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HR Assistant Training

Become the person every Nigerian office needs — run hiring, onboarding, records and payroll support.

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About this course

Learn to do the real day-to-day work of an HR assistant in a Nigerian company — writing job adverts and screening candidates, onboarding new staff, keeping confidential employee records, supporting payroll and leave, and applying Nigerian labour basics (contracts, the Labour Act, pension, NSITF) fairly. You'll finish with a ready-to-use mini HR pack and a clear plan to land an HR assistant role and grow toward CIPM.

HR is not the office police. It is the function that finds, hires, pays, protects and keeps the people a business runs on — and as the HR assistant, you are the engine room that makes it all happen day to day.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 8 lessons

  1. What HR really does — and where you fit in12 min
  2. Recruitment part 1 — job descriptions, adverts and sourcing13 min
  3. Recruitment part 2 — screening, scheduling and reference checks13 min
  4. Onboarding — turning a hire into a productive staff member12 min
  5. Employee records, confidentiality and HR filing12 min
  6. Payroll support, leave tracking and PAYE basics13 min
  7. Nigerian labour law, fair discipline and performance14 min
  8. HR tools, professionalism and landing the role (CIPM pathway)13 min

Your project

Build a Mini HR Pack for a Sample Nigerian Company

A single shareable link (Google Doc/Sheet) to a mini HR pack containing four clearly labelled parts for one sample Nigerian company: (1) a job advert, (2) a screening checklist, (3) an onboarding checklist, and (4) an employee record template.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is HR Assistant Training free?

Yes. HR Assistant Training is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does HR Assistant Training take to complete?

6 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 8 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start HR Assistant Training?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in HR Assistant Training?

You will build practical skills in Recruitment: job adverts, sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, Onboarding new staff the right way, Confidential employee records & HR filing, Payroll support, leave tracking & PAYE basics, Nigerian labour law basics (Labour Act, pension, NSITF), Fair grievance, discipline & performance handling, HR tools (Google Sheets, simple HRIS) & professionalism. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for HR Assistant Training?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Build a Mini HR Pack for a Sample Nigerian Company and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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