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Welcome to the Ascentis live and on-demand free HR webinars directory! If you are looking for free HR webinars submitted to the HRCI and/or SHRM for accreditation, you’ve found your best educational resource. On this page, you can register for upcoming webinars — either submitted or approved — for recertification credit hours (RCHs) from the HRCI, or professional development credits (PDCs) from SHRM, or a combination of these organizations. You can also earn credits from the HRCI and/or SHRM for on-demand, pre-recorded webinars that you can view at your convenience.
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The Top 10 HR Trends for 2019
Learn what’s happening in the workforce, and gain numerous best practices on how to adapt and lead in the future.
When: December 12 at 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 minutes
Looking Back/Looking Forward: A Year-End 2018 Compliance Review
It’s time to see what 2019 has in store in the world of HR and Workforce. Human Resources can no longer afford to be reactive; to keep pace in the dynamic workplace of today, it must be proactive and incredibly agile.
When: December 18 at 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 minutes
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Duration: 60 minutes
Free HR Webinars On-Demand
Watch our webinars at your leisure and earn free credits towards your recertification requirements.*
Not Seen but Not Forgotten: Shift to Remote Workers and the Virtual Organization
HR is recognizing that allowing work from home or a workspace not connected with a company site provides higher flexibility and appeal to the worker.
When: On Demand (was live on 11/29/10)
Duration: 60 minutes
When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies: Preparing for the Unexpected
In this session, we’ll review the actions HR staff members must be ready to take, and the role that HR technology can play in keeping an organization as ready as possible to address unforeseen disruption.
When: On Demand (was live on 11/16/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Paperless HR: Save Money, Save Trees!
It may not be easy being green, but HR departments are certainly going that way. Frustrated by original source documents disappearing from file cabinets, or transaction update processes slowing as they move from desk to desk, HR leadership is consigning the classic PAF to the trash and designing their entire set of hire-to-retire processes to be paperless.
When: On-Demand (was live on 10/25/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Your Top 20 Most Common “People Challenges” and Two Swift Solutions
The root cause of the top 20 “people challenges” business or organizations face can be traced to a few sources. Once these root causes are identified and understood, leaders and managers can bring the correct solution to their team, so together, they can more easily deliver the results they are responsible for.
When: On-Demand (was live on 10/18/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Family and Medical Leave (Paid and Unpaid): It’s Not Just a Federal Issue Anymore
Executive Orders, tax laws and state actions are among the mechanisms used to adapt Family and Medical Leave regulations over the years. In this session we will review those intricacies and explore the Human Capital Management Technology needed to support them.
When: On-Demand (was live on 9/20/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Don’t Be a Bad Boss
Imagine you’ve been tapped to lead a new project, initiative, or organizational change. You will need to lead others throughout this assignment. Learn about effective leadership and how to achieve your goals when the pressure is on to ensure a positive outcome.
When: On-Demand (was live on 9/13/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Zap the Generational Gap
Join us to learn actions companies and professionals need to take to keep the Millennial generation and multiple generations interested, on board and engaged.
When: On-Demand (was live on 8/30/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Gender Pay Equity: The Time is Now
Does April 10, 2018 stand out in your mind? After attending this webinar, we hope that date will resonate with you as “Equal Pay Day.”
When: On-Demand (was live on 8/23/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Controlling Increasing Employer Healthcare Costs
This session covers a variety of cost containment strategies available to employers, as well as how to impact employee adoption despite the perceived complexity of new plans.
When: On-Demand (was live on 8/9/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Using the ADDIE Model to Create Harassment Prevention Training That Actually Prevents Harassment
We explore how #MeToo makes it clear harassment prevention training does not always prevent harassment.
When: On-Demand (was live on 7/31/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
In the New War for Talent, Employment Branding is the Battlefield
Learn about employer branding techniques and approaches enterprise businesses use and learn how to apply them to your SMB.
When:On-Demand (was live on 6/14/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
Does Your HRIS Have a Hidden “Facebook Problem?”
Learn how data privacy impacts employers and employee data with all the controversy raging around the misappropriation of private information.
When: On-Demand (was live on 5/22/18)
Duration: 60 minutes
IMPORTANT UPDATE AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 – Ascentis will only offer on-demand webinars for APA or HRCI/SHRM accreditation for views on or before the last day of the month following the live session. (IE: If a live webinar is hosted on September 9, the on-demand webinar will be eligible for certification when viewed on or before October 31.) Certification eligibility will be clearly marked and updated on the on-demand registration pages. Earned program codes and certifications will be distributed via email for each session once per month.