Organization Development Specialist Certificate
Organization Development (OD) is a rapidly growing profession geared to improving both performance and people in the workplace. The aim of this certificate is to help you understand your role as a leader and change agent and provide you the best-in-class OD models, case studies, and skills to meet the needs of increasingly demanding organizational environments. Whether you have extensive experience or are just entering the field, this program will offer you the learning opportunities and practice you need to succeed as an OD specialist.
Intended audience
- Leaders and managers who want to learn how to guide change to achieve goals
- Human resource practitioners who want a firm foundation of OD theory, models and skills for change
- Organization development specialists who want to expand their skills for larger and longer impact
- Workplace learning and performance professionals who want to lead change and improve individual, team and enterprise-wide performance in organizational settings
Benefits of this certificate
- Understand your role leading change and improving individual, team or organizational-wide performance
- Develop and implement focused, practical assessments
- Identify principles for guiding, implementing and evaluating change effectively
- Gain valuable models and tools to apply back at the workplace
- Network with other OD professionals
To complete this certificate program, you will take four required courses for a total of 48 contact hours. The courses may be taken in any order, but must be completed within two years of your first course. Look for the ODC code which designates courses that apply to the Organization Development Specialist Certificate program. There is a one-time $35 certificate enrollment fee.
Organization Development Specialist Certificate Courses
48 contact hours / 4.8 CEUs
| Courses | CEUs | Month(s) Offered |
| Fundamentals of Leading Organization Development (12 hours) | 1.2 | Oct/Nov |
| Leading Individual Change Interventions - Advanced Coaching (12 hours) | 1.2 | Dec |
| Successfully Leading Team Intervention Strategies (12 hours) | 1.2 | Feb |
| Successfully Leading Enterprise-Wide Change Management (12 hours) | 1.2 | Apr |
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Certificate Enrollment Information
To enroll in the Organization Development Specialist 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 Organization Development Specialist Certificate program.
Additional Information
For more information on this or any other certificate program please click on the "View Courses/Register Now" button at the top of the page or contact the College of Continuing Education Information Center:
Phone: 612-624-4000
E-mail: cceinfo@umn.edu.
