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SHRM Essentials of HR Management

Overview

Gain the critical knowledge necessary to help reduce costs, avoid potential lawsuits, and improve your ability to handle challenging HR issues. This program is ideal if you are just starting out in the HR profession.

Course Objectives

This program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to: Build a solid foundation in human resource management. Discuss key pieces of federal legislation that impact HR. Understand the role of the EEOC and its investigatory process. Improve your employee recruitment and selection process to help avoid legal pitfalls. Understand the importance of effectively communicating base pay, incentive compensation, and benefits information to staff at all levels. Gain knowledge of employee orientation, onboarding, and training and development. Learn the process, methods and purpose of performance appraisals.

This course is offered in partnership with Educate 360/New Horizons, a SHRM Distributor. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR membership organization devoted to human resource management.

+ Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

+ Course Requirements

Students must attend minimum of 80% of the live online class.

+ Agenda

The program covers six key HR topics and provides tools you can immediately put to use in your organization:

  • 1 - Leads with Purpose
    • Gain a clear understanding of the immense value HR and the HR professional brings to the workplace.
  • 2 - Maximizes Talent
    • Through talent development, performance management, employee mental health and well-being and more, learn how HR supports and directly impacts all facets of the employee experience.
  • 3 - Champions Culture
    • Learn how culture can help employees thrive and do their best work.
  • 4 - Optimizes Intelligence
    • Obtain an understanding of how HR technology evaluation and integration can strengthen your organization’s strategic abilities.
  • 5 - Accelerates Performance
    • Discover the key role HR plays in elevating workplace performance.
  • 6 - Knows the Law
    • Enhance your ability to apply key HR legislation to maintain a culture of compliance. (For U.S. only)
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