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    Required Courses

    8 Focused Workshops
    Register for individual workshops to fit your schedule

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    Time to Complete

    18 months
    Time participants have to complete the entire certificate program

Certificate Details

Overview

Gain a Full Range of Employee Relations Skills

Proactively developing and managing employee relations and internal investigations has never been more critical for organizations in every industry.  

In this comprehensive live certificate program, you will begin by gaining current knowledge of ever-changing employment law issues and employee-related policies. You will develop techniques for addressing and preventing inappropriate workplace behaviors, facilitating conflict resolution, and fostering communication skills, including emotional intelligence. You will discover a framework for conducting effective ER conversations with employees and managers. You will acquire the skills to help team leaders in your organization strategically manage the cycle of employee performance. You’ll also have the opportunity to practice coaching, counseling, navigating different work styles, and problem-solving techniques. Focusing on constructive ways to phrase language, you’ll develop competencies associated with emotional intelligence to successfully address issues and achieve higher performance as a leader. You will study a comprehensive process for planning, conducting, and concluding internal investigations involving employees. During the live sessions, time will be dedicated to practicing and applying the methods and skills for effectively handling investigations and conflicts. 

This program will be offered in-person. The sessions will include small and whole group case-study role plays and activities with feedback, discussions, Q&A, and sharing practices with peers. Networking opportunities will be provided. 

Key Certificate Takeaways

  • Examine the scope of employment laws that impact organizations, including strategies and preventive actions
  • Practice applying a framework for conducting employee relations conversations with managers and employees
  • Review strategies for preventing and responding to policy violations of harassment and retaliation
  • Understand and apply a step-by-step method of solving problems and resolving conflicts 
  • Work strategically with managers to address employee relations issues
  • Use emotional intelligence to boost staff morale and facilitate motivation, performance, feedback, and talent retention
  • Review a structure and apply techniques for conducting interviews and gathering information through essential probing skills
  • Practice conducting thorough, complex investigations, including handling difficult and emotional interviewees
  • Engage with techniques for avoiding advocacy language and addressing credibility when reaching conclusions
  • Develop outcomes, recommendations, and implementation practices for an internal investigation 

Who Should Enroll

  • Entry-level to senior HR professionals
  • Global HR managers
  • Employee relations managers
  • Generalists seeking to move into a specialized role
  • HR, ER, EEO, compliance and security professionals

 

Electives can not be applied to multiple certificates.

Prerequisites

Core Curriculum

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Human Resources and the Law

Learn best practices for understanding, identifying, preventing, and managing employee-related issues that have potential legal concerns. Gain up-to-date information on employment laws and court cases on employment practices. Use case scenarios to apply practical implications of those laws on policies and day-to-day operations.
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    Oct 10 - 11, 2023
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    In-Person
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    $1595
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    New York, NY


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Advanced Internal Investigations Process

Learn and practice the complete step-by-step internal investigation process. Receive extensive content related to conducting interviews, investigation techniques, determining credibility, managing bias, reaching conclusions, and implementing outcomes. Interact with expert investigators to learn best practices and acquire new skills.
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    Oct 12 - 13, 2023
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    In-Person
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    $1595
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    New York, NY


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Advanced Effective Employee Relations

Examine the responsibilities and proactive initiatives that guide ER professionals. Learn techniques for conducting effective conversations, making ER decisions and managing performance issues. Practice coaching, counseling, progressive discipline strategies, working styles and communication skills, including effective ways to phrase language. Leave with extensive tools and guides to apply at work.
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    Sep 18 - 19, 2023
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    In-Person
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    $1595
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    New York, NY


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Emotional Intelligence: An Edge for Leaders

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to harness emotions in sensing, understanding and responding adeptly to social cues in the surrounding environment. Measure your current EI level and receive coaching to improve it. Learn to use your EI to interact with others, solve problems and achieve higher performance.


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    Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2023
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    $1595
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    New York, NY


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Advanced Internal Investigations Reports

Learn methods for capturing key information, maintaining documentation and writing fair, neutral and effective reports. Practice taking notes, developing documentation, avoiding advocacy language, addressing comparators/credibility and writing sound conclusions. Considerations include ethical issues and attorney/client privileges. Receive a report template that will uphold findings and withstand heightened scrutiny.
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    Nov 6 - 7, 2023
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    In-Person
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    $1595
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    New York, NY


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Advanced Internal Investigations Practice

Apply learnings from Advanced Internal Investigations Process. Practice techniques using a real-life employee complaint by conducting the intake interview, planning and conducting the investigation, making findings and conclusions, making recommendations and implementation of the outcome. Develop skills under the guidance of expert internal investigators.
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    Nov 8 - 9, 2023
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    $1595
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Harassment Prevention in the Workplace

Examine current legal and policy concerns and best practices related to preventing harassment and retaliation. Learn HR, managers and employee approaches for responding to inappropriate behaviors. Practice prevention strategies for creating a respectful workplace including providing individual feedback. Review requirements for training and explore preventive training options beyond legal standards.
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    Jun 5 - 6, 2023
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    $1595
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    New York, NY



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Facilitating Conflict: Collaborative Problem Solving

Learn techniques, tools, processes and skills for facilitating conflict using a collaborative problem solving approach for resolving one-on-one conflicts. Topics and tools focus on problem solving, listening and messaging skills, conflict styles, neutral issue statements, de-escalating emotions, developing options, facilitating and gaining commitment.
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    Jun 7 - 8, 2023
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    $1595
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    New York, NY



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