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Human Resources Strategies

Learn new strategies and explore ways to improve your skills.

Managing and motivating people are critical tasks for management especially in rapidly changing work environments.

These courses, are an invaluable asset to businesses, companies, as well as to individuals who are currently or seeking employment in HR Management.

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Micro-credentials are short, concentrated groups of courses that are really flexible. You can take as many as you like, in any order, and because they are asynchronous you can take them at any time it suits you. You will be awarded a badge for each individual course, once you have completed all four courses you will gain your micro-credential.

The cost for each individual course listed below is $60. For more Information email: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course Listing

Course ID: HRSM010

Name: Human Resource Management

Course Outcomes:

  • Describe the implications of different aspects of Human Resource Management on their daily responsibilities.
  • Define human resources terms and subject matter.
  • Recruit, interview, and retain employees more effectively.
  • Follow up with new employees in a structured manner.
  • Advocate for your employees’ health and safety.
  • Provide accurate, actionable feedback to employees.
  • Act appropriately in situations requiring discipline and termination.
  • Evaluate some of the strengths and opportunities for Human Resources in your own workplace.
  • Identify three areas for further development within the Human Resources field as part of a personal action plan.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: HRSM020

Name: Employee Motivation

Course Outcomes:

  • Describe motivation, an employer’s role in it, and how the employee can play a part.
  • Identify the importance of employee motivation.
  • Identify methods of employee motivation.
  • Describe the theories which pertain to employee motivation, with particular reference to psychology.
  • Identify personality types and how they fit into a plan for employee motivation.
  • Set clear and defined goals.
  • Identify specific issues in the field and how to address these issues.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: HRSM030

Name: Supervising Others

Course Outcomes:

  • Define requirements for particular tasks.
  • Set expectations for your staff.
  • Set SMART goals for yourself.
  • Help your staff set SMART goals.
  • Assign work and delegate appropriately.
  • Provide effective, appropriate feedback to your staff.
  • Manage your time more efficiently.
  • Help your team resolve conflicts.
  • Describe how to manage effectively in particular situations.
  • Outline what a new supervisor needs to do to get started on the right path.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: HRSM040

Name: Conflict Resolution

Course Outcomes:

  • Describe what conflict and conflict resolution mean.
  • List all six phases of the conflict resolution process.
  • Outline the five main styles of conflict resolution.
  • Adapt the conflict resolution process to all types of conflicts.
  • Break out parts of the process and use those tools to prevent conflict.
  • Use basic communication tools, such as the agreement frame and open questions.
  • Use basic anger and stress management techniques.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.
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