Course Description:
Develop an understanding of basic personnel management concepts, their legal foundations and their application to the fire service. Examine the role of the personnel administrator and the processes of procuring, developing, allocating and coordinating human resources. Activities cover personnel planning, staffing, supervision and discipline, labor relations, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity, employee motivation, productivity, compensation and performance evaluations.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Public Administration and/or Advanced Fire Administration or equivalents, and have significant experience as a line officer.
Recommended: Management Principles, Labor/Management Relations, Human Service Management, Theories of the Labor Movement, College Writing or equivalents.
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