Seminars and Small-Group Workshops

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The Employers Council delivers high-quality, cost-effective seminars and small-group workshops. Our half-day seminars cover a variety of timely topics including those designed to enhance management skills and those that focus on legal compliance issues such as the ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and union relations. Our two-hour small-group workshops are hands-on, interactive courses that teach managers, supervisors, and human resource personnel a specific skill or concept related to employment law or employee relations.

Seminars:

These seminars have been approved for 3.5 general hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

Small-Group Workshops: [available for Council members only]

These workshops have been approved for 2 general hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

On-Site Training

The dynamic training staff at The Employers Council is readily available to present courses addressing a broad range of workplace issues on-site at your company’s facility. Courses are typically taught in groups of 10-25 students and incorporate a variety of teaching methods to meet varied learning styles. Member employers who use this service consistently find that the Council’s on-site courses are well-received, cost-effective, and convenient. Our most popular topics include harassment awareness for both employees and supervisors, legal basics for supervisors, employee discipline, internal investigations, performance reviews, interviewing, and effective supervision techniques. On-site training is available for Council members only.

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Supervisory Skills Program

The Employers Council offers a five-week course designed to provide supervisors with thorough knowledge of contemporary skills to be effective in the workplace. Taught by Dr. Brent Soffe, this interactive and practical course focuses on goal setting and time management, interpersonal communication, organizing, planning, delegating, team management, leading, and improving quality. Dr. Soffe is an entertaining presenter who encourages students to participate actively in assignments, demonstrate critical skills in the classroom, and apply the principles on the job. Formal certification is awarded to participants who successfully complete the required course objectives.

Essentials for Human Resource Management 6-Day Certificate Program

The Employers Council presents a six-week certificate program designed to enhance human resource professionals’ knowledge by: providing current, relevant tools that will enable them to improve task effectiveness, keeping them updated on the latest trends and legal developments that will help them adopt best practices, and teaching them a wide array of basic HR functions that will enable them to seek new or enlarged positions in the HR field. This reasonably-priced, interactive program taught by experienced HR professionals emphasizes practical application. Cost includes course materials and text. Participants who successfully complete the course requirements are awarded a Certificate of Completion. This program is approved for 42 general hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

Lean Enterprise Workshop Series

Almost half the U.S. manufacturers plan to implement lean. But, implementation has been slow because consultants can be expensive, it's difficult to sustain the effort, and companies don't see real improvement for a very long time. So, The Employers Council has developed an intensive workshop series of nine one-day sessions, focusing on the most important components of implementing lean principles. This hard-hitting workshop is designed to teach participants what to do and show them how to do it. Instructor Jerry Kilpatrick will follow up with participants outside of class to help them immediately implement what they learned.

Training Dollars may be available through Custom Fit programs

The Utah legislature appropriates funds each year as an investment in Utah’s economy through a program called Custom Fit Training. This program can fund a large portion of your training costs.

This distinctive funding program provides your organization and employees with the opportunity to take advantage of the Council’s high-quality training events at a significantly reduced cost. The Council also offers on-site training customized to meet your organization’s specific needs. Custom Fit dollars may be available for our on-site training as well. Enhance your workforce, meet your organizational demands, and take your company to a higher level without breaking the bank.

For information on a Custom Fit representative in your region, contact Terri at 801.364.8479 or go online at www.ucats.org/aboutcustomfit.html