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Human Resource Management

Professional and Workforce Development offers several options for human resource management training:

Professional in Human Resources

*Open enrollment courses may be taken individually or as part of the Human Resource Management certificate program.

Continuing Education Hours

Upon completing a program, you will be eligible for continuing education contact hours/CEUs and a letter of completion from the University of South Florida, which may apply for professional development credit. The following organizations have approved our HR programs for recertification credit:

 

HRCI LogoUSF is an Approved Provider of the HR Certification Institute (HRCI). The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HRCI criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

APA LogoThe American Payroll Association has designated USF Continuing Education as an Approved Provider. Recertification Credit Hours (RCHs) will be awarded for participation in certain courses. See course content for details. Click here for more information.

USF CertificateHuman Resource Management Certificate - Tampa

This certificate program provides a comprehensive, practical foundation for HR generalists. People employed in HR will acquire a broader understanding of their profession, gain skills required for advancement, and acquire an educational credential in HR. New HR staff and career transitioners will receive a solid HR foundation. Tampa HR classes are offered on an open enrollment basis. You enroll for each individual course.

To earn the Human Resource Management certificate, you must complete eight core courses and two electives over a two-year period. When you have completed the requirements of the program, you may request your certificate. Non-certificate students may enroll in individual courses.

Core Courses

  • Basic Compensation Design and Administration
  • Compliance: Getting on the Right Side of Employment Law
  • Dealing with Difficult Employees
  • Employee Benefits Planning
  • HR Management Introduction
  • Job Analysis and Evaluation
  • Performance Appraisal Systems
  • Recruitment, Selection and Placement

Electives

  • Effective Employee Screening
  • Effective Writing for HR Professionals
  • Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
  • HR Planning and Development
  • Managing Employee Stress
  • Personnel Tests and Testing
  • Safety and Occupational Health

 

USF CertificateHuman Resource Management Certificate - St. Petersburg

Our HR certificate program is also offered in St. Petersburg as a single program. You enroll with a single, discounted program fee that is paid in advance. [More]

Certification Preparation

Professional in Human Resources (PHR)

This intensive program is designed to help HR professionals prepare for the Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) National Examination for the Professional or Senior Professional in Human Resources (PHR/SPHR) designation. Instruction follows the SHRM Learning System™ and covers six modules required for the PHR/SPHR accreditation: Total Rewards, Employee Labor Relations, Risk Management, Human Resource Development, Workforce Planning Employment,and Strategic Management.

The course is sanctioned by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Tuition includes the SHRM Learning System™ but not the registration for the PHR/SPHR examination. You must have a minimum of two years exempt HR experience to sit for the PHR exam. For information on eligibility to sit for the PHR/SPHR examination, go to www.shrm.org.

Students in the USF St. Petersburg program achieved a 100% pass rate during the spring 2008 PHR exam period.

This program is available at various times throughout the year at the following locations:

  • USF Tampa
  • USF Downtown Center
  • Sunshine Center in St. Petersburg

Click here for currently scheduled sessions.

Certification Preparation

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

For applicants with a minimum of four years HR management experience, we also offer an intense three-day SHRM-sanctioned review course to prepare you for the SPHR Certification examination.

 

Students in the USF program achieved a 100% pass rate during the spring 2008 SPHR exam period. In 2008 the USF PHR/SPHR program was recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management as one of the top 20 SHRM Learning System™ classroom programs.

Click here for currently scheduled sessions.

Related CE Links

PHR Brochure PDF  •  HR Certificate Brochure PDF  •  Contract Training  •  Financial Aid  •  Registration for USF Depts.

For more information, contact Lisa Orr, program coordinator:

Email: lisaorr@admin.usf.edu  •  Phone: 813-974-5526


Basic Compensation Design and Administration

This course focuses on the areas that impact compensation: external events, pay system mechanics, assignment of value to jobs, and processes of administration. You will see how pay systems can be used to achieve strategic objectives. You will review tools and techniques to design, implement, and administer legal wage and salary programs.

      Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.

Compliance: Getting on the Right Side of Employment Law

An experienced attorney will lead you in a comprehensive examination of the legal issues that affect the employer/employee relationship and provide sound, practical advice on legal issues.

      Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.

Dealing with Difficult Employees

You will focus on proven methods and approaches for dealing with difficult people and situations commonly found in the workplace. It will help you develop and implement plans, techniques and behaviors which will improve relationships with problem employees.

      Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.

Effective Employee Screening

Learn to develop and implement effective integrity screening programs and see how effective pre-employment verification screening contributes to improving your bottom line.

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Effective Writing for HR Professionals

Improve your writing skills; write effective policies, job descriptions, performance evaluations, training requirements, position justifications; letters of reference and other crucial HR documents.

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Employee Benefits Planning

This course reviews the basics of the benefits component in a total compensation program. Planning considerations include the government role and legal requirements, cost factors, employee needs and business objectives. It includes techniques for analyzing and evaluating employee benefit programs.

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Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

You will focus on the genesis of equal employment opportunity law, enforcement, evaluation of personnel procedures to ensure compliance, the philosophy and practice of affirmative action (AA), and employers' rights and obligations under the law. You will also deal with current challenges to AA and their potential effects.

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Human Resource Management Certificate

The Human Resources Management Certificate Program is presented as a single program in St. Petersburg. The fourteen courses in the program are presented in sequence; students register for the entire program and must complete eight core courses and two electives to earn the certificate.

     01/04/10 - 02/28/11, Sunshine Center

Human Resource Management Introduction

This overview of the role of human resource management in successful organizations is designed for newcomers to the field and for professionals who wish to review the fundamentals. It presents a brief historical perspective of personnel management and identifies and discusses the components of the HR management function.

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Human Resource Planning and Development

In today's environment, reorganizations, acquisitions, mergers, and "rightsizing" are changing the fundamental nature of the workplace. This course addresses topics vital to sound HR planning: identifying human resource needs, career pathing, succession planning, and the development and implementation of a career development program.

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Job Analysis and Evaluation

Job analysis involves determining the duties, responsibilities and specialized requirements of a job and employee competencies needed to perform them.

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Managing Employee Stress

You will learn to recognize and manage the effects of stress in the workplace focusing on identification of symptoms, types of intervention and referrals. You will see the impact of corporate culture on workplace stress and discuss different types of employee assistance programs.

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Performance Appraisal Systems

Performance appraisal uses evaluation and feedback to identify performance gaps and facilitate improvement. You will look at the role of performance appraisal in the human resource management process, performance design, and potential problems.

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Personnel Tests and Testing

In this course you'll concentrate on the most common sources of data collection for test prediction: cognitive ability tests, projective personality and interest inventories, leadership ability tests, projective devices, and personal history data. You'll review copyrighted and generic paper-and-pencil tests, as well as procedures for developing tailored selection tests.

     12/08/09 - 12/09/09, USF Tampa

Professional in Human Resources

This intensive program is designed to help HR professionals prepare for the Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) National Examination for the Professional or Senior Professional in Human Resources (PHR/SPHR) designation. Instruction follows the SHRM Learning System™ and covers six modules required for the PHR/SPHR accreditation: Strategic Management, Workforce Planning and Employment, Human Resource Development, Total Rewards, Employee and Labor Relations, and Risk Management.

     01/05/10 - 04/06/10, Sunshine Center
     01/20/10 - 04/21/10, TBA USF Tampa
     02/08/10 - 05/10/10, TBA USF Tampa

Recruitment, Selection and Placement

This course covers the organizational and behavioral issues associated with attracting employees, predicting future performance of recruits, selecting qualified individuals, matching recruits to positions, and developing effective policies and procedures to guide the process.

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Safety and Occupational Health

In this course, you will identify sources of on-the-job accidents and injuries and explore means to reduce them. Study the effects of industry type, technology, and management and employee attitudes on working conditions. Examine legislation that shapes the organization's response to health and safety issues.

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Senior Professional in Human Resources

This intense three-day SHRM-sanctioned review is designed for applicants with a minimum of four years HR management experience. The review course prepares you for the SPHR certification examination. Advance preparation is required. Registration includes a copy of the SHRM Learning System™ and CD-ROM study disk. Registration does not include the examination fee.

     12/09/09 - 12/11/09, TBA USF Downtown Center
     05/05/10 - 05/07/10, TBA USF Downtown Center