Each year, thousands of professionals sharpen their skills, develop new ones, and enhance their knowledge of the HR field with Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). eCornell has partnered closely with ILR to adapt its renowned Human Resources Studies Certificate Series for convenient online delivery. Participants who earn the Certificate in Human Resources Studies will possess a recognized and highly-regarded credential to give you the competitive edge you are seeking.

Certificate Information
The certificate series consists of 12 courses, offered in pairs. You may choose to take all twelve courses in any sequence and receive Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations' Human Resources Studies Certificate. The certificate comprises the following courses:

• Human Resources and the Law
  
  • Issues and Concepts in Equal Employment Opportunities Law
  • Employment Laws for the HR Professional
• Fundamentals of Employee Benefits
  
  • Fundamentals of Retirement Benefits
  • Fundamentals of Welfare and Flexible Benefits
• Building and Managing Employee Relations
  
  • Organizational Culture and Work/Life Balance
  • Communicating and Coaching and Counseling for Improved Performance
• Fundamentals of Compensation
  
  • Applying a Compensation Model: Internal and Legal Considerations
  • Expanding the Compensation Model: External and Structural Considerations
• Selection and Staffing
  
  • Selection and Staffing: The Selection Process
  • Selection and Staffing: The Staffing Process
• Performance Appraisal and Management
  
  • Assessing, Designing, and Implementing Performance Management Systems
  • Achieving Year-Round Performance Management and Appraisal

Each two-course program in this certificate series has been approved for 12 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resources Certification Instititute (HRCI). Please contact the Human Resources Certificate Institute (HRCI) for further information about certification or recertification.In addition, Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) will give 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to each student who has successfully completed any of the two-course HR programs in the Human Resources Studies Certificate series (this translates to 0.6 CEUs per course). Students can apply to the ILR school for the CEU units after they have completed both courses in a program.