Power Learning Series, launching in June 2025, is a new way to grow your skills without the time commitment of a full course. 

These short, high-impact virtual courses are designed specifically for public sector HR professionals like you. Spread across 1–3 weeks and totaling just 2–3 hours, each Power Learning Series offers:

✅ Focused, relevant topics 
✅ Flexible virtual sessions 
✅ Real-world application for the public sector 
✅ Expert PSHRA instructors 

This series is interactive, incorporates case studies, discussions, and practical applications.

Whether you need a refresher or want to explore a new topic, these sessions are the perfect fit for your busy schedule. 

Topics Include:

• Compensation Essentials - Learners will explore the foundational components of public sector compensation:  compensation elements and strategy, labor market assessment, and internal equity. Appropriate and fair compensation directly impacts employee attraction, retention, motivation, and productivity. A well-structured compensation system that aligns with the organization’s goals helps maintain fiscal responsibility and promotes fair and equitable pay. The course will be delivered over three-weeks with one-hour weekly online sessions.  Join our interest list to be notified when our next offering is available.

• Strategic Compensation Planning & Management - Learners will explore the intermediate principles underlying sound performance and rewards management. It will then identify alternative strategies, programs and evaluate their effectiveness in different environments. The course will be delivered over three-weeks with one-hour sessions per week. 

• Fair & Effective Workplace Investigations – Learners will explore the full investigation process from intake to reporting, with a focus on balancing legal, ethical, and organizational considerations. Participants will gain tools to plan, conduct, and document investigations with fairness, consistency, and clarity. The content will be delivered through a realistic and engaging case study.  The course will be delivered over three-weeks with one-hour weekly online sessions. Join our interest list to be notified when our next offering is available.

•  HR Analytics for the Public Sector – Learners will be equipped with fundamental skills in strategic HR analytics and data storytelling. The first session introduces key concepts such as metrics, analytics, and ROI and guides learners in identifying the “right question” to explore through data. The second session focuses on formulating a hypothesis, understanding correlation vs. causation, and structuring an HR analytics project using real-world examples. The final session emphasizes communicating analytical findings effectively through storytelling, visualizations, and ROI presentations to influence decision-makers and drive strategic change. Together, these sessions equip learners to use data to solve real HR problems and advocate for impactful interventions. The course will be delivered over three-weeks with one-hour weekly online sessions.

• Gen Clash or Gen Connect? How to Build a Unified Workforce – From Traditionalists to Gen Z, learners will gain practical insights and strategies to attract talent from a complex workforce, foster teamwork, mutual respect, and collective success in your public sector organization. Our Power Series Session will explore trends and discuss alternative plans for Attracting, Leading and Engaging a Multi-Generational Workforce. This learning event will include contemporary images illustrating the various attributes of the various generations, workforce generational trends, bias recognition and management, active listening, empathic communications, desires for each generation, and best-practice solutions for attracting, engaging, rewarding, and retaining top, multi-generational talent. This session will include several opportunities for general discussions in this virtual lecture room and in breakout sessions to share ideas about talent attraction, retention, engagement, succession planning, performance management and development. The course will be delivered over 2.5 weeks with one-hour weekly online sessions.

• Leading Change in the Public Sector: HR as a Catalyst for Transformation Change is inevitable — but successful change requires intention, understanding, and leadership. This interactive course equips HR professionals and public sector leaders with the tools and confidence to guide their organizations through change with empathy, strategy, and impact.   Facilitated by Dr. Jennifer Fairweather, CHRO of Jefferson County, this program explores the psychology, process, and practice of organizational change within government and public service contexts. Participants will engage in real-world case studies, group discussions, and hands-on exercises designed to strengthen HR’s role as a trusted advisor and champion of sustainable transformation. The course will be delivered over three-weeks with one-hour weekly online sessions.

• Policy and Practices:  Building Equitable and Engaging Work Policies – Learners will be provided practical strategies and tools for managing remote, hybrid, and flexible work arrangements within the framework of public service. They will explore policy development, performance management, legal considerations (ADA, FMLA, FLSA), employee engagement, and strategies for equitable implementation across roles and departments. The course will be delivered over three-weeks with one-hour weekly online sessions.

• Values Based Decision Making – Learners will explore how to clearly articulate a set of shared values that can guide HR leaders through ambiguity, conflict, and tough choices. Participants will engage with real-world scenarios to practice clarifying and using values to navigate complex situations while reinforcing trust and credibility across the organization. The course will be delivered over three-weeks with one-hour weekly online sessions.

Course Price:  Member -$399; Non-Member -$499

Additional details:

• After registering, you will receive a confirmation email advising you how to login.
• The course will open for review one day before the start date. 
• Course registration fees must be paid in full to access it or your enrollment will be cancelled. 

Please be sure to review the PSHRA's Professional Development Course Cancellation Policy prior to enrollment.

PSHRA Course Interest List:  Would you like to register for a future course?  Please add your name to our PSHRA Course Interest List and we will notify you when courses are available. 

Recertification Points:  PSHRA-5 and HRCI-5

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