AVADO Learning Limited. Registered in England with number 06177616. Registered office: Landmark House, Hammersmith Bridge Road, London, W6 9EJ. VAT Registration number: 918560018. Authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority – Interim Permission Number 611566 5CHR Assessment brief for learners Title of unit/s Business Issues and the Contexts of Human Resources Unit No/s 5CHR Level 5 Credit value 6 Assessment method(s) People Management insertion booklet Learning outcomes Assessment criteria 1 Understand the key contemporary business issues and main external factors affecting different organisations and the impact on HR. 1.1 Assess a range of different factors which impact on an organisation’s business and its HR function. 2 Understand how organisational and HR strategies and practices are shaped and developed. 2:1 Analyse the forces shaping the HR agenda. 2.2 Compare different tools for analysing the business environment. 2.3 Explain the key stages in strategy formulation and implementation and the role of HR. 2.4 Examine HR’s contribution to business ethics and accountability. 3 Know how to identify and respond to changes in the business environment. 3.1 Evaluate business performance and the role of HR in business planning and the change management agenda. 3.2 Assess and utilise different sources of business and contextual data for planning purposes Assessment brief/activity You have been asked by the editors of people management to compile an insertion booklet on ‘The developing role of HR within present day business’. Your booklet should include;  An analysis of the following forces which can shape a HR agenda; models of the HR function, HR strategies, insights and solutions to support business performance and stakeholder expectations.  Assess and summarise a range of different factors impacting on an organisation’s business and particularly its HR function. You should include examples of external (think pestle factors) and internal factors to illustrate the different types of impact each factor has on both.  A table comparing two different environmental analytical tools e.g. SWOT, PESTLE, Porter’s 5 Forces .  A summary of the key stages of strategy formulation and implementation. You should refer to the role of HR in each of the stages summarised. You should also highlight HR’s contribution to business ethics and accountability in the above process. You should reference all key models and literature used. Assessment Criteria 2.1 1.1 2.2 2.3, 2.4AVADO Learning Limited. Registered in England with number 06177616. Registered office: Landmark House, Hammersmith Bridge Road, London, W6 9EJ. VAT Registration number: 918560018. Authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority – Interim Permission Number 611566  A table or chart illustrating both modern and traditional indicators of how business performance can be evaluated. You should highlight with examples, the role of HR in business planning and change management.  An assessment of how different sources of business and contextual data should be considered and used when planning e.g. internal information within the organisation including HR metrics, industry information e.g. trends in HR, competitive information, government information. 3.1 3.2 Evidence to be produced/required An insertion booklet equating to 3300 words in total. You should relate academic concepts, theories and professional practice to the way organisations operate, in a critical and informed way, and with reference to key texts, articles and other publications and by using organisational examples for illustration. All reference sources should be acknowledged correctly and a bibliography provided where appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).