This document provides information about the Certificate Program in Human Resource Management offered through UC Berkeley Extension. It summarizes the following key points: 1) The program provides an overview of the HR landscape and career options in the field, and explains how obtaining the certificate can help students' resumes stand out. 2) Students learn important HR topics like employment law, recruitment, and being a strategic partner from industry professionals. 3) The curriculum consists of 8 core courses and 4 units of electives taken over 2-3 years either fully online or at campus locations in Berkeley and San Francisco. 4) Graduates have gone on to jobs like HR Manager and Employee Benefits Manager at various companies. Contact information

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Certificate Program in
Human Resource
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Online Information Session

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Hello
I am Tom McGuire
Program Director
Ask me your questions!
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The HR Landscape
The need for professionals like you!
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The Bureau of Labor
Statistics projects a 5%
growth rate for human
resources positions from
now until 2024.
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HR Career Options
▫ Entry-level, generalists
▫ Specialists
▫ Analysts
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Bachelor’s
Degree
Certificate
Program in
Human Resource
Management
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How will your resume
stand out?

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Meeting Our
Students’ Needs
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Career Change
Career Advancement
Competitive Applicant
Recertification

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What You Learn
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● Employment law
● Recruitment, selection and placement
● Compensation, benefit plans
● Performance management
● Employee relations, including mediation
● Using HR systems and technology
● People analytics
● Being a strategic partner with the C suite

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Who You Learn From
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Terri Lynn Cordona,
Senior VP, Human Resources,
Training & Operations at
Prometheus Real Estate
Group
Monica Doshi Becker,
Senior HR Strategist,
Consultant and in-house
HR professional
Heather Whitehead,
Head of People Dtrategy,
Analytics and Operations at
General Electric Digital
Nicolette Schumacher,
HR systems and
Technology Manager at
DocuSign

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Welcome to Berkeley!

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Curriculum
Overview
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8 Core Courses
4 Semester Units
of Electives
~2 to 2.5 years

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Where You Learn:
In the Classroom
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Golden Bear Center
in Downtown Berkeley
San Francisco Campus
in Downtown San Francisco

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Where You Learn: Online
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How You’ll Learn
● Reading materials
● Videos
● Podcasts
● Instructor and classmate
interactions
● Homework assignments
Option 1: Fixed-Date
Start and end date
Option 2: Ongoing
Enroll at any time and start your course

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Earning Your
Certificate
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Create student account
Register for the certificate
Complete courses with grade of C
or better
Request certificate

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Our graduates go on
to do big things!
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A look at where
some of our
graduates end up:
Joan Gibson
Employee Benefits Manager at NCIRE-The
Veterans Health Research Institute
Andrea Bocanegra
Human Resources Manager at Manresa
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Next steps.
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I’m new to human
resources.
1. Take Essentials of Human
Resources.
2. Take Aligning Human
Resource Initiatives With
Business Success.
3. Take the rest of your
courses in any order.
I have some experience with HR.
1. Take Aligning Human Resource
Initiatives With Business Success.
2. Take the rest of your courses in any
order.
Sign up for the
monthly newsletter.
Register for the
certificate.

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Questions?

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Thanks!
Find me at extension-business@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-4231
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