Human Resources Generalist Certificate

This one of a kind in Central Wisconsin Certificate series of workshops will be held at the UWSP Wausau Education Center, 200 Washington St. Suite 100, in downtown Wausau. Each session will run from 9:00am-4:00pm and includes lunch.

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Cost:  $499/person for entire certificate series or $449/person if three or more people from same company register together.

Current Personnel Issues
March 16, 2012
This workshop is designed for organizations that don't have a full-time human resources manager, or have a professional filling the role of human resources manager without any training in the field. Participants will learn about both traditional and contemporary issues in personnel administration. The role managers play in team development, delegation, problem solving, performance evaluation, and leadership will be addressed. Facilitator:  Mike Rayome, Graphic Packaging

Topics Covered:

• Legal issues in hiring and firing

• Job descriptions

• Applications and interviews

• Orienting and training employees (the first training, career development/training, types of training and training needs)

• Employment laws (Fair Labor Standards, EEO/Affirmative Action, Americans with Disabilities Act, COBRA, Veteran's Preference)

Coaching
April 5, 2012
Managers and supervisors are also coaches. It's inherent in the job description. Though we don't always call it coaching, most of us regularly offer advice, assistance, and encouragement as well as positive and critical feedback to those around us. Development of an environment that encourages employees to actively pursue new strategies and participate in the creative process is stressed. Participants will understand and apply the various coaching techniques leading to increased worker productivity and improved organizational clilmate. Facilitator: Prof. Justin Rueb, UW-Stevens Point

Participants will:

• Learn what employees like most and least about being coached

• Learn ways to implement the coaching process

• Learn how to complete an actual coaching plan

Team Building
April 27, 2012
Human resources are essentially the building of and maintenance of teams. Explore how to become more effective at creating teams, understand the stages of team development, and how to empower supervisors to accomplish work through team building. Faciitator: Prof. Justin Rueb, UW-Stevens Point

Participants learn:

• What is diversity and how it aids in team development

• How personality and work styles play a role in team development

• The stages of team development

• How to build trust within a team

• How to get work accomplished through teams

Performance Feedback
May 18, 2012
Performance appraisal is the one way employees can evaluate their potential. This session will enable the person performing the human resources role to implement methods and adaptable practices in the workplace. Not only for the human resources representative, this session is suitable for all supervisory staff who are required to set goals for employees. Facilitator: Prof. Lynn Ludwig, UW-Stevens Point

What you will be able to do:

• Recognize individual performance of employees

• Understand obstacles in performing the formal performance appraisal

• Organize performance appraisals and design performance improvement plans for employees.

• Non-participative/directive work styles
• Participative work styles
• Identifying your management style
• What are formal communication channels