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HRCI: Certificate in Managing the Hybrid Workforce
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations large and small quickly adapted to remote work settings and alternative workplace solutions to protect employees' health and safety and maintain business continuity. What began as a necessary and seemingly temporary change soon prompted organizations to rethink their work environments and workspace needs entirely. Such significant changes to the traditional office setting have required HR professionals to address key business challenges, including how to support and engage employees in remote settings and how to safely transition back to physical work locations. Many organizations now seek a comfortable middle ground—a work arrangement that maximizes the benefits of remote work while utilizing physical work spaces for tasks and activities that warrant in-person collaboration and connection. HR professionals play a key role in leveraging the benefits of both settings, remote and in-person, to create hybrid solutions that suit the unique needs of their organizations. This certificate prepares HR professionals to manage hybrid workforces, especially during times of transition and as business needs change.
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HR Skills™ Fundamentals Certificate
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

The HR Skills™ Fundamentals certificate consists of courses designed to provide the learner with a solid foundation in the fundamental skills needed to succeed in the field of Human Resources. With courses focused on hiring, interviewing, onboarding, HR law, and training and development, the HR Skills™ Fundamentals certificate provides training in the skills that help a business run smoothly, and is appropriate for learners that would like to explore a career in human resources and managers who supervise employees. The certificate consists of 8 courses that are online and self-paced, providing flexibility in completing the curriculum. No prerequisites are required to begin the courses. A course will be considered complete when the participant has done all assignments, exercises, review checkpoints, and has received at least a 70% on the course final exam. Students will have 12 months to complete all the courses in the certificate.
Individual courses offered in this certificate program are listed below.
The Hiring Process
Exit Interviews
Onboarding
Training and Development
Interviewing
HR Federal Law
Effective Meetings
Interpreting Data
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HR Skills™Best Practices Certificate
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

The HR Skills™ Best Practices certificate consists of courses focused on the behaviors, practices and approaches that enable HR professionals and managers to foster better connections, communicate effectively, provide useful feedback, and navigate difficult situations. Through quizzes, games, real-world scenarios and commentary from subject matter experts, the HR Skills™ Best Practices certificate helps the learner begin to develop the skills that are the key to a cohesive workforce. The certificate consists of 8 courses that are online and self-paced, providing flexibility in completing the curriculum. No prerequisites are required to begin the courses. A course will be considered complete when the participant has done all assignments, exercises, review checkpoints, and has received at least a 70% on the course final exam. Students will have 12 months to complete all the courses in the certificate.
Individual courses offered in this certificate program are listed below.
Smart Goals for Performance Evaluation
Communication and HR
Coaching
Handling Difficult Conversations
Progressive Discipline
Leadership and HR
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
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HRCI: HR Ethics Certificate
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Human resources professionals are charged with supporting the success of their organizations in ways that are ethical and socially responsible. Ethical organizations must consider questions about what is right and fair in all decision-making processes. Because HR professionals are involved in designing and enforcing policies that impact the people who work in an organization, they play an especially powerful role in shaping the ethical culture. Each of these 1.5-hour courses explores the relationship between human resources and creating an ethical workplace. While some delve into theoretical and philosophical questions about how we can know what is right and wrong, others focus on applying theory to practice in an organizational setting. After completing the courses in this certificate, the learner will be prepared to play an essential role in shaping the ethical culture in their workplace. Each self-paced course features an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, case studies, and assessments.
Courses included in the Certificate:
HR Ethics Series:
Defining Business Ethics
Ethical Decision Making
Theories of Ethics
Capitalism, Inequality and Justice
Corporations and Corporate Social Responsibility
Common Ethical Challenges
Leadership and Organizational Ethics
Issues in the Workplace
Globalization and Ethics
Building an Ethical Organization
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HRCI: HR Hot Topics Bundle
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

To keep pace with changing business environments, new technologies, and current employee needs, human resources professionals must have a thorough understanding of the topics and issues shaping today's workplace. This series of courses addresses a range of key issues, "hot topics," and trends, including in-demand benefits, flexible work arrangements, and inclusive workspaces.
Creating a safe, collaborative workplace where employees feel welcome and supported requires human resources professionals to face some difficult issues and challenges. In this bundle of courses, you'll learn about current issues your employees may be facing and best practices for promoting employee well-being. With a deeper understanding of potential issues that may arise, you'll be better equipped to provide guidance, policies, and resources to help employees thrive.
Individual courses offered in this certificate program are listed below.
Marijuana and the Workplace
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Pay Equity
Promoting Employee Well-being
Handling Workplace Violence
Buzzworthy Benefits
Employee Classification
Flexible Work Arrangements
Recruiting Multi-generational Employees
The Future of Work
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Inc. Magazine: Building HR for Growth
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

An organization's success relies heavily on the team members who contribute to its mission. To build a culture and work environment where employees can thrive, organizations must be thoughtful and intentional about how they attract, hire, retain, and develop their employees. The courses included in this bundle address each one of these crucial HR activities and cover best practices and practical skills and strategies that business leaders, HR professionals, managers, and employees can use to grow their organizations and encourage a positive work culture. Courses in this bundle offer real-world examples, how-to lists and advice, industry spotlights, videos from industry-leading practitioners, interactive games, and review questions to ensure mastery of the material.
Individual courses offered in this certificate program are listed below.
Hiring, Managing and Developing Talent
HR Tools for Engaging Top Performers
Building an Inclusive Organization
Leading High-Performance Teams
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Certificate in Finance Essentials
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

This online certificate program introduces non-financial managers to the essentials of finance. The courses will help you become conversant in critical financial terminology, and you'll learn how to calculate key financial management indicators. You will learn how to assess your organization's financial health by reviewing balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow, and you will discover how finance and accounting tools can be used to support informed decision making within organizations.
Individual courses offered in this certificate program are listed below.
How to Read a Financial Statement
Introduction to Finance
Introduction to Business Statistics
Financial Planning and Control
Time Value of Money and Risk
Understanding and Managing Budgets
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Certificate in Leadership
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

What is leadership and why is it important? How does a leader encourage change without triggering fearful resistance? What are the key elements to leading an effective team? What is the role of charisma in leadership? How can a leader achieve work-life balance? This suite of courses addresses all of these questions and many more. The courses in this suite offer advice on leadership that can help you stand out as a leader among your peers. Video segments introduce successful leaders who discuss such issues as how leaders become leaders, leadership ethics, and the differences between leaders, managers, and administrators.
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