Human Resource Professional in Agriculture (HRPA)  Certificate Program

As an introduction to human resource management (HRM), this survey course provides an overview of HR basics including understanding the functions of HRM in an organization.

This course examines concepts essential for effective staff recruitment, selection, and retention.

This session will provide an overview of the CA and Federal labor and employment laws affecting agriculture.

Competitive compensation is one of the major issues every organization must face in balancing productivity with cost. This course explores current concepts, approaches, and techniques that shape the development of compensation strategy, plans, and policy.

Management must decide which benefits are most suitable and beneficial for their employees and organizations. Students explore a range of benefit plans and discuss the implications of HRM decision making in choosing benefits that balance cost with employee health and financial security.

This course examines how human resource managers promote their goals through Human Resource Development (HRD). Students examine strategies for assessing, designing, and implementing training and development programs that positively impact an organization's overall performance.

This course emphasizes methodology and HR metrics to manage the “how many” and “how much” questions HRM professionals may have to answer through quantitative analysis and report generation. Participants also interpret and apply basic accounting reports to the HR function.

History and overview of WC in CA including recent developments & updates in case law.

HR professionals must be able to fit themselves and their department within the big picture of the overall organization. To do this, they must have some understanding of how organizations develop structures and carry out policies via management and leadership.