The Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate Program presents: Staffing and Organizing Your Team

Develop job descriptions. Learn how to find potential employees, interview and select the right people. Implement new hire documentation, employment authorization, and onboarding: bringing new employees into the business successfully and productively.

Materials release November 9, 2022 and live weekly Zoom discussions will be held from 3 to 4 PM EDT each Tuesday from November 15 through December 20. Participation in the live sessions is highly encouraged and provides a valued opportunity for peer to peer learning and networking. Registration is $275 and closes November 9, 2022. Continuing education credits are offered. Register today!

About the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate

Supervisors are critical to the success of farm businesses. They have a major impact both on employees' daily work experiences and on the production performance of the business. The Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate helps farm supervisors and managers learn and apply human resource management practices and leadership skills that foster rewarding workplaces and drive business results. Confident managers who thoughtfully apply leadership and management skills improve employee performance, develop teams, reduce employee turnover, and increase employee engagement. The courses within the certificate program will offer extensive practice and engagement activities to build confidence and skill sets.

Each course is made up of five to six weeks of instruction on topics aimed to build your leadership and management skills. Instruction includes a combination of prerecorded lectures, reading assignments, written exercises, live discussion sessions and quizzes. For those looking to learn more on a particular topic, supplemental videos and articles may be recommended by the instructor. To get the most out of the course, students should plan to spend a minimum of two hours each week on combined course activities. Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development's supervisory leadership program consists of six courses.  Those who complete all six courses and achieve 70 percent or better on all weekly quizzes will receive an Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate.