BH314 Workforce Planning

About This Course

This course leads participants through the talent acquisition process, focusing on selection principles, retention applications, and best practices to onboard and retain talent at all levels, with a special focus on employee engagement. It familiarizes HR professionals with the landscape of the current talent pool and the changing work environment. Instructors will take a holistic view of the talent acquisition process and give participants strategies to help them make smarter hiring decisions and predict job performance in alignment with culture and job requirements. Additionally, the course integrates workforce analytics, succession planning approaches, and DEIB recruiting strategies to equip participants with modern tools for building a diverse, future-ready, and strategically aligned workforce.

*Course formerly named BH314: Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, and Retention

Course Snapshot

Format	The course is delivered remotely, with a blend of virtual live sessions and self-paced activities.
Frequency	4 times per year (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall)
Length	One week with a 15-hour workload. Please check the schedule for live session dates and times.
Cost	$699

Course Schedule

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management is a rapidly growing field that is playing an increasingly important role in helping companies cultivate a positive work culture, drive employee productivity, and achieve organizational goals. HR professionals are employed in a wide variety of industries and can develop their HR...

Human Resource Management

What You’ll Learn

Upon completion of this course, students will have gained the knowledge to:

Define job performance and understand legal requirements in the selection process;
Understand and apply sourcing and talent acquisition strategies;
Understand the recruiting and staffing trends affecting the workforce;
Apply competency modeling in the job analysis process and incorporate competencies in the recruitment and selection process;
Examine the success factors important in the hiring process;
Deepen diversity pools;
Understand the principles of employee engagement, satisfaction, and organizational culture and their effect on retention.

The Learning Environment

The course is delivered remotely, with a blend of synchronous and asynchronous activities. Virtual live sessions provide opportunities to engage with the instructor and other students in real-time and self-paced activities give students the chance to work through content on their own schedule.

How to Register

Courses in this Certificate Track

Enrolling in the full certificate program allows for more comprehensive learning in regard to the management of human resources.

Course Schedule

Courses may be taken individually and in any order unless otherwise noted. Five courses are required to complete the certificate. If pursuing the certificate, all courses in the certificate program must be completed within three years. Visit the program page for a recommended sequence.

Meet the Instructor

Gabriela Valverde-Rivera, Ed.D.

Gabriela Valverde-Rivera, Ed.D., is a people and culture leader with over a decade of experience in human resources strategy, leadership development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. After working for companies...

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