Offered by Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, PGCert in Human Resources Management is a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Overview Learn knowledge and skills to support human capital in any organization - Launch your human resources management career. The one-year Human Resources Management Ontario College Graduate Certificate program prepares you to be a human resources management professional. This program offers you both applied and theoretical lessons focusing on building human resources management graduate-level knowledge and skills needed to attract, select and retain the best organizational talent. In addition, you learn the foundational knowledge required to act as a human resources management strategic business partner in an organization. Faculty and facilitators include credentialed academics and practitioners from across the spectrum of human resources management who are dedicated to preparing you for career success. Acquire essential knowledge and skills related to finance and accounting, organizational behaviour, project management and employment law. Adopt an applied approach of the theories, exploring: recruitment and selection compensation employee and labour relations training and development human resources strategic planning industrial relations occupational health and safety Work toward your Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) accreditation from the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA). The nine certified human resources professional coursework requirements from the HRPA are within this certificate and approved by HRPA. Upon graduation, you are prepared for a rewarding career in human resources management. You could launch your career in both for-profit and non-profit organizations, such as hi-tech, health care, manufacturing, or retail. You could assume the role of: human resources management generalist human resources management coordinator human resources management business partner occupational health and safety specialist recruiter training and development specialist labour relations specialist compensation analyst
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to this postgraduate certificate requires an Ontario College Advanced Diploma, Degree, or equivalent. International applicants with transcripts must provide proof of the subject-specific requirements and may need language proficiency documentation; domestic applicants with international transcripts require evaluation through ICAS or WES. International applicants must meet Algonquin's English Language Proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic overall band 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band, the Duolingo English Test at 120 overall with no component below 105, or TOEFL iBT at the score Algonquin publishes for the test's current format. No minimum GPA or average is published on the page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for September 2027 entry the application portal opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers must be accepted by 1 May 2027, while later applications are still assessed as space allows; Algonquin publishes no separate equal-consideration date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly via Algonquin's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; instead of one fixed date the college posts a program-by-program closing-date list shortly before each term starts - for Fall 2026 most programs closed 16 September 2026, technology programs by 9-10 September; no Winter 2027 or Fall 2027 international list has been posted yet, so admission remains effectively rolling until each list is published and fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
