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Persons who have taken Benefits Administration may also be interested in the following courses (click on the catalog code link to see a list of upcoming course sections):

Risk Management Basics

Introduction to important definitions, develop knowledge of important terms. Insurance will also be discussed. This is one of five courses in the AAPPA Risk Management Certification Program, and meets 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p,m. on the day of the course offering. If you are taking this course to earn certification in either the Risk Management Certification Program or in the AAPPA HR or Specialist Certification Program, you must take and pass the exam. If you are already certified in either AAPPA or Payroll Specialist, AND you are only taking this course for CE hours in either of those programs, then you do not need to take the exam. If you are already certified as a Risk Management Specialist with AAPPA, you can only repeat this course every five (5) years for CE hours, and do not need to retake the exam. This course may count simultaneously for all three certification programs (AAPPA HR or Specialist, ACPS, ACRMS).

Risk Management Legal Foundations

Laws surrounding risk management will be discussed as well as ways to protect the agency from liability. This is one of five courses in the AAPPA Risk Management Certification Program, and meets 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p,m. on the day of the course offering. If you are taking this course to earn certification in either the Risk Management Certification Program or in the AAPPA HR or Specialist Certification Program, you must take and pass the exam. If you are already certified in either AAPPA or Payroll Specialist, AND you are only taking this course for CE hours in either of those programs, then you do not need to take the exam. If you are already certified as a Risk Management Specialist with AAPPA, you can only repeat this course every five (5) years for CE hours, and do not need to retake the exam. This course may count simultaneously for all three certification programs (AAPPA HR or Specialist, ACPS, ACRMS).

Safety and Health

This course will provide a knowledge foundation of OSHA and the exemptions for local governments. Participants will investigate areas of safety and liability concern for local governments, discuss the importance of safety policy and implementation of such policies and discuss ways to improve the safety culture. This is one of five courses in the AAPPA Risk Management Certification Program, and meets 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p,m. on the day of the course offering. If you are taking this course to earn certification in either the Risk Management Certification Program or in the AAPPA HR or Specialist Certification Program, you must take and pass the exam. If you are already certified in either AAPPA or Payroll Specialist, AND you are only taking this course for CE hours in either of those programs, then you do not need to take the exam. If you are already certified as a Risk Management Specialist with AAPPA, you can only repeat this course every five (5) years for CE hours, and do not need to retake the exam. This course may count simultaneously for all three certification programs (AAPPA HR or Specialist, ACPS, ACRMS).

Workers' Compensation

Participants will develop a foundational knowledge of the history of workers' compensation, discuss the structure of the current US system and identify fraudulent claims. This is one of five courses in the AAPPA Risk Management Certification Program, and meets 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p,m. on the day of the course offering. If you are taking this course to earn certification in either the Risk Management Certification Program or in the AAPPA HR or Specialist Certification Program, you must take and pass the exam. If you are already certified in either AAPPA or Payroll Specialist, AND you are only taking this course for CE hours in either of those programs, then you do not need to take the exam. If you are already certified as a Risk Management Specialist with AAPPA, you can only repeat this course every five (5) years for CE hours, and do not need to retake the exam. This course may count simultaneously for all three certification programs (AAPPA HR or Specialist, ACPS, ACRMS).

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