Human Resource Management Certificate

The HRM program covers the expanse of topics that HR staff persons and managers need to consider as part of their role maintaining a productive work force and complying with employment regulations.

Besides gaining a solid foundation in the latest HR practices and current and critical legal issues, you will learn more about how to accommodate global HR issues, the latest on information systems and policies and how protect your organization from potentially serious mistakes by sensitizing managers and other employees to the consequences of discriminatory and other inappropriate actions.

We'll also address staffing needs assessment and solutions including recruiting, training and motivating employees, and how to resolve performance issues. Class lectures, discussion and interaction build your knowledge and enable you to find solutions for actual challenges you face in your workplace.

Highlights

The Human Resource Management Certification program is a thorough review of the HR body of knowledge. The course emphasizes essential strategies for HR policies and initiatives that support your organization's global growth such as the establishment of international assignment policies and global compensation and benefits. 

Unique Features

The Saturday program schedule is convenient for most working professionals and enables them to apply what they learn on-the-job. We focus on industry topics that are the most dynamic and challenging in order to maximize the course's value and interest to you including:

  • up-to-date information on legal issues to ensure that your personnel and management practices conform to regulations
  • best approaches to hire and retain top performers and improve the productivity of current employees
  • methods to bring consistency and fairness to hiring decisions, disciplinary procedures, and terminations
  • effective approaches to communicate with management and employees, locally and globally.
  • ways to streamline employee benefits and compensation, employee records and personnel policies
  • choices in health care, pension plans and other benefits options
  • the role of training and development
  • safety and health issues in the workplace
  • the advantages and pitfalls of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)

Ideal Participants

This program is designed for human resource professionals with one to seven years of experience and those transitioning into the field.

Program Courses

  • Changing Nature of HR Management & Strategic HR Management and Planning
  • Organization/Individual Relations and Retention
  • Legal Framework of Equal Employment
  • Managing Equal Employment and Diversity
  • Jobs and Job Analysis
  • Recruitment
  • Selection and Interviewing
  • Training and Development
  • Careers and HR Development/Health, Safety, and Security
  • Performance Management and Appraisal
  • Compensation Strategies and Practices
  • Variable Pay and Executive Compensation
  • Managing employee Benefits
  • Employee Rights and Discipline
  • Union/Management Relations

Faculty

Robert Garcia, MBA, SPHR, GPHR 
Corporate Director - Human Resources
Baptist Health South Florida

Kristopher Cooper 
HR Director 
CBiz

Schedule

Saturdays, August 4th, 2012 - December 8th, 2012 | Register Now

Available as a Customized Program. For information about customizing an Executive & Professional Education program, please click here or contact us at 305-348-4217 or at epe@fiu.edu.

Tuition

The program fee is $2,595, which includes tuition and instructional materials. This fee is subject to change and is payable in advance.

Location

Classes are held at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus, located at 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami. This location is convenient and easily accessible from the Florida Turnpike and the S.W. 8th Street Exit. Directions

Register

Saturdays, August 4th, 2012 - December 8th, 2012 | Register Now

Class size is limited. We encourage you to register early to reserve your place in the class.

By telephone

Please call our office at 305-348-4217, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and we will take your registration and payment information. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover Card.

In person

Come to the Office of Professional and Executive Education, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and we can process your application. Our location is College of Business Administration, 11200 S.W. 8th Street, CBC 223, Miami, Florida 33199-0001.

Once you have registered, you will receive an email confirming your place in the program.

Registration and Withdrawal Policies

Payment Policy: Program fees are due in full upon acceptance into the program.

Substitution Policy: Qualified substitutes for participants can be accommodated with advance written notice.

Withdrawal Policy: Due to costs associated with establishing, holding, and replacing participant slots, the following guidelines will be implemented:

  • 1 week prior the program: the participant will be charged 50% of the program fee.
  • 2 - 4 weeks prior the program: the participant will be charged 25% of the program fee.
  • The remainder of the above mentioned will be transferred to another program upon receipt of written notice.

Note: Florida International University reserves the right to change, without notice, any statement in this bulletin concerning, but not limited to, curricula, courses, faculty, tuition, fees, policies and rules. If course or curriculum changes take place after you begin the program, we will make every effort to implement the changes in your best interest.