SECTION A Instruction: Complete ALL questions from this section. HELP!- Some school leaders lack basic HR skills The Gleaner Published: Tuesday | February 9, 2016 | 12:00 AM The inability of some principals to properly manage human resources (HR) in their schools is being highlighted as one of the many reasons for the poor performance of students in these institutions. Many experts have been urging principals to treat their schools as if they were actual corporate businesses in order to improve efficiency and performance, but despite the clear benefits to be derived from this, facilitators of the JN Foundation's iLead educational programme say most schools leaders lack the necessary skill sets that are important to manage people. "Schools don't have a human resources department or unit, and most of the school leaders have to manage HR issues without the skills to deal with people problems," said Gillian Chambers, human resource professional and leadership consultant to the iLead programme. According to Chambers, some school leaders have developed the skills on the job but more needs to be done. It was against that background that the management team of the iLead programme, being conducted in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, recently trained principals and school leaders from participating schools in Portland, St Mary, and St Thomas, to manage the human resource issues within their schools. Questions Assume you are employed to iLead and the organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Education plans to train another set of principals and school leaders in four additional parishes. You were asked to present on the following questions. Write your response for each question based on how you will present them in the training sessions. A. Define the term human resource management. B. It is expected that principals etc., will be taught how to incorporate human resource management into how they manage their respective schools. Explain ONE (1) role and THREE (3) responsibilities of an HR manager. C. Suggest THREE (3) HR specialists the schools could employ if they decide to establish a human resource department. D. Briefly discuss the importance of the HRM function in managing HR issues in in the schools. HRMT1101