15-Hour Courses (5 week programs)

HR Courses 15-Hour Courses | 30-Hour Courses
At the Close Group we believe that the best learning experiences are hands-on and application based. Each of our online courses and workshops are designed to maximize your effectiveness through tools, templates and in many cases, a finished product.

Instructor: Amanda Close, MBA, SPHR, CPT
Tuition $595 (materials included) | Registration | Pay Online

Aligning Compensation
The objective of this 5-week course is to provide students an opportunity align a compensation program based upon a companies changing strategic needs. Students will learn to design, develop and align the compensation system as appropriate."The greatest management secret . . . you get what you reward!"

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Online Course
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Strategic Coaching
The objective of this 5-week course is to provide students an opportunity to become “goal experts”.  Students will learn coaching techniques that help people identify their strategic “life”, create effective goals, create motivation for change, and a plan of action. Effective goals are more than just thinking or stating a “wish” out loud but actually taking a pen and paper and beginning the process. Accomplishing a goal must is a process and life goals are bigger than work goals.  Most people NEVER get this memo. Why, because the memo has to come from ourselves.  As a “goal expert” and strategic coach, students will learn how to help people come to the realization that they are the CEO’s of their lives.  As a strategic coach, help them define their own vision and determine the best way to move forward.

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Online Course
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Performance Improvement Consulting
Performance Improvement Consulting is a 5 week course for those ready to attain the strategic performance consulting mindset so critical in today’s business climate. This workshop is designed to immerse participants in a learning experience that models the techniques used by organizational development experts. Workplace examples and case studies engage participants as they learn the process of performance improvement and its critical role in achieving strategic initiatives. Participants will be given opportunities to apply the skills of performance consulting and the techniques introduced in this workshop to diagnose performance improvement opportunities and arrive at strategies and action plans aimed at achieving organizational, process and individual success.

Pre-approved for 15 hrs "general" HRCI recertification.
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Online Course
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Managing Organizational Change
The objective of this 5-week course is to provide students an  opportunity learn about the aspects of managing organizational change at the strategic level.  to simulate the role of HR within an organization as a strategic partner for organizational change. Students will learn to identify key organizational change issues associated with organizational initiatives and develop strategic action plans that manage change.
"Organizational change requires commitment, focus and awareness of the complexity of change management."

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Online
Open Enrollment

Aligning HR Infrastructures
The objective of this 5-week course is to provide students an opportunity to simulate the role of HR within an organization as it travels through the organizational lifecycle. Students will learn to design, develop and align key HR infrastructures as appropriate. The student will also learn to recognize the common “aches and pains” felt by all organizations and how HR related systems and processes should be used to alleviate the aches and pains and help drive the organization towards its goals and objectives.
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"How many times have you told yourself if you given the opportunity you would design the perfectly aligned HR program? Join this class with other like minded HR professionals and do just that."

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Seattle
Next offering: Sept 19, 2012

Strategic HR Business Partner
The course will help you create a very clear picture of how you can provide more value to your business and generate the right solutions to address the challenges found in today’s business environment. The course provides practical insights, knowledge, skills and the application necessary to help organizations and individuals achieve their goals one day at a time. This 5-week course is designed to be a roadmap for becoming a strategic business partner. View what other students have said...
“We need our HR professionals to be strategic business partners.” Well, what DOES that mean?! Join this class and find out. Change your mindset and change your role in HR.

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Seattle
Next offering: Feb 29, 2012

Total Communication
Feel like you are a communication chameleon? Join the club. One minute you are coaching, the next negotiating, then directing, and don’t forget being directed. You very likely communicate differently depending upon the person and the situation. This 5-week course is designed to improve the students’ ability to communicate in each of these settings in a seamless manner. Learn ways to maximize your communication styles dependent upon the situation and the audience. Active listening, collaborative negotiation, abstract thinking, linear learning, plus many more concepts will be covered in this course. Understand the psychology of communication styles as well as techniques to enhance the interpersonal communication of those around you.

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Seattle
Next offering: April 3, 2012

Coaching for Success
Keeping the workforce engaged, keeping those precious human resources feeling appreciated. Coaching for Success is a hands-on 5-week course that will help hone your coaching skills. This course will provide students an opportunity learn coaching techniques that will enable them to help others to identify their “WIFM” and motivation for change and development.

Receive 15 hrs "general" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Seattle
Next offering: Oct. 23, 2012

Managing Conflict
The objective of this 5-week course is to provide students an opportunity improve their conflict management skills.  Students will utilize the Communication Works! assessment tool to better understand how they approach conflict and understand the conflict dynamics of  others.  
"Understand the “secret” behind communication and conflict and how to turn it from destructive to constructive"
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Receive 15 hrs "general" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Seattle
Next offering: Sept 20, 2012

Transforming to an Extraordinary Organization
Look at the recent studies presented by Gallop, Mercer and Tower Watson. . . 71% of American workers claim they are "not engaged" in their work; that they are emotionally disconnected. 32% of employees claim they hope to change jobs during the upcoming year. Employers still firmly believe that employees are placing "challenging work" as the most important recruiting and retention criteria. Employees are saying they are tired, worn thin by worry and their needs have eroded to concerns with job security and base pay. This is the state of the "ordinary organization." Join this class as we learn to assess an organizations readiness and capacity for a transformation to extraordinary and then, learn how to motivate an organization toward cohesive forward motion.

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Seattle
Next offering: Feb. 28, 2012

Integrated Wellness
Employers of all sizes are always looking for ways to reduce the costs associated with healthcare, absenteeism, injuries, worker's compensation claims, insurance claims, and/or poor morale. More and more companies are looking at what they can do now to keep their healthcare coverage from falling under the "Cadillac" category. The reality, 40% health related issues are preventable and saavy employers are bringing wellness back to the table. Come join this class and we will challenge you to design an integrated wellness program that attracts and motivates employees to embrace safe work ethics and take on a healthy lifestyle of exercising, eating right, and more. Ultimately, a safe and healthy workforce will reduce high absenteeism, injuries, high worker's comp claims, and high insurance claims and will increase morale.

Receive 15 hrs "strategic" HRCI recertification.
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Location: Seattle
Next offering: Sept 18, 2012