Developing HR Fundamentals - February 29 & March 7 (VIRTUAL)

Pricing

Members - $599
Non-Members - $799 (Comes with one year NEHRA membership starting the day of the first session)

NEHRA’s Developing HR Fundamentals Program provides HR professionals who are new to the HR field, are moving from a specialist to a generalist role, or who work within smaller organizations and wear many hats, with a solid foundation for a well-rounded career in human resources. This program provides instruction over two full days, as well as interactions and sharing through a community portal; enabling participants to be engaged prior to, throughout, and after the program. 

The online community portal will provide access to:

- Any articles and white papers shared by facilitators
- A glossary of HR terms
- A listing of recommended books and websites/blogs
- A forum for sharing best practices and addressing common HR challenges
- A place to keep connected with your program colleagues

Pre-Program and Post-Program collaboration via the community portal enables for more robust and fulfilling two-day sessions

Thursday, February 29:

9:00am
Opening Remarks, Participant Introductions and Introduction to the HR Profession

9:30am - 12:00pm
Module 1: Talent Management
Presenter - Calista Thompson, Bell Xcel

This session provides a foundation for managing talent within the organization, a key responsibility for HR professionals. This session covers the role of HR in talent management, enabling for achieving the strategic goals of the organization and ensuring the right people are brought on board at the right time.

Participants will learn best practices, tools and techniques around:

- Workforce planning
- Talent acquisition – from hiring to interviewing to selecting through to onboarding new hires
- Employee development

12:00pm – 1:00pm
Offline Break for Lunch

1:00 – 4:00
Module 2: Compensation Fundamentals
Presenter - Dave Weaver, President, Compensation and HR Group

This session enables participants to learn and apply basic elements of a total compensation system. Such systems, when well-planned and implemented, enable for a total rewards package that attracts, motivates and retains top talent in the organization.

Participants will learn:

- Considerations and the intersection of base pay, incentives and differentials in employee compensation
- Participants will be able to participate in an online benefits session after the program ends


Thursday, March 7:

9:00am – 12:00pm
Welcome Back & Module 3: Compliance and Employment Law
Presenter - Dan Klein, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw

This session provides participants with key facts about federal, state, and local legislation with which organizations must comply; reducing risk in organizations when rules and regulations are followed. This key module enables for an improved understanding of the responsibility of HR as it relates to various legislation and regulations.

Participants will learn:

- Applicable employment laws that impact organizations
- Conducting and using background checks
- Pre-employment considerations

12:00pm – 1:00pm
Offline Break for Lunch

1:00pm – 4:00pm
Module 4: Employee Relations
Presenter - Gina Abudi, President, Abudi Consulting Group, LLC

This session covers key considerations in developing and maintaining employee-employer relationships that contribute to productivity, engagement, and morale. Best practices in how to identify and manage through conflict as well as communicating in ways that works to engage employees are shared in this session.

Participants will learn:

- Techniques to prevent and resolve employee problems that can affect work situations
- Their communication style and how to use that information effectively when communicating with and engaging employees
- Best practices to identify and resolve conflicts in the workplace

Closing Activity: Summary, Wrap Up and Action Planning
Facilitator - Gina Abudi, President, Abudi Consulting Group, LLC

Action planning will be done at the end of the second day, enabling participants to detail how they will apply what they learned in the two-day program back on the job. Participants will be provided an action plan template to capture learnings from the program as well as to detail their next steps. 

*Cancellation Policy: Requests for cancellations must be received via email a minimum of 5 days prior to the event.  The refund will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee.  If a request for refund/ cancellation is received within 5 days prior to the event, you will have the option to transfer the registration to another individual or forfeit the registration fee.