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The Academy of Human Capital Development: Providing Professional Development Opportunities for HR Practitioners

The Academy of Human Capital Development: Providing Professional Development Opportunities for HR Practitioners

October 1, 2015

Human resource (HR) practitioners seeking professional development opportunities and HR executives seeking HR consulting services can now find such services at the LER’s Academy of Human Capital Development. The Academy is the School’s HR management outreach arm and provides webinars, workshops, onsite programs, and consulting services. Led by Professor’s Tom Hogan and Antone Aboud, the Academy’s mission is to promote and advance the HR profession by utilizing the talent and expertise of the School of LER’s distinguished faculty.  The Academy provides an opportunity for the School to reconnect with LER alum/practitioners.

The Academy is an approved provider of recertification programs by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRIC). Program participants earn recertification credits toward their SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP and/or HRCI PHR, SPHR and GPHR.

A preliminary list of programs offered this academic year includes: “Giving Voice to Values: A New Approach to Ethics and Value-Driven Leadership,” “The On-Demand Workforce of the Future: Implications for HR Practitioners,” and “The ‘How’ of Values-Driven Leadership Development.”

For additional information regarding the Academy, please visit their website or contact Professor  Hogan at tch12@psu.edu.

The Academy of Human Capital Development:  Providing Professional Development Opportunities for HR Practitioners