Employee Benefits Certificates and Topic Courses

Break into the industry or expand your existing employee benefits knowledge to build credibility, drive meaningful influence on organizational success, and show your commitment to clients and the industry.

Build your knowledge of self-funded group health plan creation, administration, and management.

Build your foundational knowledge and skills with this comprehensive program covering health care and prescription plans, the ACA and HIPPA, and delivery models. 

Explore programs clients can implement to promote employee wellness and savings tools including HSA, HRA, and FSA accounts. 

Expand your knowledge of the complex laws and regulations that surround health plans and their impact on your clients.

Develop an enhanced mastery of the complexities of Social Security and FMLA and methods to minimize productivity losses as a result of employee leave.

Sharpen your knowledge of life- and retirement-focused products to offer a full range of employee benefits services to your clients.

Group health benefits play a key role in your clients' businesses. Having trained staff who can effectively answer group health plan questions is essential. 

Employers providing group health plans for their employees often choose to self-fund medical benefits instead of purchasing insurance. Help your clients navigate self-funded plans.

HSAs are designed to pay for day-to-day qualified medical expenses on a tax-favored basis before health coverage provided through a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) begins.

Navigating through sources of coverage, the different types of drugs that exist, various plan costs and features, and the claims process can be difficult. Learn how prescription drug plan sponsors can help.

Learn how taking an active role in supporting employee wellness can improve overall productivity and the health and stability of a workforce.

Learn more about the various types of private and government-sponsored disability insurance programs and how to guide consumers through the decision-making process.

Examine the many considerations for structuring and administering a compliant 401(k) plan, including including employer/employee contributions, nondiscrimination testing, safe harbor protections and distributions.

Dive deep into Title I of ADA, which specifically provides protection from employment discrimination to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

Get quickly up to speed on the requirements COBRA, including who is entitled and how coverage must be administered.

Learn about the different pay- and service-related benefit formulas, plan funding responsibilities, investment decisions and risks, distribution methods and plan termination options.

Study how profit-sharing plans, ESOPs, money purchase pension plans, employer-sponsored IRAs, SEP plans and SIMPLE plans provide retirement savings options to employees.

Get the information you need to understand the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Help employers identify their responsibilities under FMLA so they can administer leave properly to eligible employees.

This course is designed to help fiduciaries understand their responsibilities and avoid penalties and personal liability.

This course reviews the various requirements of health care flexible spending accounts (HCFSAs), dependent care flexible spending accounts (DCFSAs) and limited purpose FSAs.

Understand the methods for managing health care costs and quality that plan sponsors may share with their participants.

Stay informed on ever-developing health care delivery models.

Designed for those who help participants enroll in health insurance coverage.

This course defines health literacy and its importance and provides a comprehensive overview of how to assist consumers with low health literacy in any setting.

This course reviews HRA funding requirements, tax advantages, distribution options for qualifying medical expenses, claims substantiation and other administration considerations.

Comprehensive training on the latest HIPAA regulations for plan sponsors and business associates.

Learn administrative, physical and technical best-practice safeguards to have in place and how to document your compliance.

Review the various types and best practices of short- and long-term leave programs that employers can provide.

Gain a solid understanding of life insurance options, business-oriented life policies, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policies, and underwriting and eligibility requirements.

This course addresses absence management strategies and other tools for driving employee productivity.

For anyone who counsels health care consumers, this course provides guidance on how to objectively advise consumers about their choices.

Everything you need to know about the ACA-created online Marketplace, also known as a public exchange in some states, is covered in this course.

Understand the different plan structures available and the IRC and ERISA requirements that retirement plans must meet to qualify for tax advantages.

Explore Medicare benefits, eligibility, and enrollment options. Understand how employer-sponsored health care plans work with current employees over 65. Review long-term care insurance.

Meet all the key players involved in designing, administering and growing a retirement plan.

Learn how self-funded plan sponsors can use data analytics, predictive modeling and various plan designs to deliver cost-effective health care benefits.

Learn about the types of stop-loss insurance available and what to know before purchasing and negotiating a policy.

Designed to help both employers and individual workers understand eligibility requirements and funding processes.

Self-funded group health plan sponsors must give careful consideration to plan administration. This includes enrolling participants, collecting contributions, processing claims, and maintaining compliance with federal laws.