Even the best rewards strategy will be compromised if employees and executives don’t understand it. This course will help you effectively inform, persuade and motivate various stakeholders, increasing the power of your rewards strategy and providing your organization with a competitive advantage when pursuing talent.
This course was previously titled Strategic Communication in Total Rewards.
What You Will Learn:
This course balances theoretical insight and practical application, ending with a case study that reinforces what you learn.
Along the way, you will gain key concepts of communication, as well as an eight-step strategic process for designing, developing and implementing successful Total Rewards communication plans.
- Learn why you need to strategically plan a communication campaign.
- Discuss the characteristics of effective communication.
- Understand the eight steps of the communication process.
- Identify the appropriate communication channel for delivering your message.
- See specific Total Rewards communications considerations and special situations.
- Understand how to manage your communication campaign.
Additional Information
This course is designed to help benefits professionals more effectively communicate about employee benefits programs. We recommend taking Strategic Communication in Employee Benefits as the third course toward your CBP certification.
You must pass the required certification exam accompanying this course to acquire your certification.
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WorldatWork Certification
Successful completion of this course and its accompanying exam can be applied to the Certified Benefits Professional (CBP®) certification.
WorldatWork Recertification
Course and Exam - 2.0 credits
Exam Only - 0.5 credits
CEUs
1.6 credits
HRCI Recertification
16 credits
SHRM Recertification
16 credits
This updated e-learning course will be available from April 2025.
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This updated course Exam will be available from April 2025.
If you want to take the course Exam now, you can still purchase the 2024 legacy Exam.
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