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Supervisors oversee the productivity and progress of employees who report directly to them. In our Essential Supervision Certificate you will develop skills in building and managing diverse work groups, delegating, legal issues, interviewing and hiring, managing performance, mapping processes, influencing across your organization, and problem solving and decision making.

Intended audience

  • Individual contributors moving into supervisory roles and those recently promoted to supervisory roles
  • Supervisors who want to enhance their leadership skills and increase their effectiveness
  • Required component of the Supervision Mastery Certificate

Benefits of this certificate

  • Foster productive communication and make more effective decisions
  • Be better equipped to meet organizational mission and customer expectations
  • Identify causes of performance deficiencies and help employees pursue job mastery
  • Gain increased confidence in your ability to apply the best strategies to your work situations

To complete this certificate program, you will take all courses listed below. We encourage you to begin with the Principles of Supervision course; however, courses may be taken in any order. Coursework must be completed within two years of your first course. Look for the ESC code which designates courses that apply to the Essential Supervision Certificate program.

Essential Supervision Certificate Courses

60 contact hours / 6.0 CEUs

Courses CEUs   Month(s) Offered
Building Teamwork and Commitment (6 hours)  0.6 Apr/Sept
Delegating to Enhance Job Performance (6 hours)  0.6 May/Oct
Improving Work Processes (6 hours)  0.6  March/Oct
Interviewing and Selection Processes for Supervisors (6 hours)  0.6 Mar/Oct
Leading Through Change (6 hours)  0.6 March/July/Dec
Legal Issues for Managers and Supervisors (6 hours)  0.6 Feb/Dec
Managing Performance and Developing Talent (6 hours)  0.6 June/Nov
Principles of Supervision (18 hours)  1.8 Jan/May/Sept

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Certificate Enrollment Information
To enroll in the Essential Supervision Certificate program call us at 612-624-4000. There is a one-time $35 enrollment fee to enroll in the certificate program. Individuals enrolled in a certificate program are entitled to a $20 discount off course fees. Click here to enroll in the Essential Supervision Certificate program.

Accelerated Certificate Option
Accelerate the completion of your certificate. Register for all the courses in the Essential Supervision Certificate in one easy transaction and complete the certificate in four to seven months. In addition, you pay only $3,500 for this 60-hour certificate; a savings of $370. Select "View Courses/Register Now" from above, and select the accelerated registration option.

Additional Information
For more information on this or any other certificate program please contact the College of Continuing Education Information Center:
Phone: 612-624-4000
E-mail: cceinfo@umn.edu