Earn A Certificate at your Own Pace.

Expand your knowledge and career possibilities with Graduate School USA’s Level 1 Certificate of Accomplishment in Federal Human Resources. Courses required for the Level I Certificate cover the conceptual, technical, and procedural knowledge needed by the successful HR practitioner. This certificate program is available entirely online, helping you maximize your budget and your time.

Two of the required Level 1 courses are entirely self-paced: Take up to six months to complete Federal Human Resources Management and Basic Staffing and Placement.

Practical, job-related, and federal-specific, this program focuses on the real issues that confront today’s HR practitioners and managers.

Budget restrictions and time constraints are always a challenge, but earning your certificate online means:

  • No travel expenses
  • No need to leave the office
  • Courses can be taken from work or home computer or via mobile device
  • High-quality content and student resources

If you have previously taken courses in Graduate School USA's Human Resources curriculum, you may already be on your way toward completion of a certificate.

Learn more about the Level I Certificate of Accomplishment in Human Resources.


Learn more about the go-at-your-own-pace courses that are part of the Level I Certificate of Accomplishment program in Human Resources:

Federal Human Resources Management

Basic Staffing and Placement


Federal Human Resources Management (PERS1731A)

Learn about the principles and concepts that frame federal HRM, the rules that govern HRM actions in the federal government, and the relationships between the following HRM functions: compensation, hiring, employee retention, performance management, and human resources relations.

  • Access anytime from anywhere using your computer or mobile device
  • Work at your own pace and according to your schedule
  • Practical, job focused scenarios, interactive exercises, and pertinent websites
  • Dynamic instructor provides assistance and feedback on assignments
  • Course blog site for articles of interest and discussion

Enroll anytime in this online course. All materials supplied. Instructor-based study. Self-paced; take up to six months to complete.

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Basic Staffing and Placement (STAF7100A)

Learn about the federal hiring process; current staffing law, regulations, rules, and procedures that must be used to ensure that federal hiring is fair and based on merit; and how to select and retain the best-qualified candidates for your agency's jobs.

  • Filled with video and other multimedia-enhanced content
  • Interactive, work-focused practice opportunities
  • Significant peer interaction through blogs and discussion forum assignments
  • Expert instructor provides assistance and feedback throughout

Enroll anytime. All materials supplied. Independent study; take up to six months to complete.

Register now!