New Human Resources courses teaches HR best practices specifically for Ontario small business

Online and in-class certificate focuses on small business hiring and retention, onboarding, compensation, performance management, employment law and more.

TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) has developed a new small business HR certificate to help Ontario small business owners, managers and entrepreneurs learn the HR best practices necessary to find, motivate, manage and compensate the people they need to grow their businesses.

To learn more and register, please visit: http://www.hrpa.ca/ProfessionalDevelopment/Pages/Online-HR-Certificate-for-Small-Businesses.aspx

The HR Certificate for Small Businesses  consists of eight, two-hour live sessions, available online or in HRPA's Toronto Learning Centre. The course runs every Thursday from October 17 - December 5, 2013 & January 16 - March 6, 2014.

The $499 course is a solid HR primer for small business and includes the following sessions:

1. The role of HR and why it is critical to small business
2. Sourcing and selecting the right people
3. Onboarding and integrating new hires
4. Compensating, rewarding and recognizing staff
5. Conducting motivating performance reviews
6. Dealing with performance / work behaviour challenges
7. Employment legislation - what small business needs to know
8. Ending the employment relationship

Participants are required to complete 5 of the 8 sessions at a minimum to obtain the Certificate.

About the presenter

HRPA's HR Certificate for Small Businesses is led by Fiorella Callocchia, a well-known HR & Leadership Expert who brings over 30 years of experience consulting to fast growth organizations in all sectors.

SPECIAL BONUS FOR IN-CLASS ATTENDEES

Attend in-class and get an exclusive one-hour Question & Answer period with the speakers to get complimentary advice and counsel for your organization's specific workplace issues.

About HRPA
The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) is Canada's HR thought leader with more than 20,000 members in 28 chapters across Ontario. It connects its membership to an unmatched range of HR information resources, events, professional development and networking opportunities and annually hosts Canada's largest HR conference. In Ontario, HRPA issues the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation, the national standard for excellence in human resources management and the Senior Human Resources Professional (SHRP) designation, reserved for high-impact HR leaders. For more information, please visit www.hrpa.ca.

SOURCE: Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario

For further information:

Duff McCutcheon
Communications Specialist
HRPA
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone] x324