Emerging Issues in Human Resources
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Description: This introductory course to the HR Management Certificate Series will explore current changes in the workplace and employee/employer expectations, current recruitment and retention issues, the changing nature of the work environment and diversity through globalization, as well as the "longing for belonging" - connecting people to the organization.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   Employee Benefits and Incentive Programs           

Employee Benefits and Incentive Programs
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Description: You will learn the history of employee benefits and how it has developed into the different types of benefit programs in the workplace today. You will study and share examples and components of these current benefits programs. You will examine trends that influence benefit program design and ways that employee needs are driving benefits design, as well as methods to communicate benefit plans with and without technology.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   Employment Practices and Processes           

Employee Labor Relations
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Description: You will learn the importance and ways to pay "psychological paychecks". Learn about unions and their changing roles and ethical employer's practices. Compare leadership and management control measures and how they both affect employee relations. Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), employee surveys, termination processes and documentation, family leave and assistance issues will also be covered.
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Employment Practices and Processes
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Description: Discussion will be on the importance of setting and implementing the framework for potential employee expectations. The interview, selection, and hiring or rejection process, what should be included and how HR can help in the process will be covered in detail. You will learn characteristics of effective job descriptions, compensation and benefit packages, how they affect new employees and the relationship with the employer.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   HR Cash and Non-cash Compensation Programs           

Hiring & Compliance Policy for Foreign Nationals
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Description: Plan for recruiting, hiring and retaining foreign national employees while complying with strict new immigration laws. Employ requirements covering current legislation, homeland security, customs enforcement, work visas and immigration laws.
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HR Cash and Non-cash Compensation Programs
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Description: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established the need for the systems used in cash compensation program development administration. This course will examine various types of pay and incentive programs, methods and areas to analyze pay surveys and pay ranges. You will discuss current steps for evaluating compensation programs, issues of employee classification and what you should know, as an HR professional, about Professional Employment Organizations (PEO).
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   Employee Labor Relations           

HR Training and Development
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Description: You will become familiar with various types of current training and development programs and receive tools and information that help identify the types of learners and methods to successfully address different learning styles. You will also receive information to help managers with effective coaching methods, employee empowerment and effective delegation, as well as ways for your company to help employees develop skills and knowledge on life issues and life-long learning.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   Emerging Issues in Human Resources           

Human Resource Management Certificate Series
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Description: This series of integrated modular courses is designed as a certificate series for functions typically found in the contemporary HR department of small to mid-sized companies. The goal is to provide you with practical information needed to perform the daily tasks required by today's HR professional. Legal issues common to all HR functions are identified, addressed and discussed in order to equip you as HR practitioners.
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Recruiting, Interviewing & Selecting Employees
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Description: Understand the complexity of staffing and organizations. Process integrated staffing measures for recruiting, hiring and selecting new employees. Attract talent through innovative recruitment sources.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   Employment Law for Managers & Supervisors