An auditor is a person who is trained specially in HRD audit. Both the academy of HRD and TVRLS conduct certificate programs and trainer programs in HRD audit. A trainer auditor should have following knowledge, attitude and skills:

1. A thorough knowledge of various HR systems, their objectives, components, relevance to organizations at different stages, thier functioning, implementation difficulties, indicators of success, world class practices, and beenchmarks wherever applicable and available

2. Knowledge of the HR departments, their role, competencies, and HR competency models

3. Knowledge of the principles of human development and growth.

4. Knowledge of the role of line managers

5. Knowledge of various assessment techniques, methods and tools.

6. Assessment skills in terms of skills in observation, questionnaires, use of secondary data, and interviews

7. A positive attitude to audit-an attitude to view audit as an empowering tool and not a fault-finding tool

8. Communication skills in terms of presentation of the audit report verbally, or in writing using PowerPoint, etc.

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