Compliance and Risk Management
Compliance and Risk Management
This course is part of HRCI Human Resource Associate Professional Certificate
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What you'll learn
Explain, implement, and apply compliance for an organization
Explain and identify key operational activities which require formal risk management policies and procedures
Explain and identify key laws and procedural requirements necessary for compliance
Skills you'll gain
- Labor Compliance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Operational Risk
- Safety Training
- Compliance Management
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Human Resource Policies
- Business Continuity
- Occupational Safety And Health
- Risk Mitigation
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Law, Regulation, and Compliance
- Labor Law
- Business Continuity Planning
- Compliance Training
- Labor Relations
- Human Resources
- Risk Management
- Health And Safety Standards
- Human Resources Management and Planning
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course introduces risk management and compliance strategy. You will examine risk assessment and learn how to have a risk management mindset. You will learn different types of compliance, including legal and safety compliance, and its role in operational policies. You will also explore the role Human Resources has in organizational restructuring.
By the end of this course, you will be able to: ● Explain the criticality of compliance for the ongoing operations and sustainability of an organization ● Explain, implement, and apply compliance for an organization ● Explain and identify key laws and procedural requirements necessary for compliance ● Explore HR’s role in organizational restructuring such as in mergers, acquisitions, and rightsizing ● Explain and identify key operational activities which require formal risk management policies and procedures No prior experience in Human Resources is needed to be successful in this course.
In this week, we will explain the mindset of positive and negative risk management. We will also learn the criticality of compliance and being compliant for the ongoing operations and sustainability of the organization; differentiating between legal, compliance, and operation policies and procedures.
What's included
19 videos6 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt
19 videos•Total 56 minutes
- HRCI Human Resources Associate Professional Certificate Introduction•2 minutes
- Course Overview: Compliance and Risk Management•2 minutes
- Instructor Introduction - Rachel•2 minutes
- Instructor Introduction - Michelle•2 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Introduction to Compliance and Risk Management•1 minute
- Introduction to Risk Management•3 minutes
- Risk Management: The Four Stages•3 minutes
- Risk Management Responsibilities and Knowledge•4 minutes
- Risk Assessment•6 minutes
- Positive and Negative Risks•3 minutes
- Risk Mindset•4 minutes
- Approaching Risk Management With a Positive Mindset•4 minutes
- Approaching Risk Management With a Negative Mindset•4 minutes
- Introduction to Compliance•2 minutes
- Compliance in Ongoing Operations•5 minutes
- Compliance as a Method to Sustain an Organization•3 minutes
- Organizations that Monitor Compliance•3 minutes
- Legal vs. Organizational Compliance•4 minutes
- Weekly Review: Introduction to Compliance and Risk Management•1 minute
6 readings•Total 55 minutes
- Course Syllabus•5 minutes
- How to Be Successful in This Course•10 minutes
- HR Risk Management Tasks•10 minutes
- Overview: Risk Management•10 minutes
- Overview: Compliance•10 minutes
- Examples of Compliance•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Activity: Risk Assessment•30 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Risk Management•20 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Compliance•20 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Introduction to Compliance and Risk Management•50 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 5 minutes
- Meet and Greet•5 minutes
This week we will explain, implement, and apply legal compliance for an organization. We will also be able to explain, implement, and apply benefits and pay legal compliances. We will identify key laws and procedural requirements necessary for compliance.
What's included
16 videos5 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
16 videos•Total 52 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Application and Design of Legal and Safety Compliance•1 minute
- Laws and Regulations•3 minutes
- Executive Orders •3 minutes
- Common Law Doctrines•5 minutes
- Intro to EEO•5 minutes
- Identifying Discrimination•3 minutes
- EDI•4 minutes
- Example: Identifying Discrimination•4 minutes
- Affirmative Action•2 minutes
- Elements of Affirmative Action Programs•4 minutes
- Introduction to Employee Relations Laws•3 minutes
- Patents and Copyrights•4 minutes
- Unions and Labor Relations•4 minutes
- Types of Unions•4 minutes
- Laws and Regulations in Compensation and Benefits•3 minutes
- Weekly Review: Hiring and Employee Relations•1 minute
5 readings•Total 55 minutes
- Overview of Laws Relating to HR Functions•10 minutes
- Executive Orders•10 minutes
- Laws and Regulations: EEOs•10 minutes
- Overview of Laws Relating to HR Functions•15 minutes
- Overview: Employee Relations Compliance and Risk Management•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Hiring and Training Compliance and Risk Management•15 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Employee Relations Compliance and Risk Management•15 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Hiring and Employee Relations•50 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Hiring and Training Compliance and Risk Management •10 minutes
This week, we’re going to learn about health and safety regulations by exploring OSHA and other federal laws and regulations that are required in the workplace. We’ll also learn about workplace hazards and threats and how to appropriately handle them.
What's included
22 videos5 readings6 assignments
22 videos•Total 100 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Health and Safety Regulations•1 minute
- Introduction to HR and Workplace Health and Safety •4 minutes
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration•7 minutes
- OSHA Standards•5 minutes
- OSHA Investigations•6 minutes
- Safety and Health Issues in the Workplace•8 minutes
- Common Employee Behavior Issues•3 minutes
- Alcohol and Legal Drug Use•4 minutes
- Laws and Regulations in Health•3 minutes
- Environmental Hazards•4 minutes
- Safety Campaigns and Programs•5 minutes
- Safety and Health Management Plans•7 minutes
- Vulnerabilities of Physical Security•7 minutes
- Information Security•7 minutes
- Confidentiality and Privacy•3 minutes
- Example: HR and Workplace Hazards and Threats•3 minutes
- Harassment and Hostile Work Environments•5 minutes
- Quid Pro Quo Harassment•3 minutes
- Hostile Work Environment•4 minutes
- Preventing Sexual Harassment•4 minutes
- Investigating Sexual Harassment•4 minutes
- Weekly Review: Health and Safety Restructuring•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
- Federal Laws on Health and Safety Risk Management•10 minutes
- Overview HR and Workplace Health and Safety•10 minutes
- Improving Employee Health•10 minutes
- Overview: HR and Workplace Hazards and Threats•10 minutes
- Overview: Harassment in the Workplace•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 155 minutes
- Activity: Issue Identification•30 minutes
- Practice Quiz: HR and Workplace Health and Safety•15 minutes
- Activity: Future Accident Prevention•30 minutes
- Practice Quiz: HR and Workplace Hazards and Threats•15 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Harassment in the Workplace•15 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Health and Safety Regulations•50 minutes
This week, we will learn about HR's role in organization restructuring. We will also explore how HR professionals are involved in business continuity, including divestitures and furloughs.
What's included
9 videos2 readings4 assignments
9 videos•Total 25 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Compliance Strategy and Implementation•1 minute
- Introduction to Organizational Restructuring•2 minutes
- HR's Role in Restructuring•8 minutes
- Offshoring and Outsourcing•3 minutes
- Example: Role of HR in Organizational Restructuring•4 minutes
- Introduction to Business Continuity•2 minutes
- Divestitures•2 minutes
- Furloughs•3 minutes
- Weekly Review: Compliance Strategy and Implementation•1 minute
2 readings•Total 17 minutes
- Overview: The Role of Human Resources in Organizational Restructuring•7 minutes
- Overview: The Role of Human Resources in Business•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 110 minutes
- Practice Quiz: The Role of Human Resources in Organizational Restructuring•15 minutes
- Activity: The Role of Human Resources in a Furlough•30 minutes
- Practice Quiz: The Role of Human Resources in Business Continuity•15 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Compliance Strategy and Implementation•50 minutes
This week, we will learn about implementing compliance and risk management training by identifying formal risk management policies used in business continuity planning. We will also learn to identify key operational activities that require formal risk management procedures.
What's included
9 videos5 readings3 assignments
9 videos•Total 21 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Compliance and Risk Management Training•1 minute
- Formal Risk Management Policies•4 minutes
- Common Risk Management Policies for Business Continuity•3 minutes
- Example: Risk Management Policies•4 minutes
- New Hire Onboarding•3 minutes
- Ongoing Training•2 minutes
- Compliance Training by Law•3 minutes
- Weekly Review: Compliance and Risk Management Training•1 minute
- Congratulations!•1 minute
5 readings•Total 45 minutes
- Overview: Risk Management Policies and Procedures•10 minutes
- Overview: Formal Risk Management Procedures•10 minutes
- How to Add Your Info to LinkedIn•10 minutes
- What to Expect•5 minutes
- Take the aPHR Exam•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 180 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Risk Management Policies and Procedures•15 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Formal Risk Management Procedures•15 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Compliance and Risk Management Course Quiz•150 minutes
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