ERF Certificate in Recruitment Practice

CertRP programme is sponsored by

The Employment and Recruitment Federation is now taking applications for the online ERF Certificate in Recruitment Practice Programme: ERF CertRP.

 

Unique to the Industry, this is the only dedicated Recruitment Practice Programme
in Ireland.

The programme is a must for those new to the profession or for those with experience who wish to validate and improve their knowledge. The programme is designed to instigate a uniform standard across the profession and will give the holders a competitive edge.

Agency clients will be secure in the knowledge that they are employing a qualified recruiter and successful graduates will be entitled to use the ERF CertRP title after their name.

The course consists of six Modules delivered through 4 half-day online workshops, 1 x full-day online workshop plus an assessment on day 6. The course modules are:

• The Recruitment Process
• Candidate Management
• Client Management
• Code of Conduct – ERF
• Legislation
• Selling & Sales

For further information or to book a place on this course phone: 01 816 1712 or email: janice@erfireland.com

 

DAYS 1 & 2: Recruitment Process, Candidate Management, Client Management & ERF Code of Conduct

Recruitment Process and Candidate/Client management is 2 x half-day online workshops with trainer Grainne Martin. There is nothing Grainne does not know in these areas and is one of the expert trainers in the recruitment profession. Grainne will also present on the ERF code of Conduct.

Fenero, the ERF''s Education Partner, will also deliver a session on Contracting and Contractors

 

DAY 3: Legislation

1 x full-day online workshops on employment legislation. Trainer for this workshop is Barrister Eoin O Connor.

 

DAYS 4 & 5: Sales & Selling

This is a very comprehensive 2 x half-day online workshops and delivered by Olivia Galvin who is the Director of Coaching & Professional Development (Olivia Galvin Coaching).

 

DAY 6: Assessment 10am-12.30pm

The online assessment is two and a half hours from which the student must gain 70% or more to pass. The assessment is based on a maximum of 10 questions per Module other than code of conduct which will have no more than 3 questions. The Legislation module (which attributes to 40% of the marks) is based on a case study that will be presented on the day and additional questions will be asked on same.

 

Event Locations:

Online Training Webinars

Time:

9.00 am - 12.00 pm

Cost:

Prepayment is required before this course commences

 

 
 
 
 
ERF CertRP Training Evaluation Form

Required by the Employment & Recruitment Federation

and must be completed by anyone taking the. course.

ERF CertRP Training Evaluation Form

 

 
 
 
 
ERF Education Partner - Fenero - Personal Tax & Accounting Contracting Solutions

Fenero are Multi-Award Winning Tax Experts in All Things Contracting. They provide expert solutions and market leading customer experience. The ERF are proud to have them as our Education Partner.

Upcoming Course Dates

If your preferred course is sold out, please see extra courses below or contact info@erfireland.com for other availability.

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Module 1: 3rd/4th October

Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin

*Day 1 includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions 

Module 2: 11th Oct

Legislation with Eoin O’Connor, BL.

Module 3: 17th/18th Oct

Sales & Selling with Olivia Galvin

Assessment: Wed 24th Oct  (2.5 hours)

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Module 1: 7th November (full day)

Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin

*Includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions 

Module 2: 15th Nov

Legislation with Eoin O’Connor, BL.

Module 3: 21st/22nd Nov

Sales & Selling with Olivia Galvin

Assessment: Wed 29th Nov  (2.5 hours)

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Module 1: 22nd/23rd November 

Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin

*Includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions 

Module 2: 29th Nov

Legislation with Eoin O’Connor, BL.

Module 3: 5th/6th Dec

Sales & Selling with Olivia Galvin

Assessment: Wed 13th Dec  (2.5 hours)

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Other Course Dates for 2023/2024

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Course Trainers

Grainne Martin

Grainne Martin

Grainne Martin runs an independent Recruitment Sales Training company, GMT Grainne Martin Training.
eoin

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.
Olivia Galvin

Olivia Galvin

Olivia is a  professional and personal development Coach, Mentor and Facilitator and the Director of Olivia Galvin Coaching - she has over 25 years' experience in the recruitment sector.

Testimonials

Sparktel 2021

Sparktel

I thoroughly enjoyed the ERF Cert in Recruitment Practice! It was very well-run, and I think every Recruiter should be required to sit the course to ensure they are working to best-practice. Even after 4 years in agency recruitment, I feel I have learned a lot from the course and would highly recommend. Ciara Lawless - Recruitment Specialist, Sparktel, February 2021
Metis Recruit 2021

Metis Recruit

I really enjoyed the course, and the lecturers were very informative and gave valuable advice. The content was practical and highly useful for me in my day-to-day job in the recruitment industry . I would recommend this course to people who are new to recruitment and those who are experienced recruiters. Laura Jackson - Recruitment Officer, Metis Recruit, February 2021
Osborne 2021

Osborne

A must have certification for every Recruiter essential, practical information and “how-to” approaches in global, multi-national, diverse recruitment sales / marketing & EU legislation. I would highly recommend this training. Yvette Simpson, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Osborne

Quality Assurance Committee

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 ERF 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 ERF & ERF 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.

Barry Prost

Managing Partner at Yala & Propel Consult

Barry has managed recruitment teams across Ireland, UK and Middle East for over 20 years. In 2010, Barry moved to Bahrain and set up a recruitment company, Propel Consult, with his business partner, Jamie Groom, which they grew to become the largest agency in Bahrain. In 2018 the two founders and their families decided it was time to return home. After moving back to Dublin, Barry and Jamie set up a new recruitment company called Yala to provide embedded recruitment services in Ireland and internationally through a product called ‘Rent A Recruiter’. Yala grew to 15 staff by 2019 and has signed up major clients in both the private and public sector. Barry graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor in Business Studies and subsequently an MBA from the Smurfit School of Business. Barry is a Committee Member of the ERF and also serves on the board for the SFA overseeing the MentorsWork initiative.