Human Relations Training

Central Community College – CCC offers a two week class that is scheduled throughout the semester. The cost of the one credit hour course is $110. To register or for more information, call 308-398-7412 or visit their website at https://www.cccneb.edu/

Peru State College – PSC offers a three week class each semester. The cost of the course is $395. To enroll, call 402-872-2314 or email GraduatePrograms@Peru.edu for more information.

Wayne State College – WSC offers an four-week class and costs $299. Call 402-375-7539 or 402-375-7164 or email ebs@wsc.edu for more information.

Chadron State College – CSC continues to offer their eight week course each semester. More information on the course can be found on their website at https://www.csc.edu/admissions/human-relations-training-educ-271.

University of Nebraska at Kearney – More information on the UNK course can be found on their website at https://www.unk.edu/academics/ecampus/degrees-programs/substitute-teaching-module.php.

Nebraska Indian Community College – NICC offers online (including virtual and/or blended) course options in Fall, Spring, and select Summer Terms. For the 2024-2025 Academic Year, the cost per course is $1/credit hour. More information on NICC can be found on their website at www.thenicc.edu

Midland University – Midland offers an online three-week class beginning every Monday.  The cost of the course is $150.   To register or for more information visit their website: Walker School of Education | EDU207 HUMAN RELATIONS IN EDUCATION

Writing and Submitting a Narrative for the Human Relations Training Requirement

Your narrative must be affirmed and/or validated by the signature of a supervisor who is familiar with your employment experience. The narrative must be a least one detailed typed page for each skill. Each skill must be addressed from the stand point of what you specifically have done to acquire the skill.  Please communicate with your analyst to determine whether you qualify to meet the Human Relations Training Requirement through writing a narrative.  You may not use substitute experience on a conditional to write a narrative.

Six Skills Required for the Human Relations Training Requirement

An awareness and understanding of the values, lifestyles, contributions, and history of a pluralistic society;

The ability to recognize and deal with dehumanizing biases, including but not limited to, sexism, racism, prejudice, and discrimination, and an awareness of the impact such biases have on interpersonal relations;

The ability to translate knowledge of human relations into attitudes, skills, and techniques which result in favorable experiences for students;
The ability to recognize the ways in which dehumanizing biases may be reflected in instructional materials;

Respect for human dignity and individual rights; and

The ability to relate effectively to other individuals and to groups in a pluralistic society other than the teacher’s own.

Format to Use When Writing a Narrative

The following is an abbreviated example of an acceptable format for writing a narrative, which will verify the HRT skills have been met through employment experience.

First Skill: An awareness and understanding of the values, lifestyles, contributions, and history of a pluralistic society;

When Alpha School closed due to depopulation, and other demographic factors, I transferred to Beta School, which served a widely diverse population of the city. Faculty was highly dedicated to the 65% minority students. I was impressed immediately that the faculty addressed student needs without favoritism of some racial/cultural type that I had expected. I learned there are special skills needed to address the minority needs while preserving self-image and I learned these from my fellow faculty at Beta. The cultural sensitivities of American Indian children were especially revealing to me. Some of the learned special skills which I implemented in the classroom are ………

Second Skill: Continue with each skill as indicated above.

Sign your name and include your social security number.

REQUIRED VERIFICATION AND SIGNATURE

Having personal knowledge of (NAME) employment experiences, I hereby verify that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge.
SIGNATURE WITH TITLE OR RELATIONSHIP