People & Team Development Certificate

The People & Team Development Certificate from Michigan State University will help provide you with the skills, knowledge and strategies to identify, recruit, develop and connect the people who can help build performance and create a culture of success in your organization.

Who Should Register

The three-course People & Team Development Certificate is designed for the young or emerging professional with a desire to recruit the next generation of workers, experienced professionals re-entering the workforce or looking to move to a more strategic role in human resources, and established human resources and talent managers looking to target specific skills.

About MSU's Broad College of Business

Founded in 1855 on the ideals of democratization of knowledge, Michigan State University (MSU) is an inclusive, internationally recognized university with a mission of advancing knowledge and transforming lives. Michigan State University Online is the home to online programs from MSU's Eli Broad College of Business. These flexible programs are offered in a variety of structures and formats and designed for working professionals. Through the convenience of online, video-based e-learning with the added value of face-to-face networking in select programs, you can gain applicable industry knowledge and learn from the faculty thought leaders at one of the top research universities in the world.

Required Courses

What You'll Learn

• Three 4-week courses provide you with the guiding principles for a career in human resources, including how to:  
  • Formulate your HR strategy, assess your organization’s direction, and design the jobs to help your business realize its goals.
  • Build a high-performance organization by applying effective methodologies for recruiting, evaluating and hiring the right people and continually developing them.
  • Evaluate the current state of your organization’s culture and identify and develop the values and attitudes that shape culture.
  • Strategically develop your culture to connect and grow your employees, build the organization, and ultimately drive success.