How to Become a

Strategic HR Partner

Join me, Claire Cathcart, for my brand new course!

“How to Become a Strategic HR Partner”

You’ve mastered operational HR and want to start working more strategically, but you’re not quite sure what you should be doing. Then this course is perfect for you.

Whether you’re a HR Advisor wanting to progress to a HR Business Partner or you’re a HRBP that wants to be less reactive let me help you navigate this transition.

I’ll guide you through the knowledge I have built up over the last 15 years of my HR career. I’m going to share practical actions you can take to ensure you are successful in a Strategic HR role. I genuinely want you to succeed in your career and once you’re signed up to the course you will have lifetime access to the course content.

Choose your package

2 day course : 19th and 20th November

Option 1

£847

Course Only

BRAND NEW

Option 2

£972

Virtual Course +
Annual Membership (50% off)

Option 3

£1847

Online Course +
10 x Mentoring Sessions

I understand that people will want to learn in different ways so I am thrilled to be able two options for you to join the How to Become a Strategic HR Partner course. Both courses will give you the same content, with the same activities to work through and you will get the added bonuses with both options. The next 2 day course will take place on 19th and 20th November. The next evening cohort will start on 20th January. If you would like to discuss either option in more detail please do reach out to me at claire@elevatehub.co.uk

Who is the course for?

  • HR Professionals that want to progress in their career

  • For people that think they are too operational and want to be more strategic

  • For those wanting to become HR Business Partners or wanting to move into Senior HR roles

  • For HR Professionals that need support understand what it means to be strategic

  • For anyone wanting a course that isn’t heavily based on theory that will give you practical actions to take into your role

What’s included in the course?

  • 7 modules that walk you through ‘How to Become a Strategic HR’

  • Live Sessions with Claire

  • Optional 1:1’s with Claire

  • Activities to complete

  • Lifetime access to the course content

  • Lifetime access to the Course chat room to ask questions

THE COURSE CONTENT

  • The Role of a Strategic HR Partner

    Be clear on the expectations of the role

    Understand the organisational context

    Have a 30/60/90 day plan for success

  • Working with Stakeholders

    Diving into COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, COLLABORATION AND GAINING CREDIBILITY

  • Strategic Thinking & Strategy Development

    Transition from reactive to strategic HR

    Walk through step by step how to create a People Strategy and a People Plan that is aligned to the business goals

  • Adding Value as a Strategic HR Advisor

    We’ll explore some key areas in HR including Attraction, Recruitment and Performance

  • The Skills You Need

    Exploring key skills such as negotiating and influencing

  • Data and Reporting - The Fundamentals

    It would be impossible to be an effective HR partner without using Data & Reporting. We will look at how to REVIEW, READ and UNDERSTAND data and we’ll take a deeper look at producing BOARD REPORTS for your business.

  • Limiting Beliefs - Becoming a more confident you

    We all have that voice in our head telling us we’re not good enough. In this session we will be looking at how we can become more confident in our roles

  • Your Future

    Our final session is an opportunity to talk 1:1 about your next steps. We will share our learnings and key take aways, we’ll talk about your personal actions, we’ll take a look at what a good CV looks like and how you can progress in your career!

TESTIMONIALS

Tonight was my final session on How to Become a Strategic HR Partner with Claire Cathcart. On reflection, I have gained a clear understanding of the responsibilities and the steps I must take to enhance my skills and become a successful HR BP. Each session was thoroughly planned, easy to follow, with real life scenarios that made the content highly relatable. I am grateful for the valuable insights provided throughout the program and I would highly recommend this course to any HR professionals seeking skill development or transitioning to a BP position

Rebecca Horey - HR Advisor

Newcastle United Football Club

I had the pleasure of participating in Claire's 8-week course on becoming a strategic people partner, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Claire's depth of knowledge and passion for the subject were evident in every session. I feel more confident and equipped to tackle the challenges of strategic HR partnering.

Anouska Reilly - People and Talent Partner

MYNDUP

TESTIMONIALS

Claire Cathcart, I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and express gratitude for your Strategic HR Partner course. Your expertise and guidance have been invaluable, and I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and insights.

Your course has provided a deeper understanding of HR strategy and has equipped me with the tools and confidence to excel and do well within my role. I appreciate the time and effort put in to creating such a comprehensive and impactful course.

Thank you once again for your dedication to empowering HR professionals like myself. I look forward to applying what I've learned and continuing to grow in my career. :)

A huge thank you to Claire Cathcart for an invaluable 8 weeks on her 'How to Become a Strategic HR Partner' course!

Although a BP role isn't on my immediate horizon, my geek side has been completely fascinated with the strategic side of HR since I first dipped my toe into advisory work. To gain so much clarity on how to hone that fascination and channel my way of thinking & approach to HR, makes me so excited for the next steps in my career!

I would highly recommend this course (and frankly, anything with Claire's name on it..) to anyone who is looking to branch out in this area. It's been such a pleasure to learn and share knowledge & stories with a cracking group of people each week. Thank you for a brilliant 8 weeks!

Lana Poleon - HR Manager

JBR Capital

Sophie Regan - HR Advisor

ARCADIS

My name is Claire Cathcart and over the last 15 years I have been crafting my HR career. Starting as a HR Administrator in a male-dominated Security industry I learnt a lot about Employee Relations. Then relocating to be closer to family and starting a role in a much larger organisation working in a shared service environment where the ER case load increased significantly. With a couple of years HR Advisory experience under my belt I secured a role at TUI UK & Ireland as HR Advisor for their South West Retail Division.

It was whilst working at TUI that I decided that I wanted to become a HR Director. To get to that point I knew that I needed to work hard, identify my gaps, continue learning and get experience in all aspects of the people journey.

I had been a generalist for a number of years and knew that there lay my passion. I had little interest in specialising in a particular area of HR. The next step was for me to work towards becoming a HR Business Partner. My line manager at the time was a huge support. She was a coach and a mentor. She answered all my questions and gave me opportunities to get involved in things outside my day job.

I wanted to earn more money. Working for a travel company only fueled my desire to travel around the world and make memories that would last a lifetime. I knew that earning more money would allow me to fulfil those dreams. Becoming a HR Business Partner for a global business was not going to be easy, there were plenty of other people that wanted to take the next role so I had to work hard and be focused on my goal.

It didn’t take long before I was offered a HR Business Partner role in the Airline, partnering with the Customer Services Director and supporting a population of a few thousand people. Becoming a mother in 2015 I decided that I wanted to relocate with my family to live a life by the south coast. Something I had thought about for a long time. I secured a role as HR Business Partner Manager working for EDF Energy. Whilst working there I was head hunted to set up a brand new HR function for a scaling business, which was an opportunity for me to put everything I’d learnt across my career into practice. In more recent years I have worked for starts up and scaling businesses across a range of industries. My passion will always lie in HR and my desire for this course is to provide you with practical actions you can take to progress in your role and your career.