NEW DIGITAL CERTIFICATE AND BADGE FEATURE: Launched in January 2025!

Learners who complete all eight courses in this series within a 1-year period of time, will receive a digital Certificate of Completion and brand-new badge! Celebrate your achievement by sharing your certificate and badge on social media and adding them to your LinkedIn profile.

Description for the 8 Virtual Courses in this Series:

The Fundamentals of Supervision courses are an introduction to important knowledge and skills required to effectively manage a team. Valuable for a first-time supervisor, or as a good back-to-basics refresher for any supervisor.

Click on this link to view the flyer:  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS) Flyer

1) Supervision 101
Wednesday, May 7, 2025   9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
This course focuses on the foundation needed to be an effective, people-focused leader. Attendees will learn about the core responsibilities of being a supervisor, how to build relationships with their employees using emotional intelligence, and how to help inspire their employees to b e motivated and engaged.

2) Introduction to Employment Law
Wednesday, May 7, 2025  1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
This program provides a general overview and understanding of the federal and state laws that have the biggest impact on supervisors and their ability to make employment-related decisions.

3) Leading Generations in the Workplace (NEW COURSE!)
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
You will learn about the challenges and benefits of the varying generational styles and the strategies to adopt as a leader to engage, motivate, and empower your team to practice inclusivity. Through real-world case studies and interactive exercises, supervisors will learn how to vary their communication style to meet the needs of the individual, enhance collaboration, and unlock the full potential of their workforce.

4) Preventing Workplace Harassment
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 
This course is designed to help supervisors take a proactive approach in preventing harassment from occurring within their organizations. Attendees will learn what harassment is and the impact it has, as well as how to create a harassment-free workplace by cultivating a respectful work culture amongst their team. Additionally, they will learn how to identify harassment and gain insight into what their responsibilities are for handling harassment-related issues and complaints.

5) Managing Conflict in the Workplace
Wednesday, May 21, 2025  9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
This course will cover essential skills and strategies to equip supervisors in handling workplace conflicts effectively. Participants will learn to identify, address, and resolve conflicts within their teams through an in-depth exploration of communication techniques, mediation strategies, and other proactive measures.

6) Interviewing & Selecting
Wednesday, May 21, 2025  1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Attendees will learn the techniques to successfully prepare for and conduct an interview, including what to look for on an application form, how to ask appropriate job-related questions, and what questions to avoid that could be considered unlawful. Attendees will have an opportunity to create interview questions and practice the concepts taught in class.

7) Building Employee Performance
Wednesday, May 28, 2025  9:00 - 11:00 a.m. 
This class focuses on providing supervisors with practical tools they can use to not only build but also maintain and grow employee performance. Topics discussed will include the benefits of managing performance, what challenges employees might face with performance, and how to effectively manage performance.

8) Appraising Performance: An Ongoing Process
Wednesday, May 28, 2025  1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
This course expands from the Building Employee Performance course to instruct supervisors on how to appraise the performance that they have invested in managing. Attendees will learn the logistics behind measuring and evaluating performance by finding evidence of performance through an understanding of job duties and responsibilities, how to effectively prepare and conduct the appraisal meeting, as well as how to provide the sort of feedback and development plans that will motivate employees to realize their potential.

Trainers:
Talent & Organizational Development Team

Details:

The courses in this series will be held on ZOOM and will not be recorded.

This is a copyrighted course. Participants may not reproduce (which includes the use of AI screen capture, transcription or notetaking applications), redistribute, disclose, share, email, or otherwise transmit any part of these materials to any other individual or entity, without prior written permission of the Hawaii Employers Council.
We will send you ZOOM links and handouts a few days before each session.

HEC Registration Fees:

ATTEND ENTIRE SERIES:

Member price for all 8 virtual courses in the series: $520.00 per person
Non-member price for all 8 virtual courses in the series: $1,080.00 per person

Please register and pay online with a credit card by clicking on the link below.  
(Names & email addresses for each employee are needed.)
To pay by invoice, contact registrars@hecouncil.org.

ATTEND INDIVIDUAL COURSES:

(The digital Certificate of Completion and badge are only given to those who completed all 8 courses in the series within a 1-year period of time.)

Member price for each virtual course is $65.00 per person
Non-member price for each virtual course is $135.00 per person

Click on the titles below to register for other individual courses in the Fundamentals of Supervision Series.
May 7:  9:00 - 11:00 a.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 1) - Supervision 101
May 7:  1:00 - 3:00 p.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 2) - Introduction to Employment Law
May 14:  9:00 - 11:00 a.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 3) - Leading Generations in the Workplace (NEW COURSE!) 
May 14:  1:00 - 3:00 p.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 4) - Preventing Workplace Harassment
May 21:  9:00 - 11:00 a.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 5) - Managing Conflict in the Workplace
May 21:  1:00 - 3:00 p.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 6) - Interviewing & Selecting
May 28: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 7) - Building Employee Performance
May 28: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.  Fundamentals of Supervision (FOS 8) - Appraising Performance: An Ongoing Process

Please register online below.  To pay by invoice, contact registrars@hecouncil.org.

Cancellation and Class Switching Policy

Cancellations must be made 7 days before the class date to receive a refund. 

There will be no refunds for No Shows.

Digital Certificates of Completion and Badges

Learners who complete all courses in this series within a 12-month period will receive a digital Certificate of Completion and badge to celebrate their achievement. By registering for this series, you agree to allow HEC to release your name and email address to a third-party digital credentialing service (Certifier) to issue your certificate and badge to you via email. If you do not want a Certificate of Completion or badge, please send notification to email@hecouncil.org prior to completing the final course in the series.