Allegheny
Certificate
The Labor and Management Studies (LMS) Certificate program is a limited enrollment, workforce program for incumbent workers. This certificate will provide a structured environment where Pittsburgh regional economic issues are discussed from a balanced labor and management perspective. Through course work, independent study and practical application, this program will enhance an awareness of the labor and management relationship to regional economic development, provide a forum for both labor and management to address critical issues and develop a broad perspective of those issues and challenges facing both in the greater Pittsburgh region.
Participants in this program are present or future practitioners in labor and/or management positions such as human resources, supervision, stewards or union officers in a variety of trades and occupations who will be admitted to the program upon submission and approval of the program application.
Program courses are offered once a year and students will progress through this program as part of a cohort. To meet the certificate requirements, students must plan to complete one summer session.
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will:
- Articulate fundamental issues shaping regional economic growth.
- Compare and contrast the varying perspectives that labor and management bring to key regional issues.
- Outline the richness and complexity of labor management history, present relations and future challenges in the context of regional development.
- Apply learned skills including dialogue and conflict resolution and consensus building.
- Relate local economic issues to the challenges of the larger global economy.