The Certificate in Fire Service Human Resource Management is offered fully online. Courses are a combination of self-study as well as live online sessions. All courses can be taken individually. Successful completion of 144 hours of coursework is required to be awarded the certificate.
This advanced certificate will identify human resource challenges faced by public organizations, discuss the importance of evaluating recruitment and other HR processes, and explain key features and benefits of mentoring and succession planning.
Who Should Take This Certificate?
- Emergency services recruitment and HR personnel
- Managers and aspiring managers in the fire service
How Will You Benefit?
The Certificate in Fire Service Human Resource Management can help you to:
- anticipate and be open to changes in the workplace;
- support your workplace teams in working together effectively;
- understand the processes of collective bargaining, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration;
- analyze and interpret other peoples’ communication behaviours, as well as your own culture and its influence on your verbal and nonverbal behaviour; and
- understand the importance of mutual respect, and interpersonal and intercultural sensitivity for effective communication.
Certificate Requirements
This certificate consists of four (4) required courses over 144 hours:
- OLCD-FIRE0013 Fire Department Human Resource Management II
- OLCD-FIRE0036 Incident Command: Thinking and Acting
- OLCD-PALS0030 Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
- OLCD-PALS0031 Organizational Behaviour
Please note: The prerequisite for the Certificate in Fire Service Human Resource Management is the Certificate in Fire Service Administration.
Fees and Schedule
See each course for the applicable tuition fee. Courses are offered at least once a year.
To request enrolment or more information, please contact openlearning@dal.ca.
Recognition of Prior Learning
It may be possible to receive advanced standing in this certificate based on your prior learning from work or life experience. We provide two types of recognition of prior learning:
- Prior Certified Learning: Assessment of prior coursework or training through a provider, that is neither a university or college, for the purpose of advanced standing. Examples of certified learning may include military courses, accredited certificates, workplace training programs, etc.
- Prior Experiential Learning: Assessment of previous work and life learning that may be equivalent to learning outcomes of university courses / programs, for the purpose of advanced standing. Relevant prior learning may come from work or volunteer experience, participation on committees or boards, independent study, etc.
To discuss how to use your prior learning to apply for advanced standing, please contact rpl@dal.ca.