THE BLACK IN HR ACADEMY

Unlocking your potential. Shaping the future of HR.

COURSES, MASTERCLASSES, CERTIFICATIONS

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to create a one stop shop for professionals of color to learn, grow and network. We leverage the amazing skills of our membership to offer coaching, courses and leadership development opportunities.

Get SHRM Certified With Our Top-4 Ranked Course

Become an HR leader recognized by top companies. Our instructors, HR executives from Google, Indeed, Amazon, and Texas A&M, will guide you to earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential.

Get Certified In Employee Relations

The Black in HR Employee Relations Bootcamp is your action-packed guide to becoming an Employee Relations (ER) Partner and Strategist. This two-day virtual intensive equips you with the skills and knowledge to be the hero your organization needs.

Get Certified in People Analytics

Level up your game with Black In HR's People Analytics Bootcamp! Master the art of using data to drive smarter decisions, optimize your workforce, and become a strategic HR business partner to your stakeholders.

Earn Your Compensation Certification

Master employee compensation strategies in this bootcamp. Learn to design competitive pay packages, navigate regulations, and build effective structures. Gain the skills to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.

Chart Your Course:
Align Your Learning with Your Dream Job! 🚀

Masterclass: Own It: Building Accountability for Professional and Team Success

Master accountability! Learn key concepts & strategies for personal & team success. Drive results & unlock potential.

Masterclass: Aligning Scrum Roles for Engagement Goals+

Unlocking Team Potential: Align Scrum Roles for Engagement. Boost team morale and performance. Learn to empower team members, overcome common pitfalls, and achieve higher levels of engagement.

Masterclass: Implementing Scrum Concepts

Want to boost efficiency, improve team morale, and drive better business outcomes? This masterclass will show you how. Learn to apply Scrum's powerful framework to HR challenges, from talent acquisition to employee experience.

January SHRM Certification Course

Join hundreds of HR professionals becoming recognized as experts. With a 90% passing rating, our instructors, HR executives from Google, Indeed and Amazon, will guide you to earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential.

Masterclass: Creating Civil Performance and Conduct Conversations

Are you tired of tense, unproductive conversations about performance or conduct? This masterclass will teach you how to foster a positive feedback culture, deliver constructive criticism effectively and navigate challenging conversations with grace.

Masterclass: How to Go from Buddy to Boss After a Promotion

Elevate your leadership skills and master the art of transitioning from a colleague to a confident leader. Join our masterclass, and learn practical strategies to inspire, motivate, and effectively.

Masterclass: Understanding Talent and 9-Box

Master the art of talent management with our comprehensive 9-Box Talent Review course! Delve into the depths of the 9-Box Grid framework, learning to accurately assess employee performance and potential.

March 2025 Employee Relations and Investigations - Certification Bootcamp

Become a master investigator. Learn essential skills like conducting interviews, gathering evidence, and reaching fair conclusions in our employee relations bootcamp.

Masterclass: Understanding Implicit Bias

Are you ready to challenge your assumptions and become a more inclusive leader? Join our groundbreaking masterclass on implicit bias and discover how unconscious biases shape your perceptions and actions.

Masterclass: Intro to Scrum for HR Professionals

Ready to transform HR from process-driven to agile? Join our "Introduction to Scrum for HR Professionals" master class! This dynamic workshop is designed to equip you with the essential Scrum framework, the secret weapon of high-performing teams.

Masterclass: Managing Intergenerational Relationships in the Workplace

Feeling lost in a sea of communication styles and work preferences? In today's diverse workforce, navigating the dynamics between generations can feel like a minefield. Join us as we equip you with tools to excel in your workplace!

On Demand People Analytics Certification Bootcamp

Level up your game with Black In HR's People Analytics Bootcamp! Master the art of using data to drive smarter decisions, optimize your workforce, and become a strategic HR business partner to your stakeholders.

Masterclass: Developing New Managers

This course equips you with the tools to cultivate a strong bench of managers, primed for continuous growth and impactful leadership.

Masterclass: Determining Your Goal Philosophy

Career stuck? Master goal-setting! Learn your purpose, set effective goals and unlock your potential to achieve your dreams.

Masterclass: Effectively Delivering Performance and Disciplinary Feedback

Empower yourself to drive employee development! This course equips you with the skills to give clear, actionable feedback that strengthens performance and addresses challenges.

Masterclass: Mastering Your Comeback: Thriving After a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

Feeling down after a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)? You're not alone. But what if you could use this as a springboard to propel your career forward? This energizing masterclass equips you with the tools to thrive after a PIP.

Compensation Certification Bootcamp

Master employee compensation strategies in this bootcamp. Learn to design competitive pay packages, navigate regulations, and build effective structures. Gain the skills to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.

Masterclass: Navigating Self Evaluations

Self-performance evaluations have become increasingly integral in the modern professional landscape. Approach the process with honesty, self-awareness, and a commitment to your own improvement and the success of your organization.

Masterclass: The Importance of Business Acumen for HR Professionals

Business acumen is the ability to understand and apply business principles to make informed decisions. In the HR field, having business acumen is crucial for success and driving strategic outcomes.

On Demand Employee Relations and Investigations - Certification Bootcamp by Black In HR

Become a master investigator. Learn essential skills like conducting interviews, gathering evidence, and reaching fair conclusions in our employee relations bootcamp.

Employee Relations and Investigations - Certification Bootcamp

Become a master investigator! Learn essential skills like conducting interviews, gathering evidence, and reaching fair conclusions in our employee relations bootcamp.

Masterclass: Fostering an Inclusive Workplace

Diversity refers to the individual and unique characteristics that employees have, their life experiences, how they solve issues, and the organization's overall culture. We dive deeper into defining DEI.

Masterclass: Avoiding Inflated Job Titles

Spotting an inflated job title can be important for job seekers and professionals to ensure they are accurately assessing a job opportunity and the responsibilities. We teach you how to protect your interest during your career journey.

Masterclass: Steps to CYA at Work

Many people struggle with managing priorities and ensuring that deadlines and milestones are at top of mind. We teach you how to protect your interest by covering your ass in the workplace.

Masterclass: Performance Power Ups

In this hour-long masterclass, we will dive deep into the world of performance management and equip you with powerful strategies to unlock the full potential of your organization's workforce.

Masterclass: DEI Remix - Refreshing Your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Approach

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three closely linked values held by many organizations that are working to be supportive of different groups of individuals. This class will teach you some fundamentals when managing DE&I for your organization.

Masterclass: Getting credit for your work

Unfortunately, people will claim the work of others as their own. This can lead to you missing out on opportunities that should rightfully be yours. In this course, you will learn how to get credit for your work contributions and projects.

Masterclass: Decoding Employee Concerns

This course will teach you how to understand the common causes of employee concerns to mitigate risk in your organization.

SHRM On-Demand Certification Bootcamp.

Become an HR leader recognized by top companies. Our instructors, HR executives from Google, Indeed, Amazon, and will guide you to earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential.

Masterclass: Navigating Non-profit Board Politics

This course will teach you how to use your unique perspective and experiences to advocate for changes or initiatives within your organization, emphasizing the importance of diverse representation, inclusive policies and equitable practices.

Masterclass: Navigating Non-profit Board Dynamics

This course will teach you how to navigate situations where resources are limited and strategic thinking is key, while fostering relationships with key decision-makers in the board to advocate for resources that can support your HR vision.

Speaking with Executive Presence Bootcamp

In today's competitive world, it's more important than ever to be able to project an image of authority, confidence, and competence when speaking. This course will teach you the skills you need to communicate effectively in any setting.

Masterclass: Effective Business Writing & Communication

Are you ready to take your business writing to the next level? Our comprehensive course will equip you with the essential skills to craft clear, concise, and persuasive messages that drive results.

Executive Chats

Black In HR Executives host audio only panels on the Clubhouse app where we teach lectures on subjects related to career development, HR, business operations and other topics important to our members. Listen in!

Masterclass: Intro to Non-profit HR

HR for nonprofits includes recruiting talent, compensating them, creating strategies to retain them, and developing nonprofit employment policies that create a safe and productive workplace for them.

Masterclass: Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Fundamentals

Recruitment is the overall process of identifying, sourcing, screening, shortlisting, and interviewing candidates for jobs within an organization. Learn as we provide you tips for improving your talent strategies.

Masterclass: Business Case Implementation and Evaluation

Now that your business case has been approved and funded by leadership, it's time to implement your project.

Masterclass: Mastering Business Case Presentations and Negotiations

Now that your business case is fully developed, we will teach you step-by-step how to negotiate with vendors and present to key decision makers.

Masterclass: HR4HR

HR professionals are trained to deal with workplace problems from employees, but who do they turn to for problems within HR? We provide you tools to deal with complex issues within the HR department.

Masterclass: Fostering an Accountability Culture

A culture of accountability is a culture in which employees are held accountable for completing their tasks and working together to reach goals and solve problems. We teach you how to set expectations and goals and promote growth leadership.

Masterclass: Dealing with Workplace Enemies

Part of growing as a professional means navigating difficult relationships with people who seem to intentionally or unintentionally try to sabotage you. We teach you techniques to take control of your emotions and interactions.

Road to Business Partner-Bootcamp

Ready to grow your skills to prepare to lead your organization? Our Bootcamp is designed to provide you with critical tools to prepare you for senior leadership roles.

Thriving as a Generalist-Bootcamp

New to HR or interested in growing your knowledge? Our Bootcamp is designed to provide you with critical tools to prepare you to move into management. Bring your questions and specific scenarios to discuss with our instructors and your classmates.

Masterclass: Workforce and Succession Planning

Succession planning is a process and strategy for replacement planning or passing on leadership roles. We teach you the process for understanding what is needed to legally and respectfully execute a succession plan.

Masterclass: Workforce Reductions - After Action Review

Workforce reduction, also known as downsizing, restructuring, or reorganizing, may occur when an employer terminates a large number of employees in an effort to reduce business expenses. We teach you how to prepare and navigate this process.

Masterclass: Managing Up

When done well, managing up makes your manager’s (and your) job easier. Understanding the best way to communicate with your boss, demonstrating that you care, meeting performance goals and more, won’t go unnoticed.

Masterclass: People Analytics 102

People analytics is the collection and application of talent data to improve critical talent and business outcomes. We provide you insight and step-by-step guidance in how you can leverage analytics to become a more strategic leader.

Masterclass: Dealing with Difficult People

Part of leadership development is understanding how to work with people who may be considered difficult. We teach you techniques to take control of your emotional intelligence to navigate complex relationships.

2025 March SHRM Certification Course

Become an HR leader recognized by top companies. Our instructors, HR executives from Google, Indeed, Amazon, and Texas A&M, will guide you to earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential.

Masterclass: Workforce Reductions - The Execution

Workforce reduction, also known as downsizing, restructuring, or reorganizing, may occur when an employer terminates a large number of employees in an effort to reduce business expenses. We teach you how to prepare and navigate this process.

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