Academic and non-academic teams
Support distinct calendars, leave, appraisal and employment rules on one workforce foundation.
HRMS for colleges, schools and education groups
Manage faculty and staff across academic and operational calendars.
Bring employee records, contracts, leave, attendance, payroll, appraisal and document workflows together for academic and non-academic teams.
No generic sales tour Built around your workflows
Contextual workforce operations
The Head of HR context
Education HR leaders manage different employment models, academic calendars, contract renewals and approval structures across campuses and institutions.
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The Education workforce model
The operating patterns the system needs to recognise.
A credible industry configuration begins with how work, ownership and employee service actually happen.
Multiple campuses and institutions
Give each authorised team operational control while preserving group-level reporting.
Contracts and credentials
Track appointment terms, renewals, qualifications, certificates and required documents.
Academic-cycle decisions
Align onboarding, leave, appraisal and workforce planning with semester and institutional calendars.
Education workforce challenges
Where process complexity usually accumulates.
The product scope should focus first on the handoffs and exceptions that create operating risk.
Mixed workforce policies
Faculty, administration, support staff and contract employees may follow different calendars and rules.
Contract and document management
Renewals, credentials and employee records require timely follow-up.
Campus-level administration
Distributed HR ownership can create inconsistent data and approvals.
Appraisal and development
Academic and non-academic roles need different performance frameworks.
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Connect the workflows that define the employee experience in this industry.
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Institution structure
Model campuses, departments, schools and employee groups.
Contract and credential tracking
Manage letters, renewals, certificates and expiry reminders.
Academic leave policies
Configure calendars and leave rules by workforce group.
Payroll groups
Manage different salary structures and approved inputs.
Role-based appraisal
Run separate review frameworks for faculty and staff.
Campus workforce view
Review headcount, cost, leave and movement across institutions.
Representative operating scenarios
See how duoHR can support a real education workflow.
Use scenarios like these in the product demonstration to test policy depth, ownership, exceptions and downstream impact.
Renew a faculty contract
Surface the due date, review inputs, approvals, updated terms and issued letter before the current term expires.
Run separate leave calendars
Apply academic and administrative calendars to the correct employee groups with visible balances and approvals.
Onboard for a new term
Collect documents, assign campus and department, coordinate payroll and publish required policies.
Review staffing by department
Compare approved positions, active staff, vacancies, workload context and upcoming exits.
Desired operating outcomes
Build a more visible, accountable workforce operation.
More consistent campus HR processes Earlier contract-renewal visibility Cleaner employee records Role-appropriate appraisal cycles
Head of HR measures to review
Contract renewals due Faculty and staff headcount Leave and absence Payroll variance Appraisal completion Vacancy by department
Role-based operating views
Give each stakeholder the context required for their responsibility.
Group Head of HR
Headcount, cost, contracts, vacancies, leave and appraisal across institutions.
Campus HR
Employee data, contracts, attendance, leave, payroll and joining tasks.
Deans and department heads
Team requests, appraisal, vacancies, contract decisions and development.
Faculty and staff
Leave, payslips, documents, policy acknowledgement and HR requests.
Suggested rollout
Implement around representative operating scenarios.
The final sequence depends on current systems, data quality and payroll complexity.
01
Map institutions, calendars and employee groups
Agree structures, policy owners and success measures.
02
Clean contract and employee records
Configure and validate with business owners.
03
Configure leave and payroll
Run a controlled pilot and resolve edge cases.
04
Add appraisal and group analytics
Scale with adoption and operating governance.
Education questions
Evaluate the product in the context of your workforce.
Bring policies, representative edge cases and actual owner roles into the evaluation.
Can faculty and staff use different appraisal frameworks?
Yes. Review templates, cycles, competencies and approval flows can be assigned to the appropriate groups.
Can one institution group compare campuses?
Yes. Authorised group leaders can use shared dimensions and definitions while campus teams retain scoped access.
Can contract reminders trigger an approval workflow?
Yes. A due date can initiate review, documentation and approval tasks for the responsible owners.
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Education product walkthrough
See duoHR through a education operating scenario.
We’ll focus on workforce groups, locations, attendance, payroll inputs, approvals and the leadership view that follows.