Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management (Co-op) Georgian College - ILAC, Canada

Today’s human resource professionals are leaders and managers of change. They respond to the challenges triggered by new trends in technology, increasing government involvement in the employer-employee relationship, workplace diversity and globalization. The future belongs to organizations with the human resource expertise that can lower labour costs, improve productivity, increase responsiveness to customers’ needs, and build employee commitment.

Program highlights
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 an organization’s business plan;
• Conduct research, produce reports, and recommend changes in human resources practices;
• Employ environmentally sustainable practices with business careers;
• Examine the personal characteristics and circumstances associated with entrepreneurial success, from the perspective of an HR consultant or an HR employee providing HR services to entrepreneurs.