The National Recruitment Federation is now taking applications for the online NRF Certificate in Recruitment Practice Programme. NRF CertRP.
Upcoming Course Dates
03 Nov - 24 Nov
NRF Certificate in Recruitment Practice: November – Online Classes
Online Course
26 Nov
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Module 1: 6th/7th
Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin
*Day 1 includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions
Module 2: 13th/14th
Legislation with Eoin O’Connor, BL.
Module 3: 20th/21st
Sales & Selling, with Patrick Meehan.
Assessment: Thurs 29th (2.5 hours)
Module 1: 3rd/4th
Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin
*Day 1 includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions
Module 2: 10th/11th
Legislation with Eoin O’Connor, BL.
Module 3: 17th/18th
Sales & Selling, with Patrick Meehan.
Assessment: Tues 24th (2.5 hours)
Course Trainers
Grainne Martin
Grainne Martin runs an independent Recruitment Sales Training company, GMT Grainne Martin Training.
Pat Meehan
Patrick is a professional business manager, executive coach and mentor, with over twenty-five years experience in professional selling.
Eoin O Connor BL
Eoin is a practicing barrister, he was called to the Bar of Ireland in 2008 and the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2013. Eoin also lecturers in Law in Trinity College, Dublin where he is completing his doctorate.
NRF Education Sponsor
Quality Assurance Committee
Siobhan O'Shea
Client Services Director for Cpl
Siobhan is Client Services Director for Cpl, Ireland's largest talent solutions organization and a member of the Cpl leadership team. She also heads up Diversity & Inclusion for Cpl's 'Future of Work' Institute and is a frequent speaker and brand ambassador on workplace & labour market trends, the future of work and D&I. Siobhan's experience spans 18 years recruitment and talent leadership experience in Ireland combined with 7 years' experience in New York and San Francisco across leading media and consulting organizations.
Siobhan is a member of the Board of Directors of Dublin Chamber since early 2019 following her election to Council in 2018 and leads the Chamber's Labour Taskforce. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Chambers Ireland and Chair of the Dublin Regional Skills Forum; a Department of Education and Skills initiative.
Siobhan previously held a number of leadership roles with global recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. Her early career was spent in New York working as an Investment Advisor on Wall Street and as a Producer for financial television network CNBC. Siobhan qualified with a Bachelor of Commerce from UCD and is a qualified Executive Coach.
Brendan McGinty
Managing Partner of Stratis Consulting
Brendan is a leading expert in people strategy, employee relations, employment policy, change management and dispute resolution with 30 years of experience backed judgement. At Stratis, Brendan and his colleagues support organisations who want to lead improvements in critical areas of Strategic Employment Relations, People Strategy and Workplace Policy. He brings career experience, knowledge and insight to the full advantage of clients in leading people strategies and supporting senior leaders on any sensitive employment and people strategy issues.
Brendan previously worked with the business organisation Ibec, where as a member of the leadership team he had a successful career as Director of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Services.
He engages with trade unions, government, state agencies, with other stakeholders and has an excellent appreciation of National and European employment policy.
He is Chairman of the Board of Skillnet Ireland, the national business support agency dedicated to workforce development. Brendan is passionate about workforce development issues and helping organisations and workers invest in skill development and to prepare for the ‘future of work’ issues ahead.
He is also a member of the Governing Body of the National College of Ireland and previously served as a board member of the Labour Relations Commission (now the Workplace Relations Commission). Brendan is Strategic Policy Advisor to the NRF and is a member of the Public Affairs Committee of the World Employment Confederation on behalf of the Federation.
Cora Barnes
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Three Q PERMS & TEMPS
Cora has a strong entrepreneurial spirit who believes wholeheartedly in the role of education and continuous life-long learning in personal, career and business success. A career spanning 23 years in recruitment, entrepreneurship, social enterprises and mentoring, Cora holds an Executive MBA from Smurfit, a Post Graduate Diploma in HR from DBS, a BA in Social Science from UCD. She undertakes CPD courses annually in areas of coaching, communications, sales and marketing. Resident judge for the Dublin City Local Enterprise Office Female Entrepreneur Award since 2008, a Fellow of the National Recruitment Federation, an NRF & NRF Skillnet committee member and a board member and fundraiser for educational and youth initiatives in Dublin and South Africa. She is a proud supporter of the National Recruitment Federation Educational and professional development programs.
Testimonials
I found the course interesting, up to date and informative. The lecturers were experienced and professional and addressed real issues faced by recruiters and HR professionals alike. I gained invaluable experience from the course and networked with classmates.
Brian A. Murray
Comfort Keepers [Home care]
The course was hugely beneficial in terms of bringing the best practice model of recruitment to life. All 3 days were of huge benefit to me personally and have equipped me with the confidence and skills to be a professional recruiter. The course allows for first hand access to professionals who have previously worked in the profession and also covers when and where to utilise effective sales techniques. I would highly recommend this course to anyone working in HR and Recruitment- it’s also thoroughly enjoyable
Siobhan Davoren
Quorum Search Partners
I completed the NRF Programme in Recruitment Practice in 2015, the course was very informative and beneficial to anybody working in the recruitment industry. The three lecturers covering the modules were experts in their areas and delivered the course in a professional and engaging manner. The material covered on the course is very valuable and practical for everyday use in the recruitment industry. I particularly enjoyed the module on employment law. However I did enjoy and gain useful tips from all aspects of the course. I feel the course has helped make me more efficient and improved my client relationships. I would highly recommend this training to anybody working in recruitment.
Michelle Zambra
Servisource
The legislation was my favourite part of the course. I’ve been able to put my knowledge in this area to use, particularly with my advertising and in knowing what is acceptable to put in an advertisement and what’s not – no matter how harmless it may seem. I’ve also found it of use in advising clients and candidates in certain situations. Eoin’s approach again in terms of his delivery and engagement, was excellent and he was able to answer any questions put to him with a great degree of clarity for us. One of the best pieces of information I was given on this course was to “Think like the NRF – always think Best Practise”!
Fiona Joyce
Sigmar
I found the NRF course extremely beneficial as it has helped me to implement changes into my day to day job by improving my candidate and client management which in turn has helped me to utilize my time better and more efficiently. I also thought the section on legislation was very helpful. For anyone thinking about doing this course, I would highly recommend it.
Orlaith Dingley
Sigmar