Fundamentals of Retirement, Flexible and Additional Benefits
Course ID: ILRHR504 Learn about retirement benefits and health plans and accurately communicate that information to your employees. Understand all available options, including flexible benefits and flexible spending accounts. |
Description
This course explores the current environment of the benefits industry and goes in-depth into retirement plans.
The course also explores other types of benefits, including flexible benefits and flexible spending accounts.
Who Should Enroll in This Course?
HR generalists who require a comprehensive overview of the benefits function, and individuals who have recently acquired responsibility for benefits administration and/or planning.Enrollment
To register, contact an Enrollment Counselor at info@ecornell.com or 1-866-326-7635 (+1-607-330-3200 from outside the United States).Certificate programs are eligible for eCornell Payment Plans. Discounts are available for military personnel, veterans, and Cornell University Alumni. eCornell programs are not eligible for financial aid or federal Pell Grants. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
June 20, 2012
July 18, 2012
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Certificate Information
This course can be applied toward the following certificates:CEUs
HRCI Recertification
Additional Information
Course Format
eCornell takes a problem-based approach to learning, and builds each course around realistic case studies and scenarios. All courses are self-paced, and are facilitated by an eCornell instructor, who leads the online discussions and is available to answer specific questions about the course content.
This course contains the following modules:
- Retirement Plans.
- Understanding the retirement planning goals of individuals.
- Ways in which retirement plans can be structured.
- The difference between defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
- Communicating the features of retirement benefit plans to employees.
- Flexible benefits: what they are and how they work.
- Future trends in the world of benefits.
- Additional types of benefits that can help you serve a diverse workforce.
- Effectively communicating the features of flexible benefits to employees.
- Define and describe retirement benefits terms and concepts.
- Identify retirement benefit initiatives for your organization to consider.
- Communicate (or assist in communicating) the features of retirement benefit plans to management and employees.
- Begin to develop the skills needed to establish an ongoing relationship with employees, benefit experts, and service providers in order to help people understand their retirement benefits and make the right decisions.
Flexible Benefits and Trends
Benefits to the Learner
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
Authoring Faculty
M. Michael Markowich, PhD, ILR Extension FacultyDeborah Peters, Teaching Associate
Sponsoring School
Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor RelationsTotal Learning Time
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