Career Pathways in HR in Kerry

HR professionals are strategic to the operations of organisations in different sectors. These professionals are responsible for duties which range from maintaining the culture of the organization to managing payrolls and providing training opportunities for staff. HR especially offers strategic career paths with professionals applying their skills towards ensuring maximum productivity of the workforce of the organisation. Every organisation has a trained HR professional or someone who acts in such a capacity.

An HR professional can either be a generalist or specialist. Generalists perform a wide range of services and are the more common types of HR professionals, while specialists apply their skills to a core HR area which could be recruiting of staff or maintaining payrolls.

It is noteworthy that there are diverse career opportunities in HR. These career opportunities include those available at the graduate level and those that would require specialized training.

The career opportunities available in HR include the following:

  • Recruiter
  • Human Resources Clerk
  • Training and Development Coordinator
  • HR Assistant
  • Employee Relations Manager
  • HR Generalist
  • HR Information Systems Manager
  • Compensation or Benefit Analyst/Manager
  • Payroll Specialist
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Training and Development Manager
  • Labor Relations Manager

These career opportunities are available to people with different levels of skills and experience. Whether you are beginning your career in HR or are seeking opportunities to upskill, Pitman Training Kerry offers courses and diplomas necessary to acquire HR skills. Our Human Resources courses include those that cover HR essentials perfect for people looking to begin a career in HR. Our HR Assistant Diploma is tailored to equip students with general HR skills, especially persons looking to pursue a career as an HR Assistant. This diploma covers advanced IT skills as well as the basics of HR.


Our team in our Kerry training centre will work with you to help build the perfect programme to suit your goals and needs. Our training courses are flexible and at times to work around each student so you can train part-time, full-time, evenings, weekends and from home.

For more information on our range of courses in Kerry contact us today by calling 066 718 5775, email kerry@pitman-training.ie or WhatsApp/SMS 086 071 0444.