HR certificate program

HR Core Certificate

From Basics to Confidence

  • Live virtual
  • Instructor-led
  • 5 required courses

Live virtual · Instructor-led · 5 required courses

Cindy SatterBreni MalpassKarol DixonElaine Durrman
Your facilitators4 Catapult HR practitioners

A dependable foundation for new and early-career HR generalists: compliance, hiring and onboarding, performance basics, and total rewards.

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What's included

5 required courses · 15 hours · live online
  1. 2026 June Catapult Cindy SatterHR Compliance Foundationswith Cindy Satter · Nov 3
  2. Breni Malpass PoplWorkplace Conduct and Compliance Responsewith Breni Malpass · Nov 5
  3. Karol Dixon PoplStreamlined Talent Acquisition and Onboardingwith Karol Dixon · Nov 10
  4. 2026 June Catapult Elaine DurmanPerformance Management Fundamentalswith Elaine Durrman · Nov 12
  5. 2026 June Catapult Cindy SatterTotal Rewards on a Budgetwith Cindy Satter · Nov 17

Optional elective, available separately: AI-Assisted HR Admin. Want it included? See HR Core Certificate PLUS.

$1,759 per seatNext cohort Nov 3
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Nov3
Tuesday, November 3 to Wednesday, November 18
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Nov3
Tuesday, November 3 to Wednesday, November 18
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Jan28
Thursday, January 28 to Tuesday, February 23
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Apr27
Tuesday, April 27 to Thursday, May 27
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Jul28
Wednesday, July 28 to Tuesday, August 24
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About this certificate

What this certificate covers

Most people land in HR and learn the job as situations come at them, sorting it out in real time. The HR Core Certificate replaces that trial and error with a dependable foundation, covering the fundamentals no lean team can afford to get wrong.

Who should attend. New and early-career HR generalists, solo HR practitioners, and operations leaders who carry HR alongside another role.

FormatLive virtual
LocationVirtual
Length15 hours core
HR Core Certificate cohort

Good to know

Certificate questions

Live online, across multiple sessions on the dates listed above. Individual courses in the series can also be taken on their own.

A seat in the full series is $1,759 for non-members and $1,399 for members, less than registering for each required course separately.

Next: Nov 3 · 5 upcoming dates. Pick a cohort from the list above to register.

Yes. Every course in this series also has its own page and can be purchased individually.

Yes. Private delivery is available for your organization, scheduled around your calendar, live online or on site.

Register for the HR Core Certificate today

Live online, open to your whole team. Or bring it in-house with private delivery.