If you enjoy recruiting people for a cause, organizing and space planning, improving systems that are already in place, helping people become oriented with some new things, interacting with a variety of people, and ensuring safety and wellness of those around you, then perhaps a job in human resources management may be for you. Centennial College in Toronto, Ont. offers a Business Administration – Human Resources program to get you job-ready.

Known for setting trends and ensuring it stays on top of developing ones, Centennial College’s unique approach incorporates current trends in the strategic management of human resources, the affirmation of diversity and human rights and the promotion of positive union and management relations. In addition to the up-to-date focus, there are many benefits to attending this program, which balances business administration and human resources. First and foremost, the first three semesters are common to all business programs, which provides you with a good overview of business administration before you begin to specialize in one area. Once you get past the first semester, you will study all of the major areas in human resources management, including: Managerial Accounting for HRM, Employment Law, Human Resources Management Systems, Business Ethics, Recruitments and Selection and more. Finally, the use of integrated human resource systems software and computer skills to manage information and support decision-making is taught. This teaching is facilitated through the use of microcomputer training in popular business software such as Excel, Access and SAP.

To graduate from the human resources management/ business administration training, you must maintain a minimum C grade average (2.0 GPA). In addition, you may be eligible to participate in an articulated program with selected universities, institutes and professional associations. These partnerships allow graduates to apply academic credit towards further study. The Human Resources Management program’s partners include: Athabasca University, Lakehead University, Northwood University U.S.A., Royal Roads University, Ryerson University, and University of Lethbridge.

Before you can consider you post-Centennial career, you must go through the admission process to enter the undertaking. This includes presenting at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. In addition, you must possess the compulsory English 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent and the Math 11C, M or U, or 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent.

Once you have graduated, you will enter the role of Human Resources Management Specialist. The first duties of the job involve identifying staff vacancies, recruiting, interviewing and selecting applicants. Once employees are hired, professionals within human resources management conduct new employee orientation and serve as the liaison between management and employees when handling questions about contracts and other work-related problems. Also HR managers provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion and employee benefits so that employees are clear on the company details.

Lastly, the duty of handling understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees and administering disciplinary procedures falls on the shoulders of HR professionals.