Human Resources Professional Certificate Course: Benefits

Learn how Employee Benefits attract, retain, and motivate people, why sometimes they do not deliver as expected, and what to do about it.

Details

Curriculum

Learn how Employee Benefits attract, retain, and motivate people, why sometimes they do not deliver as expected, and what to do about it. Understand the elements of plan types and design exploring how they can be tailored to appeal to a specific workforce or industry. Gain an overview of federal and state laws concerning employee benefits and their impact on the plans offered and the participants. Discuss effective methods of communicating the value of benefits to decision makers and employees from a total rewards perspective. Learn how to manage and maximize vendor and broker relationships. Become able to perform basic Benefits and Gap Analyses that lead to developing and presenting recommendations to decision makers and employees.

Who Should Enroll

The certificate is designed for professionals entering the HR field, entry- to mid-level managers, small business owners or anyone needing to brush up on their HR skills. New supervisors or managers looking to gain knowledge might benefit too.

Instructor

Ms. Tracy Michaud

Tracy Michaud, SPHR: Is currently Director, HR Business Partner for Sun Life Financial.

Prior to joining Sun Life Financial, Tracy was the Senior Manager, Global Leadership and Organizational Development with the LEGO Group. Working in strong collaboration across HR and in the business to establish and embed leadership and change principles through campaigns, processes and programs. Using blended learning delivery to enable the company’s growth and support various levels for both people managers and specialists. Tracy’s HR experience is diverse, including an assignment in Singapore, HR Business Partnering across the Americas and South East Asia, and leading HR Operations and Services.

Prior to joining the LEGO Group, Tracy was an HR consultant for a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) specializing in providing strategic human resource solutions for businesses. Additional experiences include nearly 11 years as an instructor in the HR Continuing Studies programs at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, CT and serving on the Board of Directors and as President of the Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut (HRACC), an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and as the Membership Director for the CT SHRM State Council. Tracy currently serves on the Board of Directors for the United Way of CT.

Location

If this class is online students will need a computer with video and microphone.

Testimonials

Great class, great teacher! Time was well spent with a lot of relevant, helpful information. Good pace while staying interesting! Spring, 2024

Thank you for creating this certificate program, its helping me change careers and been so beneficial already. Fall, 2022

Great Instructor! Fall, 2022

The classes so far have been awesome. Chris and Tricia were beyond helpful and I loved all of their first hand/real life examples. I actually just accepted my first role in HR this week and I feel like my interview went as well as it did because of all of the things I took from Tricia’s class. Megan Fall, 2022

This program enhanced my knowledge in the Human Resources field and motivated me to seek positions of higher responsibilities. The professors were true experts in their fields and I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to attend these courses. Elizabeth R.

I am now working in the Human Resource Department as the HR Associate. In this role, I assist the department in onboarding and recruitment, training, benefits administration, and day to day operations. It was a temp to hire position, and I started in June. As of next week, I will be an official employee! I am really enjoying it, and credit my studies at CCSU in helping me land this job; the courses were informative without being overwhelming, and the professors truly cared about students’ understanding and success. I keep in touch with many of the professors and my classmates! Andrea M. Spring, 2022

The Human Resources Benefits class is a very well thought out and interesting class. I plan to further my education in a Benefits Specialty area. Spring 2020