This online interactive and NBAA-approved Professional Development Program (PDP) course covers the Human Resources 1 (HR1) objective in entirety. The HR1 objective has five sub-objectives. Each sub-objective has a video lesson, ebook, and bonus audio MP3 of the video lesson. The course includes quizzes, discussions, and a certificate of completion. Completion of this course requires approximately 3 hours. It does NOT need to be completed in one sitting. Topics covered in this course:

  • a. Identify optimum staffing levels for mission and/or fleet changes
  • b. Identify methods, resources and qualification requirements to assess workload activity (e.g., surveys, NBAA Management Guide, company guidelines, job descriptions, fatigue risk management, licensing, NBAA CAM Content Outline)
  • c. Identify role and responsibilities for position (e.g., job description)
  • d. Evaluate use of direct employees and independent contractors
  • e. Utilize effective succession planning strategies

Course Curriculum

  Welcome to HR1: Optimum Staffing
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  HR1A. Identify optimum staffing levels for mission and/or fleet changes
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  HR1B: Identify methods, resources and qualification requirements to assess workload activity
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  HR1C: Identify role and responsibilities for position
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  HR1D: Evaluate use of direct employees and independent contractors
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  HR1E. Utilize effective succession planning strategies
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Hi, I'm Dr. Daniel Prather, A.A.E., CAM, the developer and facilitator of this course and creator of PDPCredit.com.


As an educator since 2006, a Certified Aviation Manager since 2013, and an NBAA-approved provider since 2014, I personally created PDPCredit.com to bring PDP courses to business aviation professionals regardless of time travel schedules or availability. These online courses are available when you are! More courses will be rolled out in the near future, so please bookmark us! Reach out with any questions or comments! Lifelong learning is easy with PDPCredit.com.

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