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HRU graduates first class
-- HRD Office of Training and Development, January 2003

The Human Resources University (HRU) recently graduated its first class.

The 28 graduates, who represented 12 state government entities and Franklin County, were honored at a ceremony held Dec. 13 in the William Green Building in downtown Columbus.

HRU, a curriculum developed by the DAS Human Resources Division to address the training and informational needs of government HR professionals, is available to any government employee working in an exempt classification in an HR functional area.

Highlights from the ceremony speakers included: 		   
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  • Keynote speaker Carolyn Nellon, chief of human resources for the Ohio Department of Aging, described the past as well as the future of the human resources profession. She noted that the greatest impact on the profession has been technology, particularly the movement from the typewriter to the personal computer. Nellon challenged the graduates to continue to develop their skills and to take advantage of all opportunities to improve their effectiveness.

 
  • Luz Allende-Moore, human resources professional with the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and a member of the graduating class, gave the graduate's response. She reminded her peers not to forget the human element when providing services.

  
  • DAS Director Scott Johnson reminded the graduates that "HRU was not the end of the road, but another step on the journey" and presented the program certificates.

 
  Johnson and Charles Wheeler, deputy director of the DAS Human Resources Division, presented Phillip Carter, HRU project manager and member of the graduating class, with a certificate of acknowledgement from Governor Bob Taft.

The 12-month HRU curriculum consists of 19 courses in the following three component areas:

 
  • "Human Resources in Government" consists of information specifically for HR professionals working in government. Topics include ethics, job analysis, arbitration advocacy, employment law, position description writing and violence in the workplace.

 
  • The Society for Human Resource Management's "Learning System" addresses the essential competencies required of all human resources generalists and prepares participants for the society's certification exams.

  
  • "Elective Events" are a series of developmental opportunities that support the human resources professional's need for life-long learning. Also, these courses may be used to satisfy the continuing education required for re-certification by the Society for Human Resource Management.

  
  HRU participants must be exempt government employees working in a human resources functional areas, such as strategic management, workforce planning and employment, HR development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, and occupational health, safety and security. Participants may attend the entire curriculum or individual courses, which average $16 a training hour.

The 2003 class begins Jan. 29. For registration or additional information, visit the HRU Web site or contact Phillip Carter at (614) 466-4830.