Professional Diploma in International Personnel Management
This professional diploma prepares you to lead multicultural teams and manage talent in a global environment. You will learn to handle the legal and cultural complexities of international employment, from recruitment and expatriation to pay and benefits in different countries, and master the strategies needed to build an inclusive organizational culture, manage performance in diverse teams and ensure regulatory compliance at international scale.
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What is the Professional Diploma in International Personnel Management?
This professional diploma covers the full cycle of people management in organizations that operate across borders, including shipping companies, port operators and other maritime businesses with distributed crews and staff. You will study the foundations of international human resource management and multinational structures; global recruitment, selection, expatriation, impatriation and repatriation; intercultural communication, global leadership and the management of virtual teams; international pay, benefits, expatriate taxation and performance management; international labor law, posting of workers, compliance and labor relations; HR digitalization with HRIS, artificial intelligence and people analytics; and global talent strategy, diversity, inclusion and change management.
What sets this professional diploma apart: an end-to-end view that links strategy, legislation, culture and data in a single framework; a strong focus on international mobility, from visas and work permits to onboarding and retention of expatriate staff; practical tools for designing competitive and fair global pay policies; a digital thread on HRIS, automation and people analytics; an in-depth structure of eight modules; and a final applied project in which you design a complete international talent management plan for a real or realistic case.
Program highlights
- International HRM foundations: multinational structures, global workforce planning and distributed teams.
- Global recruitment and mobility: employer branding, expatriation, repatriation, onboarding, visas and permits.
- Intercultural leadership: cross-cultural communication, negotiation, conflict management and virtual teams.
- International reward: global pay policies, expatriate packages and taxation, performance and succession.
- Labor law and compliance: international contracts, posting of workers, ILO conventions and labor relations.
- Digital HR and final project: HRIS, AI, people analytics and a complete international talent plan.
Syllabus of the Professional Diploma in International Personnel Management
8 modules. Select a module to see its content.
Foundations of international human talent management
- 1.1. Principles of international people management and the evolution of global talent management models
- 1.2. Multinational organizational structures, internationalisation models and management of distributed teams
- 1.3. Strategic functions of the human resources department in international organizations
- 1.4. Global workforce planning and alignment of talent with international corporate objectives
- 1.5. Intercultural competencies, global leadership and capability building for multicultural environments
- 1.6. Current trends in international mobility, remote work, hybrid teams and the digital transformation of talent
- 1.7. Building a comprehensive strategy for the efficient management of staff in international organizations
- 1.8. International human resource management models
International recruitment, selection and mobility
- 2.1. Designing talent attraction strategies in international labor markets
- 2.2. Global recruitment through digital platforms, professional networks, specialist consultancies and employer branding
- 2.3. International selection processes based on technical, intercultural and leadership competencies
- 2.4. Managing expatriation, impatriation, repatriation and short- and long-term international assignments
- 2.5. Integration and onboarding programs for international professionals and multicultural teams
- 2.6. Document management for labor mobility, permits, visas and international administrative requirements
- 2.7. Developing international mobility programs that support retention, performance and knowledge transfer
- 2.8. Expatriation, repatriation and mobility management
Intercultural leadership and management of global teams
- 3.1. Foundations of intercultural communication in international organizations
- 3.2. The influence of culture on leadership, decision-making and performance management
- 3.3. Global leadership models applied to multicultural and geographically distributed teams
- 3.4. Managing conflicts arising from cultural, organizational and communication differences
- 3.5. International negotiation techniques and building intercultural professional relationships
- 3.6. Leading virtual teams with collaborative tools and digital platforms
- 3.7. Developing competencies to lead diverse, inclusive and high-performing international organizations
- 3.8. Intercultural competencies and virtual team management
International compensation, benefits and performance management
- 4.1. Designing pay policies adapted to different countries, markets and professional profiles
- 4.2. International compensation systems, incentives, benefits and expatriation packages
- 4.3. Performance appraisal in global organizations using objective indicators and international competencies
- 4.4. Management of high-potential talent, succession and international career plans
- 4.5. Recognition, motivation and loyalty programs for international talent
- 4.6. Managing international labor costs and comparative analysis of different labor markets
- 4.7. Developing compensation policies that balance competitiveness, fairness and organizational sustainability
- 4.8. International pay policy and expatriate taxation
International labor law, compliance and labor relations
- 5.1. Principles of international labor law and differences between labor legal systems
- 5.2. International hiring, contract types and employer obligations in different jurisdictions
- 5.3. Regulations on the international posting of workers, work permits and professional mobility
- 5.4. Regulatory compliance in labor matters, equality, diversity, data protection and fundamental rights
- 5.5. Managing labor relations, worker representation and the resolution of international collective disputes
- 5.6. Occupational risk prevention and staff wellbeing in international and multicultural environments
- 5.7. Building compliance systems that provide legal certainty and global corporate responsibility
- 5.8. International labor conventions and relations with trade unions
Digital transformation and analytics applied to international talent management
- 6.1. Digitalization of human resources through HRIS, ERP and talent management systems
- 6.2. Applying artificial intelligence to the selection, appraisal, development and planning of international staff
- 6.3. People analytics for data-driven decision-making and forecasting talent needs
- 6.4. Automation of administrative processes related to hiring, mobility and document management
- 6.5. Personal data protection, cybersecurity and ethical management of international staff information
- 6.6. Human resources performance indicators: turnover, engagement, productivity, diversity and international mobility
- 6.7. Developing digital systems that improve the efficiency, transparency and strategic capacity of international talent management
- 6.8. Human resources information systems (HRIS)
Strategy, sustainability and global talent leadership
- 7.1. Designing global human resources strategies aligned with the organization's international expansion
- 7.2. Managing diversity, inclusion, equal opportunities and corporate social responsibility in global organizations
- 7.3. Developing international organizational cultures geared towards innovation, collaboration and continuous learning
- 7.4. Managing organizational change in internationalisation processes and international mergers and acquisitions
- 7.5. Assessing risks associated with international mobility, critical talent and business continuity
- 7.6. Measuring the strategic impact of human resources policies on the organization's global performance
- 7.7. Building comprehensive international talent management plans that drive competitiveness, sustainability and business growth
- 7.8. Diversity, inclusion and corporate social responsibility
Applied final project in international personnel management
- 8.1. Defining a case study on the internationalisation of a company, the creation of a subsidiary or the management of global teams
- 8.2. Diagnosing talent needs, organizational structure, cultural context and the applicable legal framework
- 8.3. Designing the plan for the recruitment, selection, mobility and development of international staff
- 8.4. Drafting policies on compensation, performance appraisal, wellbeing and retention of global talent
- 8.5. Developing strategies for intercultural leadership, communication and organizational change management
- 8.6. Preparing the technical report with management indicators, timeline, budget and project risk assessment
- 8.7. Presentation of the proposed talent management plan
- 8.8. Presentation of a comprehensive international talent management project, validating its technical, organizational, legal and economic feasibility
Duration and format of the Professional Diploma in International Personnel Management
It is 800 hours. Tell us how many you can study each week and we will tell you when you will really finish.
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Academic leadership and faculty
The Navalis teaching team: working professionals who teach and supervise the programs.
Dr. Marina AlcoverAcademic Director and Head of Quality Assurance
Eng. Diego CifuentesSenior Lecturer in Naval Welding and Non-Destructive Testing; Head of QA/QC for Welded Joints
Capt. Javier Abaroa (MCA)Senior Lecturer in Ship Handling, Electronic Navigation (ECDIS/Radar/ARPA) and GMDSS; STCW Compliance and Bridge Resource Management Coordinator
Dr. Pau FerrerSenior Lecturer in Naval Architecture and Simulation; Director of the Hydrodynamics and CFD Laboratory
Dr. Nuria LlobregatSenior Lecturer in Marine Meteorology, SAR and Operational Safety; Navigation Risk Management Coordinator
Eng. Javier BañulsSenior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, Automation and ETO Engineering; Electronic Integration and Engine Alarms Coordinator
Eng. Sofía MarquinaSenior Lecturer in Materials, Composites and Corrosion Protection; Coordinator of the Advanced Paints and Coatings Line
Eng. Tomás RieraSenior Lecturer in Propulsion, Alternative Energy and Hybrid Systems; Energy Performance and Vibration CoordinatorObjectives of the Professional Diploma in International Personnel Management
Career opportunities after the Professional Diploma in International Personnel Management
Questions about the Professional Diploma in International Personnel Management
Managing human capital in global contexts, taking into account the cultural, legal and socio-economic differences between countries, from recruitment and mobility to pay, compliance and talent strategy.
HR professionals and anyone involved in managing international teams, including recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, training and development, as well as managers of distributed crews and staff in maritime companies.
Yes. One module is devoted to expatriation, impatriation, repatriation and international assignments, including the documents, permits, visas and administrative requirements involved in labor mobility.
Yes. You will work on pay policies for different countries, expatriate packages and taxation, incentives and benefits, and comparative analysis of labor costs between markets.
Yes. A full module covers HRIS and ERP systems, artificial intelligence in selection and appraisal, people analytics, process automation, data protection and HR performance indicators.
You define an internationalisation case, such as opening a subsidiary or managing global teams, and design a complete talent plan with recruitment, mobility, pay, leadership, indicators, timeline, budget and risk assessment.
Fully online, through a virtual campus available 24/7, with live sessions that are recorded and tutorials with the teaching staff.
The professional diploma comprises 800 hours of study across 8 modules of 100 hours each and ends with an applied final project. You can progress at your own pace within the schedule set when you enroll.
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Admission process
No waiting for a call back. If your documents are in order, you can enroll in the same session.
- Profile: aimed at HR professionals leading global teams, managers adapting their leadership to multicultural and remote contexts, entrepreneurs expanding into international markets, management consultants and graduates in business administration, law, labor relations, psychology or international relations; a degree in one of these fields or professional experience in people management, preferably in international environments, is recommended.
- Language: sufficient command of English to follow the classes and the technical documentation.
- Technical resources: a computer with camera and microphone, a stable internet connection and access to the virtual learning platform.
- Admission: online application, review of your profile and a short interview with the academic team.
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