Today, the ShRM Foundation is launching the Returns the Talen Certificate Program (GTBTW)Funded with generous support from the Lumina Foundation. The certificate, which focuses on the hiring of qualified people who have criminal and / or conviction, is the first of its kind, said Wendi SAFSTROM, Executive Director of the SHRM Foundation.
The 10 -hour online learning program provides education and the resources necessary to shed light on HR practices in the attraction, hiring and conservation of these people and the equipment of HR professionals they need.
Thanks to this multiple facets program, SAFSTROM said: “The ShRM Foundation and the HR community can influence systemic changes on a large scale for this critical population by directing work initiatives that offer second -chance populations an equitable opportunity to take a job.”
The program resources help human resources professionals, job managers and front -line supervisors recognize their own biases, act and capitalize on the value of the employment of people with criminal and / or conviction.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) launched The GTBTW initiative In 2019 a month later Adoption of Fair Chance Actwhich improves the rehabilitation and reintegration of opportunities for thousands of incarcerated men and women. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, Chairman of SHRM and CEO, called on employers to change their recruitment practices to include candidates with criminal history.
SHRM research revealed that:
The Lumina Foundation, a private foundation based in Indianapolis, provides financial support for this initiative, with a program created by the Center for Employment Opportunities. The Lumina Foundation has more than 30 years of experience in work with the use of back to school.
Other SHRM resources:
Return the digital toolbox to workSHRM Foundation
Workers in the event of a criminal record: prospects for consumers and employeesSHRM research and surveys
4 best practices for second chance hiring,, Online shRMFebruary 2020
What do your workers think of colleagues with violent criminal records?,, Online shRMOctober 2020
Use the former imprisoned: a global perspective,, Online shRMAugust 2019
Hiring people with criminal history is easier than you think,, Online shRMMarch 2019
