Background Screening

Tata Institute of Social Sciences provides various short and mid term HR Certification Courses in Mumbai - Depending upon profile and requirement of the department, you can choose from the list of various HR Training Courses. Mentioned are the details of the Course in Background Screening

Objectives

This background screening course operates on the concept of “Protect your Business”. An organization needs to uncover the business, operational and reputational risks of recruiting a candidate and mitigate them. This is optimally achieved by verifying the candidate’s past employment history, educational qualifications, checking for a criminal record, if any, and tell-tale signs of any potentially deviant behaviour. This program aims to provide the trainee an understanding of the concept and techniques of employee background screening.

Eligibility

Employability

This program will provide employment opportunities to candidates in the HR/ Corporate Security functions of mid and large sized organizations, as also in operations within the background screening industry.

Course Structure:

The course would be for a total duration of:

These could be completed in the following ways:

Examination

Students will be assessed on a written examination that will be conducted at the end of the course, project assignment and viva-voce.

Syllabus

Employee Background Checks are an important part of the HR/ Corporate Security function and aid in understanding, analyzing and mitigating various types of risks an organization faces while recruiting new employees. Background checks may be requested by employer on the employee’s/ prospective employee’s past employment record, educational qualifications, criminal record, credit history, media and social media presence, substance abuse, etc.

Course Content