Human resources: a profession in full recomposition
HR practices have become, in 2026, a strategic lever of performance and attractiveness in Swiss organisations. Competitive recruitment, employer brand, skills assessment, annual review conduct, team dynamics management, transformation support: the role of HR functions and managers has been considerably enriched. In Geneva, Lausanne and across French-speaking Switzerland, private banks, international organisations, hospitals, retailers and industrial companies invest in the professionalisation of HR practices facing a tight labour market and strong employee expectations.
Following a recognised HR Practices training opens access to skills valued in many functions: HR director, HR manager, talent manager, recruiter, team manager, executive. These skills are particularly expected in organisations structuring their recruitment processes, annual review cycle and team workshops around recognised frameworks like Belbin or Insights Discovery.
ITTA offers a catalogue dedicated to HR practices, from recruitment to annual review to behavioural assessments. Each session is built around practical cases inspired by the daily work of Swiss companies, with limited group sizes to enable personalised support and individual feedback on your own situations.
Whether you are an HR manager, talent manager, recruiter, team manager, internal trainer or organisation consultant, our training in Geneva and Lausanne provides the practical methods to conduct your interviews, structure your recruitments and leverage behavioural assessments in teams.
Skills covered by our HR Practices catalogue
Successful annual reviews
The Successful annual reviews training covers the entire review cycle: preparation, interview conduct, SMART objective setting, constructive feedback, difficult situation management, formalisation and follow-up. The programme also addresses recent evolutions (semi-annual reviews, continuous formats, articulation with variable compensation). This training suits managers, HR managers and executives wishing to professionalise their interview conduct and reinforce dialogue quality with their teams.
Complete with success your recruitment process
The Complete with success your recruitment process training covers the key steps of professional recruitment: needs analysis, job description writing, sourcing, application screening, structured interviews, technical and behavioural skills assessment, decision making, integration. The programme integrates employer brand best practices and equity and diversity issues. This training suits recruiters, HR managers, managers and executives wishing to make their decisions more reliable and improve recruitment quality.
Belbin behavioural assessments
The Successful Belbin assessments training covers the methodology developed by Meredith Belbin at Cambridge, which identifies the nine team roles (action, social, thought) and their effective combinations. The programme addresses the use of Belbin questionnaires, result interpretation, balanced team composition and team cohesion workshop facilitation. This training suits HR, managers, coaches and facilitators wishing to integrate Belbin into their team facilitation practice.
Insights behavioural assessments
The Successful Insights preference evaluation assessments training covers the Insights Discovery methodology, based on Carl Jung’s work and widely used in modern management. The programme addresses the four colour energies (red, yellow, green, blue), Insights profile interpretation, application to individual and collective management, and Insights-based team workshop facilitation. This training suits HR, managers, coaches and organisation trainers.
Build your HR practices path
A team manager starts with Successful annual reviews to structure their review cycle, then adds Belbin or Insights according to the framework practised in their company. An HR manager follows Successful annual reviews and Complete with success your recruitment process to cover both structuring processes of the HR role. A dedicated recruiter deepens Complete with success your recruitment process, complemented by behavioural assessment techniques. An internal coach or team facilitator targets Belbin and Insights to enrich the facilitation palette. Our pedagogical team guides you towards the combination suited to your role and context.
Featured courses in this catalogue
Here is a selection of reference training courses in this catalogue, accessible directly:
HR practices and related skills
HR practices fit into a broader soft skills and management ecosystem. Soft skills training brings an overview of relational skills. The team and people management sub-domain equips managers on team steering, a natural complement to annual reviews. Oral communication training reinforces individual interview conduct and feedbacks. The personal efficiency sub-domain structures HR managers’ daily productivity. On the methods side, creativity and innovation training brings Lego Serious Play, particularly useful for team cohesion workshops complementing Belbin and Insights.
HR trends in 2026
Several evolutions are shaping HR practices in 2026. Classic annual reviews are evolving towards continuous and more frequent formats, supported by digital tools (Workday, SuccessFactors, Lattice). Generative AI is entering recruitment (application pre-screening, offer drafting, interview synthesis), with important questions of equity and transparency. Behavioural assessments (Belbin, Insights, MBTI, DISC) remain widely used for team cohesion, complemented by more recent strengths-oriented approaches (CliftonStrengths). Employer brand and candidate experience quality become strong differentiation levers in a tight labour market. Our pedagogical content regularly integrates these evolutions to remain aligned with current company practices.
HR training in Geneva, Lausanne and online
All our HR Practices training courses are available on-site in our Geneva (Route des Jeunes 35) and Lausanne (Avenue de Mon-Repos 24) centres, as well as in interactive virtual classroom with a live trainer. Our sessions are organised in 5-week cycles, which makes registration fast and planning smooth for working HR and managers. Each session includes practical cases and role plays. Customised corporate training is also possible at your premises, in Geneva, Lausanne, Vaud and across French-speaking Switzerland, with a programme adapted to your internal HR process (Belbin or Insights frameworks, review cycle, integration journey). Several professional funding paths can be considered depending on your profile and employer.
Why choose ITTA for your HR training
ITTA is a certified training centre based in French-speaking Switzerland. Our HR Practices trainers are practitioners active in HR functions or consulting firms for Swiss and international companies, allowing them to share current concrete cases and tools actually used in HR services. The HR Practices catalogue regroups our training courses covering the structuring processes of the HR role and management. Our pedagogical team supports you in choosing the right path and identifying the funding solutions that fit your professional situation.
FAQ
Do I need to be HR to follow these courses?
No. The Successful annual reviews and Complete with success your recruitment process training courses are accessible to managers, executives and occasional recruiters, without formal HR qualification. They bring the structured methods expected by HR services and management.
What is the difference between Belbin and Insights?
Belbin focuses on team roles (nine roles) and their effective combinations, particularly useful for project team composition. Insights Discovery focuses on individual behavioural preferences via a four colour energies framework, particularly useful for individual management and cohesion. Both frameworks are complementary and often coexist in the same organisation.
Do your courses cover Swiss labour law?
Our courses cover managerial and HR practices (interviews, recruitment, behavioural assessments). For Swiss labour law specifically, we direct you to dedicated legal training offered by specialist organisations in employment law.
Are your HR courses available for companies?
Yes, the entire HR Practices catalogue is available in-house, in Geneva, Lausanne and in virtual classroom, with a programme adapted to your internal HR process. Our team builds the specifications with you and organises sessions according to your calendar.