Human Resources Management
The Human Resources Management Certificate program provides highly practical and specialized training in the human resource profession. The program is designed to help students acquire the academic knowledge necessary to prepare for the Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) designation and the International Personnel Management Association – Certified Professional (IPMA-CP) designation.
Effective July 1, 2008, the Human Resources Management certificate replaced the Human Resources certificate and advanced certificate programs. Students enrolled in the Human Resources certificate and advanced certificate programs prior to this date will be grandfathered and allowed to complete their current program.
This program is available through distance and/or part-time continuing education course offerings. Some of the courses listed on this page are electives; Not all courses listed here are required to obtain a certificate. For complete program information, check the program page.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) and transfer credit may be options for receiving credit. For further information see the PLAR candidate guide (pdf) or the transfer credit page.
Business Communications 1 (BCOM 120)
You will develop fundamental employability skills by studying the principles of communication. Course content includes developing effective writing skills. You will apply the principles and skills by writing letters and memorandums for routine and negative purposes. You will develop teamwork employability skills and examine ways to apply communication skills to team and cross-cultural situations.
Register at any SIAST campus.
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Business Communications 2 (BCOM 121)
You will continue to develop effective business writing skills and employability skills. The course focuses on writing business reports in informal and formal styles. Your classroom study and experience will help prepare you for a business career by developing your presentation skills.
Register at any SIAST campus.
Prerequisites: Business Communications 1
Fee: $427 45 hours/15 weeks
Additional costs: Books and materials
Collective Bargaining and Interest Based Negotiations (HR 235)
Through intensive simulations and experiential exercises, you will develop practical skills and abilities necessary to reach a collective agreement. The course includes an introduction to the collective bargaining process, where you will gain an awareness of the theory, models and legal framework.
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Compensation and Benefits (HR 231)
Your studies will provide a general understanding of the processes, techniques and issues human resource professionals encounter in developing and administering a compensation program. Your studies will help you understand the strategic importance of compensation and how compensation issues can impact other areas of human resources. Also, you will gain an understanding of the impact of contemporary social trends and legislative developments that affect compensation decision making. You will participate in individual and group assignments including presentations and class discussions. Experiential learning will be used whenever possible to help you gain a better understanding of compensation concepts.
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Employee Relations (HR 234)
From an organizational and
employee point of view, you will
examine coaching, counselling,
equity and fairness. The course
emphasizes the major
influences on employee
relations and the impact on
individual managers and the
organization. You will examine
the importance of sound
employee relationship practices
in the role of reaching
organizational objectives. The
course content includes
interpersonal communication,
inter/cross cultural issues,
harassment, employee/family
assistance programs, diversity
and equity. You will research
and develop a proposal that
management can implement to
enhance corporate employee
relations.
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Finance for Non-Financial Managers (FIN 121)
In your studies, you will gain the financial knowledge necessary to fulfil your role as human resources manager or administrator. Your studies will include an introduction to the accounting concepts that will be useful in your role as an organizational manager such as managerial accounting and decision making, financial accounting and the analysis of financial reports. The course is designed to support your role as a human resource manager and as a decision maker.
Equivalent Course(s): ACCT 162
Introduction to Human Resources Management (HR 120)
Your studies will focus on an overview of human resource management and practices. You will learn the impact of job analysis; planning, recruiting and selection processes; training, developing and compensation considerations, and management performance and labour relations. Employee and organizational ethics are discussed throughout the course with an emphasis on using human resource management to achieve high organizational performance.
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Labour Relations (HR 233)
Your studies will focus on labour relations, including union history and philosophy, certification procedures, union structure, managing in unionized environments, environmental factors which influence labour relations, applicable legislation affecting labour relations, collective bargaining (public and private sectors), job action, dispute resolution methods and recent developments in the labour relations field. You will be encouraged to discuss and debate labour relations issues, to critically explore case studies and to monitor and report on current labour relations events. Through these activities, you will gain an understanding of the labour relations realm.
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Managing Conflict in the Workplace (ADMN 255)
Your studies will focus on an introduction to conflict resolution, designed to provide you with interest-based conflict resolution models and primary interpersonal skills to handle workplace conflicts. The course is not only an introduction to developing skills in managing conflict, but also provides organizational leaders with skills to manage conflict. You will obtain insights and be educated in conflict theory, negotiation strategy, needs grounding related to basic interpersonal communication and management skills, such as rapport building, empathetic listening, behaviour modelling, reframing, problem solving and decision making. You will develop conflict resolution skills through a combination of lecture material, in-class assignments, role-plays and demonstrations, reading assignments and problem-solving challenges.
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Organizational Behaviour (ADMN 220)
You will study human behaviour in organizations and develop the skills needed to deal with people at work. Course content includes individual behaviour, values, interpersonal relationships and communications, groups and team dynamics, organizational culture, leadership and change. All topics are dealt with in the context of diverse formal organizations.
Fee: $427 45 hours/15 weeks
Additional costs: Books and materials
Organizational Effectiveness (HR 236)
You will develop strategies and processes related to creating and fostering an evolving workplace culture that supports innovation, change, quality and learning to result in harmony between the organization’s needs and employee’s expectations while remaining consistent with the organization’s business plan. Course content includes an overview of business planning, corporate culture, quality management and the emerging role of the employer and human resource support systems.
Prerequisites: Organizational Behaviour
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Recruitment and Selection (HR 230)
Your studies will focus on the
role and functions of
recruitment and selection of
human resource management.
You will develop an appreciation
for professional recruitment and
selection practices that meet
Canadian legal standards. You
will develop an understanding
of the essential role of sound
staffing practices in relation to
organizational productivity. You
will recognize the constraints
under which an organization
operates and how it relates to
the process of recruitment
and selection.
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Training and Development (HR 232)
You will analyze the strategic role of the training function within organizations and examine the functions of needs analysis, training program design, the selection and application of training methods, transfer strategies and training evaluation through a combined theory and hands-on approach.
Fee: $427 45 hours/15 weeks
Additional costs: Books and materials
Wellness in the Workplace (HR 237)
Your studies will focus on an overview of occupational health and safety systems as it relates to Human Resources responsibility. You will examine societal and organizational aspects, core principles, essential elements, a variety of legislation, psychological hazards, probability and severity of risk, disability management, duty to accommodate and Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board.
Fee: $427 45 hours/15 weeks
Additional costs: Books and materials
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