Overview And Certificates

People are any organization’s most valuable asset. eCornell’s Human Resources certificate programs focus on innovative strategies for empowering teams, recruiting top talent, and fostering positive cultures. Learn the language and processes of modern HR, from workforce management to inclusive practices. Explore actionable tools to create environments where every team member thrives. Whether you’re improving operations or driving strategic impact, these programs equip HR professionals to shape the future of work.

Education With Impact
Our courses provide unparalleled structure, support, and engagement to students.

Flexible Online Format
100% self-paced certificate programs allow you to learn on your own schedule.

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Engage directly with peers and instructors. Grow your professional network in every course.

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Human Resources Management
Courses
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Total Rewards Compensation
  • Navigating Labor Relations
  • Facilitating Staffing Decisions
  • Driving Engagement for HR
  • Employee Training and Development
  • Countering Bias in the Workplace for HR
  • Fostering a Coaching Culture
  • Consulting Skills for Internal HR
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and governmental agencies
  • Line-level HR professionals with 0-5 years experience
  • Aspiring HR professionals
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
4.5 months with 3-10 hours of study per week
Labor Relations
Courses
  • Collective Bargaining Foundations
  • Preparing for Labor Negotiations
  • Principles of Costing
  • Handling Grievances
  • Arbitration
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • Union staff, stewards and officials
  • HR and Operations Managers
  • International professionals working with unionized US-based organizations
  • Attorneys and general counsel
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Employee Relations and Investigations
Courses
  • Conducting Effective Employee Relations Conversations
  • Internal Investigation Fundamentals
  • Conducting Internal Investigation Interviews
  • Investigating Internal Complaint Issues
  • Concluding an Internal Investigation
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • HR professionals
  • Employee relations managers
  • Generalists seeking to move into a specialized role
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Human Resources Essentials
Courses
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Countering Bias in the Workplace for HR
  • Fostering a Coaching Culture
  • Active Listening and Processing Feedback
  • Effective Interviewing
  • Addressing Workplace Behavior Issues
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and governmental agencies
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • Anyone who performs HR functions
  • Aspiring HR professionals
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3 to 8 hours of study per week
Strategic Human Resources Leadership
Courses
  • Human Resources Leadership
  • Business Strategy for HR Leaders
  • HR Strategy
  • Workplace Belonging Symposium  
    LIVE
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice for HR
  • Getting Results Through Talent Management
  • Strategic Talent Analytics
  • Strategic Engagement
Designed For
  • HR Managers
  • HR Directors / Supervisors
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Employment Law
Courses
  • Employment Law and Policy Issues
  • Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Treatment Issues
  • Benefits, Compensation, Safety, and Other Legal Issues
  • Employment Laws Around the Globe
  • HR Policies in International Contexts
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • HR managers and executives in any industry
  • HR professionals seeking to develop an area of specialization
  • HR leaders expanding into the global market
  • Legal professionals
  • Global HR leaders
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
HR Analytics
Courses
  • Essentials of HR Analytics
  • Strategic Talent Analytics
  • Applied Predictive Analytics in HR
  • Valuing HR Initiatives
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • HR Associates, Managers and Directors
  • Analysts
  • CHROs and VPs of HR
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Conflict Resolution
Courses
  • Diagnosing Workplace Conflict
  • Applying a Problem-Solving Approach to Conflict
  • Leading Challenging Conversations
  • Mediation for Managers
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For

Anyone managing teams, supervising employees, and interacting in professional settings who needs to more effectively resolve conflict.

Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for HR
Courses
  • Driving Engagement for HR
  • Countering Bias in the Workplace for HR
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice for HR
  • Fostering an Inclusive Climate
  • Workplace Belonging Symposium  
    LIVE
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
  • Disability at Work
  • Neurodiversity at Work
  • Fostering a Coaching Culture
  • Employment Law and Policy Issues
Designed For
  • HR professionals
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Recruiting and Talent Acquisition
Courses
  • Facilitating Staffing Decisions
  • Effective Interviewing
  • Total Rewards Compensation
  • Onboarding for Success
  • Getting Results Through Talent Management
  • Designing and Managing Compensation Structures
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • Hiring managers
  • Talent recruiters
  • HR professionals
  • Professionals looking to move into HR or talent acquisition
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 5 to 10 hours of study per week
Compensation and Benefits
Courses
  • Total Rewards Compensation
  • Designing and Managing Compensation Structures
  • Benchmarking Competitive Pay Levels
  • Introduction to Employee Benefits
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • Human resources professionals
  • Compensation and benefits specialists
  • Operational and financial decision makers
  • Governments/nonprofits interested in pay-for-performance
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 7-10 hours of study per week
Compliance Systems
Courses
  • Rule Systems as Designed Systems
  • Rule Design
  • Rule System Training
  • Policing of Rule Systems
  • Investigation of Rule System Violations
  • Responding to Violations and Improving the Rule System
Designed For
  • HR professionals
  • Compliance officers
  • Finance and accounting professionals
  • Health and safety managers
  • Process control professionals
  • Operations professionals
  • Lawyers and legal professionals
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
HR Transformation
Courses
  • Business Strategy for HR Leaders
  • HR Strategy
  • Consulting Skills for Internal HR
  • Strategic Talent Analytics
  • Using Design Thinking in HR
  • Hybrid Work Models
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • CEOs and business executives who work with HR leaders
  • CHROs and executive-level HR professionals
  • HR managers and directors
  • HR professionals seeking to advance to management positions
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Building a Diverse Workforce
Courses
  • Building Diverse Talent Pools
  • Adopting Inclusive Hiring Practices
  • Promoting Inclusive Onboarding and Employee Success
  • Counteracting Unconscious Bias
  • Workplace Belonging Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • Managers responsible for hiring decisions
  • Employees involved with candidate sourcing, screening, assessment, and decision making
  • Senior leaders and other individuals who oversee strategies, policies, and practices related to the workforce
  • HR professionals
  • Aspiring HR managers
  • Recruiters
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3-5 hours of study per week
Professional Mediation
Courses
  • Becoming a Mediator: The Business Plan
  • Ethics in Mediation and Arbitration
  • Employment Law Mediator Training
Designed For
  • Mediators and those aspiring to build a career in mediation
  • Arbitrators
  • Attorneys and lawyers
  • Independent consultants
  • Union representatives and labor relations professionals
  • HR professionals
  • Entrepreneurs who want to mediate
  • Recent graduates interested in becoming mediators/arbitrators
  • Anyone looking to start their own practice as a mediation/dispute resolution professional
Format
Online
Executive Compensation Fundamentals
Courses
  • Understanding Financial Statements
  • Using Ratio Analysis to Evaluate Financial Performance
  • Exploring Executive Compensation and Governance Frameworks
  • Evaluating and Designing Executive Compensation Plans
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
Designed For
  • Compensation analyst
  • Total rewards specialist
  • HR business partner
  • Compensation and benefits manager
  • HR consultants
  • Organizational design specialists
  • Executive coaches
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week
Human Rights in Global Supply Chains
Courses
  • Public Regulation of Human Rights
  • Private Regulation of Human Rights
  • Improving Regulation of Human Rights
  • Human Rights in Global Supply Chains - Live Sessions
Designed For
  • Executives in global organizations
  • Corporate Social Responsibility professionals
  • Consultants
  • Lawyers
  • Professionals at NGOs or social auditing firms/investment funds
  • Team members from Sustainability Departments or Multi-stakeholder institutions
Format
3 online courses + 2 live Zoom sessions

3 Online Courses
3-5 hours/week for 1.5 months

2 Live Virtual Sessions
3 hours/session for 2 days
Hybrid Work Strategy
Courses
  • Hybrid Work Models
  • Fostering Productivity and Culture in Hybrid Teams
  • Managing and Leading Hybrid Teams
  • Maximizing Communication and Collaboration in the Hybrid Environment
Designed For
  • Individuals managing a team, including a hybrid team
  • Individual contributors working in a hybrid environment
  • Department, team, and unit leaders
  • HR professionals
  • Consultants and advisors
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3-5 hours of study per week

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