Oshawa, Ontario - Durham and Sir Sandford Fleming colleges have been commended by the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO) as the first two Ontario post-secondary institutions to offer the academic component of the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation online. These courses will allow students to qualify to write the Comprehensive Provincial Examination (CPE).
Both colleges offer all HRPAO-approved courses through Contact South, a consortium of 20 colleges that jointly develop and deliver online learning.
Cindy Foley, program officer in Durham's Continuous Learning department, and Rosemary Newmaster, manager of Fleming Training Services, co-ordinated these specialized courses for online delivery.
"Students were pushing to have more of these (Human Resource Management) courses available throughout the year, so that's why we put the courses online," said Foley. "We listened to the students."
Traditional classroom education is a significant part of learning at Durham and Sir Sandford Fleming colleges, but online learning and distance education courses have become popular alternatives for people who need more flexibility in their studies.
Students enrolled in the Durham post-diploma program and/or Sir Sandford Fleming courses will study key areas of human resource management such as: recruitment, selection, performance appraisal design and administration, labour relations, training and development, compensation administration, legislation, health and safety, organizational change and development, and labour economics.
The courses will be offered online every semester beginning the second Wednesday in January, May and September. Classes start May 10, and students can register up to May 19.
If you need further information on registration call Cindy Foley from Durham College at 905-721-3050 or Ron Briegel from Sir Sandford Fleming College at 705-749-5530, ext. 2210.
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