Please Note: This program has been approved for 1.5 General credits toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

COST:: Pre-registered Members $30, Non-Members $35, Students/In-transition Members $15.  Walk-ins add $10.

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM:

This program will allow you to understand and respond to adults’ diverse learning needs in work-based learning environments. The major goals of the program are to provide you with:

• The fundamental knowledge and skills needed to apply Building Excellence (BE), a self-directed learning tool, and its theoretical and practical foundations effectively and ethically with individuals, groups, and organizations;
• Learning experiences and methodologies that are easily transferable to all learning environments;
• Practical, ready-to-use resources to support your applications of BE such as the Team Mastery Profile.

Who will benefit from this program? Anyone who works with adults in organizational settings such as company leaders and administrators, trainers, consultants, human resource directors/managers, and so forth.    

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:

Dr. Richard J. Atkins is the founder / CEO of Improving Communications, a New York-based corporate training firm. He has had several New York-centered travelogue articles published in BMW Owners News. Rich has interviewed and written about numerous celebrity personalities including Vertical Horizon musicians Craig Macintyre and Matt Scannell, Rush's Neil Peart, Semisonic’s Jacob Slichter, producer/guitarist Doug Derryberry (Bruce Hornsby’s band), singer Arnold McCuller, and luthier/guitar maker Michael Tobias. Dr. Atkins’s Media Terrorism presentation has been delivered at Long Island University and other locations. He has been a guest panelist on News-12’s Jobline, and has been quoted in articles appearing in South Florida’s Sun-Sentinel, Long Island Business News and the Erie Times-News. His doctoral research on canine learning styles was the subject of an article titled “One Size Does Not Fit All” in the March 2006 issue of Dog Fancy Magazine. Dr. Atkins is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Rich’s other interests include: motorcycling (85,000+ miles), cigars, cheese, theater, antiques, genealogical research (12 generations of family tree so far…), and music (electric bass guitar and the Chapman Stick Touchboard). His travel destinations have included most of the United States, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. A citizen of The United States and Republic of Ireland, Rich lives in New York with his wife Patricia, children Ciara and Robert, and their dog, Casey (who was one of the pets used to provide comfort and solace to survivors at the Family Center for victims of the World Trade.