The SHRM® Learning System | The SHRM® Essentials of Human Resource Management
SHRM® Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program
Learn Essential HR Skills: Improve your ability to handle challenging HR issues.
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The SHRM® Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program is an introductory course offering a comprehensive overview of the human resource function. Offered in partnership with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), this cost-effective course covers today's most vital and timely topics, including employment law, selecting qualified employees, compensation, orientation and training, and the employee performance process.
The SHRM Essentials course is specifically designed to challenge you and provide the skills you need to confidently face today's complex HR situations and compliance issues within your organization. You will participate in interactive case study activities designed for you to practice real-life HR situations in a non-threatening atmosphere.
You'll benefit from the shared experiences of your instructor and peers, while learning techniques for handling HR challenges through interactive case studies designed to make you feel comfortable dealing with HR issues.
Who should take this course?
This program is designed for entry-level HR professionals, small business owners
responsible for the HR function in their companies and people looking into HR
as a career-change possibility.
These are typical job titles of students who've completed the program:
- HR specialist
- HR generalist
- Office manager
- Staffing specialist
- Small business owner manager
- Executive assistant recruiter
- HR administrator trainer
- Administrative assistant
Course Details
| Date: | TBA |
| Time: | TBA |
| Course#: | PRD 423 |
| Fee: | $725 + (plus $30 registration fee) |
| Instructor: | David Wudyka |
Course Content
Each
Participant receives a Participant Activities Book and a Participant's Reference
Book. The six learning modules cover broad spectrum of topics and provide important
knowledge and skills you can use immediately in your day-to-day job:
1. Resource Management: Gain a clear understanding of the HR
function
- Roles and responsibilities
- Important steps and outcomes in the HR planning process
- Civil Rights Act
- EEOC, Affirmative Action, and elements of the affirmative action plan
- Pregnancy, Age and Disability legislation
- Many other employee protection laws
- Recruiting methods and their effectiveness
- Key selection tools
- Adverse impact calculations
- Interview biases
- Framework for base pay, incentives, differentials and increases
- Job analysis and documentation
- Methods for job evaluation
- Benefits commonly offered by employers
- Effective adult learning, both on-the-job and off-the-job
- Four levels of evaluation
- Common appraisal methods and errors
- Legal concepts surrounding the disciplinary process
- Guideline for conducting disciplinary meetings
Registration details
Fax Registration: Download, print, and fax the completed registration form www.umassd.edu/pce/registration/forms.cfm including payment information to 508.910.6420.
Mail Registration: Download, print, and fax this completed registration form at www.umassd.edu/pce/registration/forms.cfm and mail with payment to: University Enrollment Center, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Registration deadline: Fall 2009 semester deadline is September 9, 2009.
Cancellation policy: Before the first class meeting, all course charges will be refunded except a $30 non-refundable registration fee. Once class begins, NO Refunds will be permitted.
Program Requirements: There are no admission requirements to take this program, however certain criteria must be met for participants taking the PHR or SPHR exam. See exam requirements below.
PHR and SPHR Exam Requirements: To apply for either the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), candidates must have two (2) years of HR exempt-level experience. (Education may no longer be substituted for a portion of this experience). For more information, see the certification information handbook for fees and other details at www.HRCI.org.
For more information
Contact Dennis Paquette at 508.678.3636 or e-mail dpaquette@umassd.edu.
Other resources:
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM): www.shrm.org
- HR Certification Institute: www.hrci.org
