Human Resource Management CEU Certificate Program  

NOVA, in cooperation with the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, offers you the opportunity to obtain a certificate in Human Resource Management. This nine-course, 108-hour, CEU certificate program provides a general overview of the dynamic and growing field of human resource management. Core courses address human resource fundamentals, and provide practical techniques that can immediately be applied to the work setting. Elective courses give you the opportunity to focus on specialized areas, enhance particular skills, and explore emerging trends in the human resource management field.

Individual courses may be taken without pursuing the certificate.

Length of Certificate Program: To obtain the Human Resource Management CEU Certificate, students must complete the seven required courses plus two or more elective courses (totaling a minimum of 2.4 CEU's). Each course in the program meets for 12 hours, 1.2 CEU's, unless otherwise specified in the list below. Completion normally takes approximately one to two years. Not all courses are offered every semester. In order to earn a certificate, you must attend at least 90% of the scheduled class hours for each course.

Required Courses:

  • Principles of Human Resource Management
  • Human Resources Law
  • Introduction to Employee Benefits
  • Introduction to Compensation
  • Successful Recruitment, Selection & Placement
  • Managing Employee Performance
  • HR's Role in Organizational Development & Change Management

Electives Courses: (Subject to change each semester)

  • HR Employee Relations Topics
  • Navigating a Successful Career in HR (6 hrs. - .6 CEU)
  • Working with Difficult Managers in a Dysfunctional Organization (7.5 hrs. - .75 CEU)
  • HR’s Role in Creating a Positive Work Environment (7.5 hrs. - .75 CEU)
  • HR Challenges: Dealing with Problem Employees (7.5 hrs. - .75 CEU)
  • Training Design & Implementation (16 hrs. – 1.6 CEU)
  • Effective Communication & Conflict Resolution
  • Measuring the Effectiveness of HR
  • HR Recordkeeping Compliance
  • Internal HR Consulting Skills
  • New Employee Orientation:  Building a Great First Impression (6 hrs. - .6 CEU)
  • Human Resource Outsourcing - (6 hrs. - .6 CEU)
  • Creating Effective Training Materials (8 hrs. - .8 CEU)
  • Ethics in Human Resources

Who Should Attend:

This program is suited for people interested in developing a new career, the human resource professional, as well as any manager, supervisor, or business owner responsible for managing their most valuable resource, their employees. PHR's and SPHR's will have an opportunity to get hands-on practice while earning CEUs.

Courses offered in Spring 2010:

Human Resource Management CEU Certificate Program
 NEW! Effective Communication & Conflict Resolution 
  HR Recordkeeping & Compliance 
  HR's Role in Organizational Development & Change Management 
  Human Resource Law 
  Introduction to Compensation 
  New Employee Orientatoin: Building a Great First Impression 
 NEW! Practical Skills in Employee Relations 
  Principles of Human Resource Management 
  Successful Recruitment, Selection & Placement 
  Technical Skills In Human Resources 
 

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