Start Dates & Ontario Colleges Program Codes:
Fall, Winter & Spring Starts (September, January & May) Full-Time & Part-Time, Online: 0269
Step Up to HR in Just One Year
Are you a “people person”?
Already have a college diploma or university degree, but want to switch gears to HR?
Confederation College’s Human Resources Management one-year graduate certificate program is designed to help college and university graduates make the jump to Human Resources. This intensive program upgrades your education with a series of courses to develop your skill set for this in-demand field. Courses cover basic and advanced topics such as human resources, labour relations law, occupational health and safety and human resources planning.
Highlights
- Intensive one-year program provides you with an in-demand skill set
- Fast track your business career in a whole new direction
- Graduates will be able to write their Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation (subject to certain academic goals - contact the Program Coordinator for more information)
- Continue on to a university degree through articulation agreements
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of employee recruitment, selection, and retention plans and processes.
- administer and contribute to the design and evaluation of the performance management program.
- develop, implement, and evaluate employee orientation, training, and development programs.
- facilitate and support effective employee and labour relations in both non-union and union environments.
- research and support the development and communication of the organization’s total compensation plan.
- collaborate with others, in the development, implementation, and evaluation of organizational health and safety policies and practices.
- research and analyze information needs and apply current and emerging information technologies to support the human resources function.
- develop, implement, and evaluate organizational development strategies aimed at promoting organizational effectiveness.
- present and evaluate communication messages and processes related to the human resources function of the organization.
- manage own professional development and provide leadership to others in the achievement of ongoing competence in human resources professional practice.
- facilitate and communicate the human resources component of the organization’s business plan.
- conduct research, produce reports, and recommend changes in human resources practices.

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