HR Learning and Development
Build Learning and Development Skills to Power Organizational Performance
Calbright’s HR Learning and Development program provides the foundation for a career in human resources in any industry, and helps prepare you for the HR Certification Institute® (HRCI) Certificate Program.
What is HR Learning and Development?
Learning and Development is a function within a company’s human resources department that focuses on empowering its employees growth and further developing their knowledge, skills and capabilities to improve the company’s overall business performance.
Companies need learning and development professionals to help their employees learn new competencies that can help drive the company’s overall productivity. The need for HR professionals in California is expected to grow 12.6% by 2034, with over 46,000 job openings and a starting salary of $63,000.
What can Calbright’s HR Learning and Development program do for you?
Students will learn to:
- Explain how learning and development impacts key areas in an organization
- Design digital learning experiences that are diverse, scalable, personalized, and sustainable to impact organizational performance
- Build a learning and development portfolio
Key Outcomes
100% Free
Online
Flexibly Paced
Certificate in 3-6 months
Overview
Jumpstart Your HR Learning and Development Career
In-demand skills for a growing field
HR professionals play an important organizational role across all industries, where learning and development skills are needed to develop programs that build knowledge, skills, and capabilities that power employee growth and improve overall business performance.
Calbright’s HR Learning and Development certificate program is built in collaboration with employers, designed to meet the needs of the fastest-growing sectors, and reflects labor market insights. Upon completion of the program, you will be well positioned to pursue a variety of opportunities as an HR professional.
The need for HR professionals in California is expected to grow 12.6% by 2034, with over 46,000 job openings and a starting salary of $63,000.
Like all Calbright programs, HR Learning and Development courses are flexibly paced to fit into your busy schedule. The program is designed to reflect labor market insights and the needs of fast-growing sectors, and includes wraparound support for students. Our faculty and our success team, which includes tutors and career services, are with you every step of the way.
This program is currently free to California residents.
Skills you'll gain
Effective Communication
Learn how to clearly convey information to a wide range of employees
Coaching
Help colleagues reach professional and organizational goals
Change Management
Build and implement strategies to help guide organizations in a dynamic business environment
Courses in this Program
Learning and Development Foundations
This course introduces you to key human resource learning and development pillars of coaching, learning and development, characteristics of learning organizations, and competencies to support a culture of continuous learning. You will create a learning and development strategy that is diverse, scalable, and personalized for an organization.
Learning and Development Planning
This course highlights how learning and development impacts the talent lifecycle and the process for developing learning experiences to support diverse groups within an organization. You will learn gamification, talent strategy, content planning, technology, and learning analytics that will help you create an industry-relevant portfolio that highlights learning and development performance improvements within an organization.
This course prepares you to take the HRCI® certification exam and the exam fee is covered by Calbright.
Topics Covered
Calbright programs are designed to reflect labor market needs, and are built in collaboration with employers. You’ll build knowledge and skills in the key HR Learning and Development areas that businesses need. The program covers these topics and more:
Note: While Calbright programs are flexibly paced, enrollment agreements are limited in duration. Students are enrolled in successive 6-month terms for a maximum program length of three years.
- Coaching
- Digital Learning Strategy
- Learning and Development Competencies
- Gamification
- Talent Strategy
- Content Planning
- Learning Technologies
- Learning Analytics
Careers and Outcomes
What can you do with a HR Learning and Development certificate from Calbright?
The following entry-level roles are examples of attainable positions with the skill set and industry-recognized credential made possible via Calbright's HR Learning and Development program.
Retail Experience Manager
Retail Experience Managers are responsible for maintaining a retail store’s employee productivity and work quality while motivating employees to improve customer satisfaction levels and drive profitability.
Training and Development Specialist
Training and Development Specialist design and deliver employee training programs that will help enhance a company’s employees skills and performance and create onboarding processes to integrate new hires effectively.
HR Specialist
HR Specialist support a company’s HR department with talent development initiatives and manage employee learning plans and professional development opportunities.
We'll help you get there!
No one should have to be in college alone, and at Calbright you’ve got a team working with you, supporting your success. Whether it’s help with your classes, help with technology, or even someone to help connect you to services you need in your life, we are here to be part of your journey to a better career.
Jobs estimates, median salary, and job growth figures via Lightcast, October 2024.
$63k
Median average salary for entry level
46,000
Jobs in CA
12.6%
Expected job growth rate in CA by 2034
Faculty members
FAQs
Who can be a student at Calbright?
Calbright is open to all California residents aged 18 years or older who have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
All Californians — regardless of immigration status — are welcome to enroll.
Why should I attend Calbright?
First, our training programs prepare you to earn industry-recognized certifications (via exams offered by third-party providers like CompTIA and Salesforce), proof to employers that you’re ready to succeed in a new career on day one of employment.
Second, every student that completes a program also gets a dedicated team of professional experts that will coach you to be the best version of yourself during your job search.
Third, all of our courses are flexibly-paced and 100% online — designed around your own unique life circumstances so school never gets in the way of other priorities.
Plus, Calbright comes at no out-of-pocket cost to you. Even the cost of the exams to receive industry-recognized certifications (such as the CompTIA A+, Security+, and Salesforce Certified Administrator exams) in your program of choice are covered.
We also offer resources that include (but are not limited to) technology support through our Chromebook and WiFi hotspot lending library; career counseling; and mental health services. All this and more make Calbright a great choice if you’re looking to level up your skillset.
It is really free? How?
Yes! All of our programs are currently free thanks to public funding from the State of California. That includes program tuition, testing costs, and technology resources like laptops and WiFi devices from our lending library.
Because our programs are free, we don’t need to offer financial aid.
Is Calbright accredited?
Yes! Calbright was granted accreditation by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission in July 2023, more than a year ahead of the deadline provided in the College’s founding legislation. Accreditation is an important consumer protection that validates the integrity and quality of the College’s academic programs and operations.
How long does it take to enroll and start classes?
Starting an application is easy! If you’re ready to begin your journey with us, click here. If you still have questions or would like to get in contact another way, you’ve got plenty of options.
You can always reach out to success@calbright.org and someone from our team will get back with you via email ASAP.
You can also use the webchat function on our homepage, call us at 1-833-956-0225, or text us at (510) 330-1817.
How long will the HR Learning and Development program take to complete?
What job training programs do you offer? What makes them unique?
We currently have seven online, flexibly-paced training programs: IT Support, Cybersecurity, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform Administration, Data Analysis, Project Management, Network Technology*, and Medical Coding**.
These programs are the first of many, with each fitting into wraparound services designed to prepare you for success in the job market.
*Please note that Network Technology is a pilot program and currently closed to new enrollees.
**Please note that we are currently not accepting new applications into the Medical Coding program.
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