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UCF Continuing Education, in partnership with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), is proud to bring you valuable professional human resources management courses to help prepare you for SHRM's certification exams and provide professional development for you and your HR department.​

In Partnership with SHRM® | Better Workplaces Better World™ 

The courses provide a solid foundation for managing the HR challenges faced in today's demanding work environment, supply a current reference of HR practices, broaden the perspective of functional specialists, and strengthen individual competencies and productivity.​

 

  • SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate
  • Fee: $799.00
    Item Number: 25SPHRE101-04
    Dates: 1/1/2025 - 1/1/2025
    Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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    Promotional Discount: $50 off for UCF students/staff/faculty, SHRM members, CFEC members, and GOOD Network members.Use code: HRTRAINING50 at checkout.

    This program is online and self-paced with 3 months of access. 

    The newly designed SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate provides a foundational overview of HR practices and behaviors. Through real-world applications and scenarios, students with be introduced to fundamental HR topics:

    • Leads with Purpose: Understand HR's role in the workplace
    • Maximizes Talent: Learn how HR influences employee experience
    • Champions Culture: Discover how to promote equity in company culture
    • Optimizes Intelligence: Understand how to maximize efficiency with HR technology
    • Accelerates Performance: Learn how to create a measurable impact
    • Knows the Law: Stay up to date on U.S., state, and federal laws
       

    Students can register anytime and will be granted access to the online course within 1-3 business days. The online learning system includes a mobile-friendly hub that includes an easy to navigate playlist of videos, podcasts, e-learning resources, and downloadable learning aids. Students have access to the digital hub for 12 months.

    The online course consists of 15 hours of coursework including reading, listening to the recorded lectures, application activities, and online quizzes. All application activities are reviewed by an HR practitioner and individual feedback provided. 

    Why the Essentials of Human Resources Management?

    • Identify areas where and how HR should be a strategic partner to your organization.
    • Build your knowledge of HR practices, behaviors and activities.
    • Apply newly learned HR knowledge to practical activities, similar to those required on the job.
    • Plan for ways to transfer the knowledge and skills learned from training to on-the-job tasks.
    • Explore career opportunities within the world of HR and how you can drive your future.
    • Earn a résumé-enhancing credential: The course is 15 contact hours. Participants earn 1.5 continuing education units (CEUs); a digital UCF Certificate of Completion; a SHRM Essentials certificate of achievement, and a UCF digital badge.  Course may qualify for re-certification credits.  Please check with the certifying body to determine if this may be used to re-certify your credential. 


    SHRM Essentials of Human Resources is the first step to becoming a certified HR professional. If you are interested in pursuing the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification, here are details on UCF's certification preparation.

    Who Should Enroll

    • New and junior HR practitioners who need to increase their knowledge base
    • New or experienced people managers interested in learning more about efficient and capable employee management skills
    • Business managers who want to ensure that their company avoids costly litigation that could be prevented through basic HR best practices
    • International HR personnel wishing to increase their knowledge of U.S. fundamental HR practices


    How Essentials Benefits Your Organization

    • Promotes a consistent understanding of the HR function to non-HR management
    • Offers professional development for divisional or departmental supervisors to ensure HR compliance
    • Develops a common dictionary of HR terms for the entire organization


    Why UCF?

    UCF is proud to bring official SHRM Materials to our programs. Participants in the SHRM Essentials of HR Management program have noted the helpful real-world experiences from knowledgeable instructors. For those that go on to the certification preparation programs, participants see excellent passing rates for these examinations.

    • Career advancement: These courses are strategic in nature, preparing HR professionals for career advancement opportunities. 
    • Cost-effective learning: Students minimize travel expenses for professional development. Cost includes all official course-ware and materials. 
    • Practitioner-focused and competency-based: The curriculum is designed by subject matter experts and includes application exercises that develop specific competencies and decision-making skills. 
    • Tuition reimbursement: Students may be eligible to apply for employer tuition reimbursement.
    • Action-oriented curriculum: The course provides opportunities for HR professionals to review examples using "real-world" experiences and apply what they've learned to the workplace. Application activities will be reviewed by an HR practitioner and feedback provided.
    • Re-certification credits: Course may qualify for re-certification credits. Please check with the certifying body to determine if this may be used to re-certify your credential.
    • Convenient online training: Participants can easily complete the HR Essentials program from the convenience of their home or office.
       

    Instructor

    UCF Continuing Education is proud to bring the best instructors to the classroom. All instructors are selected for their expertise in functional areas of Human Resources and hold the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP Certifications.

    Sarah Lovel teaches the Online Essentials of HR Management course. In addition to Sarah's recorded lecture, she reviews all quiz and application activity submissions and provides feedback to each participant.


    The SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate is an introductory course offering a comprehensive overview of the human resource function. The course covers today's most vital and timely topics, including employment law, selecting qualified employees, compensation, orientation and training, and the employee performance process.

     

    Participants can register anytime and will be granted access to the course within three to five business days. 

     

    The online course consists of 15 hours of coursework including reading, listening to the recorded lecture, application activities, and online quizzes. All application activities are reviewed by an HR practitioner and individual feedback provided. Participants will be granted access for three months to complete the coursework at their own pace. 

     

    Promotional Discount:

    $50 off for UCF students/staff/faculty, SHRM members, CFEC members, and GOOD Network members.

    Use code: HRTRAINING50 at checkout.

 

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