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Professional Education Advanced Human Resources Management Certificate

The Advanced Human Resources Management Certificate Program addresses issues facing seasoned human resources professionals aspiring to excel in the human resources management discipline, as well as those professionals desiring to broaden their knowledge or build on the courses completed through the Human Resources Management Certificate Program (follow this link for more information on that certificate).

Designed for professionals whose responsibilities include daily human resources functions, these courses provide an opportunity for strategic thinking, clarity of purpose and a venue to network with other human resource professionals. The Advanced Human Resources Certificate Program expands on the existing human resources management program through advanced courses centered on topics such as employment law, negotiations and alternative dispute resolution, and benefits and costs. These courses dive deeper into the issues that HR practitioners tell us are today's critical HR issues, including new courses such as handling workplace investigations, auditing the human resources function, and organizational development and intervention strategies.

Graduates of the Advanced program will develop skills and tools that will allow them to handle with confidence demanding human resources management functions.

• Learn several alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures including mediation, arbitration, facilitation, peer-review, committees, town meetings, and democratic processes.
• Learn how to apply alternative dispute resolution procedures within your organization and how to manage external ADR situations.
• Discover and discuss the various strategies for managing health insurance costs and their employee relations aspects.
• Gain insight into the passage of Title VII and its impact on the American workforce, and discuss the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the role it plays in the enforcement of Title VII.
• Learn how to comply with Title VII to avoid lawsuits, including proper paperwork and investigation procedures and how employees can effectively respond to any improper workplace conduct.
• Learn to identify the major HR processes and develop checklists, tools and techniques required to assess the completeness, effectiveness and compliance of these Human Resources processes.
• Understand the workplace investigative process including checklists, tools and techniques required to plan, conduct, document and finalize workplace investigations.
• Examine multi-level models of diagnosing performance needs from a system perspective and determine appropriate change interventions for your own organization's challenges.

Participants do not have to complete the Human Resources Certificate Program to attend the Advanced Human Resources Management program. You may take only those courses of interest to you or you may choose to complete the seven courses (36 Contact Hours) to receive the Advanced Human Resources Management Certificate.

Audience: Seasoned Human Resources professionals and alumni of the University of Utah Human Resources Certificate Program.

For more information, call 801-585-1780 or submit your questions by using our web form.