Students who have completed the certificate program should have developed a broad set of competencies. They should, for example, be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the history of work and the labor movement, and draw from that history in analyzing contemporary opportunities and challenges facing working people and the labor movement
- Explain the role of labor and workers' organizations in different nations, as well as the relative pros and cons of different organizational structures
- Understand different models of organizing and collective bargaining, and explain their strengths and weaknesses
- Explain the changing nature of work in the global economy and describe the emerging responses from organized labor internationally
- Demonstrate the ability to utilize research and technological tools to analyze and participate in the contemporary labor movement