HR specialists federal diploma

Following the 2017 reform, the federal certificate of proficiency enables HR professionals to specialize in three areas.

HR professionals specializing in "operational HR management" work in private companies or in organizations under public law. Depending on the size of the company, they work as generalists or as specialists. In small and medium-sized companies, HR specialists are often responsible for all HR matters, while in larger organizations they take on partial functions. Increasingly, HR work is also shaped by international networking and cross-border business activities.

HR specialists with a specialization in "public personnel placement and consulting" work as consultants in public regional employment centers (RAV). They are guided by the requirements of the Federal Unemployment Insurance and Insolvency Compensation Act (AVIG) and its implementing provisions in order to reintegrate job seekers quickly and permanently into the labor market.

HR specialists specializing in "private recruitment and staff leasing" work for recruitment agencies under private law or in staff leasing. They offer companies and public organizations services in the timely procurement of the human capital necessary for the company's success in the required quality and quantity.