR in Police Department

              ix.        HR in Army/ Navy & Air Force Departments

               x.        HR in Para-Military Services

              xi.        Public Sector Mining Industries

            xii.        Public Sector Electronic Companies

           xiii.        Public Sector Engineering Companies

           xiv.        Public Sector Aeronautical Industries

            xv.        Public Sector Agro Industries

           xvi.        Public Sector Automobile Industries, etc.

Higher education (PhD, MPhil) and teaching is another option for HRD Specialised MSW students.

HR student’s forum “AL-Empower” strives for higher professional development through organising professional development programmes in core HR concepts. HR forum organizes workshops / extension talks on Advanced Manpower Planning, Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Process, Human Resources Budgeting, Compensation management, Grievance Resolution, Human Resource Information Systems, Human Resource Management in Service Sector, Managerial Competencies and Career Development, Managerial Counselling, Marketing Decisions for HR, Operations Research for HRM, Participative Management.  

Regular seminars and workshops on various topics involve student’s participation and help them to be active by using their skills and potentialities not just for their academic purpose but also for the extra curriculum activities through Al-Empower Forum. Regular seminars and workshops on various topics involve student’s participation and help them to be active by using their skills and potentialities not just for their academic purpose but also for the extra curriculum activities. Study tour is observed annually for 7/8 days with exposure to around 10 industries and organisations.