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One in two Fortune 500 companies has an ILR graduate in a senior HR position. As an institution, we’re able to make use of the world’s leading HR faculty’s research to design professional training programs for the world’s leading businesses.

Investing in ILR human-resources training is a tangible investment in your career and in your organization. The material is designed to bring deep research into practical focus, letting you learn both theory and practical techniques to build on your skills.

Upcoming Courses

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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    $1595
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    New York, NY


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Register for Advanced Effective Employee Relations

Building An Equitable, Resilient, and Unionized Clean Energy Economy

As the climate crisis intensifies, its impacts are disproportionately felt by marginalized and working-class communities. Throughout this course, you will delve into the critical intersection of climate change, labor, and equity, exploring the far-reaching implications of a warming planet on workers, communities, and the broader economy.


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    $750
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    New York, NY

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Preparation for Collective Bargaining

Learn a step-by-step process on preparing for bargaining including aligning organizational, labor and bargaining strategies and developing management and union goals, and preparing for the bargaining table. An in-class project includes preparing and delivering a presentation to management to obtain bargaining mandate.


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    $1495
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Register for Preparation for Collective Bargaining

Effective Collective Bargaining and Simulation

Take on the role of lead negotiator in collective bargaining from start to finish. This course focuses on the practical aspects of developing and managing a team, the dynamics and flow of bargaining stages, the difference between competitive and collaborative approaches, and how to come to an agreement. Culminating in a day-and-a-half mock collective bargaining simulation, this course provides valuable practice and feedback from seasoned negotiators.


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    $2195
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Register for Effective Collective Bargaining and Simulation

Advanced Internal Investigations: Process and Application

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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Register for Advanced Internal Investigations: Process and Application

Implementing and Sustaining Inclusive Strategies and Cultures

Learn what is needed to launch, enhance or revitalize people and talent initiatives that build core competencies and drive equitable practices throughout your organization. Explore how to leverage inclusive and diverse strategies as a competitive advantage on multiple fronts for achieving business objectives and sustainability.
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    $995
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Employment and EEO Laws

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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Register for Employment and EEO Laws

Consulting Skills for Internal HR

Become the voice of your organization and influence others to do the same. Develop core capabilities to build relationships and consult internal clients. Learn techniques to guide clients in establishing goals, achieving desired outcomes, and managing expectations.


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Organization Design and Enabling Change

Performance enabling organizational design is both an art, and a science. Today’s HR practitioners are expected to hone consulting and analytical skills and strike a balance between a facilitative and expert role to create alignment between components of the organization and the organization’s strategic goals. Change usually has organization design implications, and organization design inevitable results in change.


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Learning and Development: Strategies for Advancing an Inclusive Work Environment

Enhance critical skills for designing and implementing learning and development initiatives to advance an inclusive, equitable and accessible work environment. Acquire knowledge and tools to ensure management and employees understand the value of these initiatives. Gain experience on how to help the workforce deepen their self-awareness, engage in challenging conversations, and invest in the success and support of others. Build on techniques, models and ideas designed to drive messages and sustain key learnings to change behaviors with a more positive impact at work.


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Inclusive Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Talent

Infuse talent management with an integrated approach to recruiting, onboarding and retention. Broaden organization effectiveness by aligning talent management with business objectives and inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility strategies that increase innovation and reduce bias. Learn what you can do to influence policies, practices and systems.


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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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Compensation and Costing for Collective Bargaining

Essential for labor relations professionals who are looking to refine their compensation philosophy and strategies to attract and retain a robust workforce, while also rethinking work systems, processes, and rules to optimize productivity and employee satisfaction.


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    $2195
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Agreement Writing for Labor Relations

The ability to craft clear and enforceable contract and grievance-settlement language is paramount to ensure the intent and terms of the agreement are understood by all parties and the negotiated deal is upheld.
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Labor Law and Contract Interpretation

Understanding the key do’s and don’t of the labor law and how arbitrators interpret collective bargaining agreements is critical to operating in a union environment. Learn key aspects of operating under the NLRA, including union organizing, unfair labor practices, good faith bargaining & what happens on impasse.
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HR Leadership: Enhance Your Influence and Impact

Lead With Influence. Drive Change. Achieve Results.

In this active learning environment, participants apply concepts through group exercises, case studies, skill-building and more. The program methodology promotes on-the-spot feedback and coaching from faculty and peers. Real-time classroom interaction provides opportunities to understand different approaches to situations.
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    $5456
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Two of my colleagues have gone through the EEO certificate program and couldn’t stop raving about Cornell University, the quality of instruction and the immense amount of knowledge they gained.
Juana De Los Santos, Administrator of State Equal Opportunity for Rhode Island