Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management (Optional Co-op)
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
CAD 4,657 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* tuition 2 semesters Canadian students; CAD 15,693 - tuition 2 semesters International students
Key Summary
Introduction
Program Details
- Program Code: 2860
- School: The Business School
- Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
- Program Type: Graduate Certificate program
- Program Length: 1 year/ 2 semesters
- Location: Progress Campus
A successful organization is only as good as its people, and human resources management (HRM) plays a critical role in ensuring an organization has the right people for success. With training from Centennial College's Human Resources Management (Optional Co-op) program, you'll be responsible for ensuring that happens.
Thanks to this offering, you'll have the necessary foundational training and education to enter into occupations in human resources — either as a generalist or as a specialist — across a range of industries and organizations. By doing so, you'll become a vital strategic partner in the organizational world, the business community, and your own community, and in turn, the Ontario economy.
During your time in this business graduate certificate program, you'll be exposed to what is necessary to align HR practices and policies with overall organizational strategies. You'll also gain the knowledge to carry out duties in various areas, which will include:
- Staffing
- Compensation
- Performance management
- Training and development
- Occupational health and safety
- Industrial relations
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Human resource management systems
When you successfully complete this professional program's in-depth HRM courses, which the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA) accredits, you'll be prepared to confidently launch your career.
The co-op option in this program will provide you with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while you complete one work term as an employee in the field. This experience not only allows you to put classroom learning into practice but will also provide valuable contacts for your future career.
To participate in this co-op option, you will need to complete an application process in the first semester. If academically qualified, you may be admitted to the co-op program.
Co-op Requirements
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at the end of semester one
- Successful completion of 100% of semester one courses
- Achieve a minimum grade B (GPA 3.0) in BUSN-702
- Students must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Students who meet the above prerequisites will submit their application for the co-op to the Career Services & Co-operative Education Department in semester 1.
Note: Meeting the minimum co-op program requirements does not guarantee admission into the co-op program.
Admissions
Curriculum
Semester 1
- BUSN-702 Coop/Employment Preparedness
- HRPD-701 Human Resources Management in Canada
- HRPD-702 Contemporary Organizational Behaviour
- HRPD-703 Management Accounting for Human Resources
- HRPD-704 Staffing Organizations
- HRPD-706 Labour and Employment Law
Semester 2
- HRPD-705 Strategic Compensation
- HRPD-707 Employee Health and Safety
- HRPD-708 Training and Development
- HRPD-709 Industrial Relations
- HRPD-710 Alternative Dispute Resolution
- HRPD-712 Human Resources Strategy
- HRPD-713 Advanced HRMS
Program Outcome
Program Highlights
- In this Human Resources Management program, you learn in small class environments.
- Courses within this program make extensive use of case studies, simulations and project-based learning to help prepare you for real workplace situations.
- Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) training using the industry-valued SAP application builds your skills portfolio.
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- 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 nonunion 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 the development of and communicate the human resources component of the organization’s business plan.
- Conduct research, produce reports, and recommend changes in human resources practices.
Career Opportunities
Career Outlook
- HR Administrator
- HR Generalist
- HR Assistant
- Recruiter
- Compensation Specialist
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
- Labour Relations Specialist
- Trainer
Educational Partners
Qualified graduates may also be eligible to participate in an articulated program with select universities, institutes and professional associations. These partnerships allow you to apply academic credit toward further study.
The Human Resources Management program's educational partners are:
- Griffith University
- University of Western Sydney