Online Courses

Online Course Value Proposition

  • Flexibility: You come to class when and where you want
    Online offers the freedom of location and time.
  • Instructor facilitated courses
    Gives you the time and convenience to fully understand the course material.
  • Online addresses the needs of all types of learners
    Those reluctant to speak in groups are more readily drawn into the discussion.
  • Expense: No travel related expenses or time off
    Participants can attend from any where they can access the Internet.
  • Preparation for certification (Developing Competencies for HR Success)

This version of the course helps prepare for certification examination.

Developing Competencies for HR Success Online Training
(11 Weekly Sessions)

As a standalone training program, completing Developing Competencies for HR Success is the best way to become a strategic player within your organization. This course will help you and your staff shift from managing “people issues” to managing “people-related business issues.”

While covering the 20 competencies, you will learn about self-assessment, building teams and coaching staff, resolving disputes and reaching consensus, creating a risk-taking environment, communication skills, building trust relationships, using consensus- and coalition-building skills, and more with IPMA-HR’s Developing Competencies for HR Success.

The training culminates in a multiple-choice exam that is used to assess understanding of the importance of HR competencies to the success of HR professionals. A passing grade on the final exam is just one of the requirements for the successful completion of the IPMA-CP or IPMA-CS certification program.

Upcoming Trainings

  • February 15 - May 2, 2012
  • June 6 - August 22, 2012
  • September 26 - December 12, 2012

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Managing Employee Performance as a Human Resources Business Partner

(5 Weekly Sessions)

This course examines the “how-to’s” for creating strategic partnership with human resources supervisors and managers to effectively manage employee performance. Participants have an opportunity to develop their own action plans for partnering with management in developing plans for their organizations.

Who Should Attend?
Senior managers who are interested in improving organizational performance, HR directors and other HR specialists whose responsibilities include performance management and/or organizational development, should participate in this course.

Course Highlights

  • Defining performance management
  • Understanding the variety of performance management systems available
  • Developing the competencies needed to be a business partner and how to apply them
  • Understanding and assessing how performance management partnerships benefit an organization
  • How to select the performance management system appropriate for your organization
  • How to apply performance management in your organization

Upcoming Trainings

  • July 11 - August 15, 2012

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HR Certificate Program

This course takes participants through the lifecycle of public sector human resources and provides a general overview of human resource functionality.

Who should attend?
This program is perfect for those who are new to the human resources field or those who have more experience with human resources but have recently made a transtion to the public sector. The course will give you the in-depth knowledge and expertise you need to succeed.

If you are a government executive, this is the perfect program to recommend to your front-line to mid-level human resources staff. The expertise, strategies, and professional network they'll gain will benefit your organization for years to come.

Flexible online format to meet your demanding schedule
The HR certificate program is delivered online with your busy schedule in mind. Each of the eight modules will include:

  • Duration of two to four weeks.
  • Interactive learning through a conference call and online discussions with your expert facilitator and peers.
  • Online materials and written assignments to reinforce the principles and concepts.

A program calendar and facilitator will guide you through the process seamlessly. Upon completion of the eight modules, a final exam will qualify you to receive the prestigious HR Certificate.

Learn from the experts in public sector HR
You'll benefit from the expertise of top public sector HR professionals who understand the unique issues, challenges, and opportunities of human resources in the government environment. A public sector HR expert will serve as facilitator and teacher of each module.

Renowned HR consultant Richard Heil, IPMA-CP, helped write and develop the courses and will give you personal feedback on your written assignments, answer your questions, and facilitate online discussions.

Eight learning modules

  1. Public Sector Basics
  2. Recruitment
  3. Selection
  4. Classification and Compensation
  5. Benefits
  6. Labor and Employee Relations
  7. EEO and Diversity
  8. Organizational Development

Upcoming Trainings:

  • April 9, 2012 - August 31, 2012
  • August 6, 2012 - December 31, 2012

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