Acquire the skills you need to recruit, manage, and supervise in today's
changing workplace. Attain credits and certificates towards professional
accreditation and recognition that will help you grow and thrive in your
career. Discover the latest legal tools and best practices that will
equip you to manage effectively. Maximize your training dollars and
learn at your own pace through our cost-effective multi-media CD-ROM,
text-based CD-ROM and online options.
This accreditation program consists of 3 modules which show recruiters
and hiring managers how to reduce recruitment costs, lower the risk of
erroneous hiring decisions and avoid needless litigation. Successful
completion of all 3 Modules of this program makes you eligible for
membership in the Association of Professional
Recruiters of Canada APRC, with the RPR (Registered Professional Recruiter) designation. The Institute is a certified educational body registered with HRSDC,
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and offers nationally
recognized accreditation programs.
Methods of study available: Self Study versions include Multi-Media
Deluxe CD-ROM version, Text-Based CD-ROM or Online Version. Are you
interested in sharing the program with other colleagues in your
organization? The Multi-Media Deluxe CD-ROM is the only version which
allows sharing with up to nine(9) other participants from the same
organization. Average time for completion of self study
(distance learning) options: 18 to 20 hours total, including writing the
open book exam.
Reduce the Cost of Hiring Standardize your recruitment practices
Anyone can spend time and money recruiting but it takes expertise to
turn a 'hit and miss' approach into a comprehensive project plan that
saves time and money through the gathering and interpreting of recruitment
statistics. Generating and screening a candidate base doesn't have to
be a headache if you follow a few proven guidelines.
Improve Hiring Accuracy Lower the risk of bad hiring decisions
All job applicants will tell you why you should hire them and they will
present only the positive aspects of their backgrounds in the interview.
But it takes expertise to discover why they shouldn't be hired. Conducting
the interview is truly an art. It can be learned through a series of
simple steps yet provide you with a powerful set of interview tools.
Avoid Needless Litigation Know and understand employment law
Recruiting and hiring takes place in a rigorous legal environment. Employment
Acts and Codes have a direct impact on the way you recruit and these
rules and regulations change frequently. In addition, the courts see
employment contractually and employees can sue for damages. You will
have to know and
understand these laws and apply them rigorously to your recruitment
plans and strategies.
Acquire the skills to analyze jobs and write comprehensive
descriptions
Learn about Internet recruiting and résumé
screening and tracking systems
Improve the power of your recruitment advertising
to attract the best applicants
Discover fast and defendable methods to short-list
internal and external résumés and justify who gets the
interview
Find out how exit interviews are an advantage
to the organization and a validation of recruitment practices
Learn how to easily prepare recruitment statistics
to save time, effort and money
Discover the deficiencies of the traditional
interview
Acquire the skills to ensure you are hiring
only those applicants who "fit" your organization
Learn how to develop behavioural interview
questions
Find out how to develop interview questions
to assess competencies
Discover the six powerful steps for conducting
an objective interview
Acquire the skills to interpret and score
applicant responses
Learn how to document your preference of
one applicant over another and defend your selection decisions
Learn how to conduct reference checks without
fear of libel or slander
Acquire the skills to avoid needless lawsuits,
contract disputes and grievances
Find out why probationary employees can successfully
sue their employers
Discover the grounds leading to wrongful
and constructive dismissals and improve discipline policies
Profit from an analysis of labour laws and
employment standards
Find out how to comply with health &
safety and workers' compensation laws
Maximize your knowledge of human rights and
Employment Equity
This program is made available using different delivery media:
NEW:
Multi-Media Deluxe CD-ROM Version:
This new multi-media package
includes three(3) CD-ROMS, participant workbook and exam. The complete
package costs $945.00 plus GST/HST.
NOTE:
We will allow up to nine other participants from the same
organization to share this version. Each additional participant must
purchase a workbook and exam at the cost of $89.00 plus GST/HST.
Technical requirements: Windows Media Player (standard with Windows
Operating Systems) and Internet Explorer 5 or greater.
Time limit to complete program: One(1) year from date of purchase.
Average time for completion: 18 to 20 hours total, including writing the
open book exam.
Text-Based CD-ROM Version
of the complete program costs $735 plus
GST/HST. Based on individual use only (no sharing). All program material
and exam contained on CD-ROM. Technical requirements: Internet Explorer
4 or greater required.
Time limit to complete program: One(1) year from date of purchase.
Average time for completion: 18 to 20 hours total, including writing the
open book exam.
Online Version
of the complete program costs $685 plus GST/HST. Cost
for any individual module is $309 plus GST/HST. Based on individual use
only (no sharing). All program material and exam included online.
NOTE: Access to program material online and time limit to complete the
program: Ninety (90) days from date of purchase. Average time for
completion: 18 to 20 hours total, including writing the open book exam.
Important Info: Self Study Options
All self study options (Multi-Media Deluxe CD-ROM version, Text-based
CD-ROM and online versions) contain the complete program material. There
is an exam sent with the material. Once you complete the program, submit
the examination responses typed in hard copy, done in note or bullet
form along with a membership application to the Association of
Professional Recruiters of Canada and your first year's membership fees
of $175.00 plus GST/HST to become eligible for the professional RPR
designation, plus the host of other benefits listed on our website.
NOTE: All orders processed within 5 business days of receipt of payment
with order form.
NEW:
Multi-Media Deluxe CD-ROM Version: