An undergraduate certificate in Human Resources at the Penn Foster College is aimed at providing students with a foundation in HR practice. Through this program, students will be able to gain knowledge on business skills needed to perform future tasks in the field of human resources. Specifically, they will be taught the basic methods in the hiring, training and managing of employees who serve as the important backbone of any business organization.

Courses included in this undergraduate certificate program are compensation management, employee management, training, benefits and labor relations. The basics in planning, organizing, leading and controlling are also taught as a way for students to have a better understanding of the business environment. Other areas of focus will be the review of employee functions and how they can contribute to a business organization and the ways on how to properly implement a training program to determine what practices of the organization are successful and what are not.

In terms of benefits, students will learn the methods of designing benefit plans. With this particular subject, they are expected to understand how insurance programs and pension plan work and how government and company-sponsored retirement benefits can help individuals in their life after leaving the company.

Another aspect that is usually included in this undergraduate certificate program on Human Resources is the labor relations. Through this, students will learn the importance of proper interaction between organized labor unions and a company’s management to avoid actions that can affect an organization’s operations.

Credits for this course should be transferrable to an associate degree particularly if you continue to be enrolled in the same college.