Human Rights Certificate Program
Become Certified in Human Rights
Business leaders in support of diversity tend to be both philosophical (“This is the right thing to do”) and practical (“We want to attract and retain the best people”). As a result, most businesses, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and civic groups tend to have statements of value that stress the importance of respecting human dignity and reaching out to all segments of society.
Yet, those value statements mean little unless the philosophy is backed by practical commitment. And that commitment must be more than an abstraction. It must be real, and it must be perceived to be real.
The Wassmuth Center’s Human Rights Certification Program is based in that reality. It provides an individual a deep understanding of the core values of diversity, inclusion, ethics, respect, and civility. To reflect on how those values impact work and personal life and to decide what action can be taken, one person at a time, to bring those values to the workplace or the community. As a final category, participants consider the role of the “Upstander,” the person who embodies those values every day.
Why is Certification Important?
For the individual, certification is a formal recognition of a specific skill set that focuses on human rights and human dignity. For a business or organization, having employees or members who have earned certification proves that value statements are backed by knowledgeable, thoughtful, and meaningful commitments.
Each successful certification is a reminder that people of good intent and goodwill – people like you – are creating a new reputation for their department, their company, and their community as a place where human rights and human dignity are at the center of daily living.
Certification Overview
Certification Themes:
Diversity, Inclusion, Ethics, Civility, Respect, Upstander
Theme Components:
Knowledge, Reflection, Action
Program Format:
Pre-Test, Post-Test, Six Online Modules
Module Structure:
One hour in length comprised of six 10-minute segments (6 hours total)
Are you the first at your business or non-profit to register for the Human Rights Certification Program?
If so, you may qualify to have your registration fee covered through the Program Endowment. 50 businesses or non-profits that are new to the program, can each register two participants at no cost. Contact us for more information.
The following organizations include individuals who obtained their Human Rights Certification through the Wassmuth Center:
Advanced Vein Therapy
Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence Inc.
American Red Cross of Idaho & Montana
Battelle Energy Alliance/Idaho National Lab
BAYAC AmeriCorps
BHA
Boise City Human Resources
Boise City Department of Arts & History
Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau
Boise Music Lessons
Boise School District
Boise State Center for Health
Boise Unitarian
Boise Valley Economic Partnership Universalist
BPA Health Fellowship
Center for Global Health and Healing, Saint Alphonsus Medical Group
Consilio
CPC Internet
Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers
Girl Scouts Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council
Golden Eagle Audubon Society
Gorongosa Project
Hamulic LLC
Hardee Real Estate/Property Management
HP Inc.
Idaho Community Foundation
Idaho Council on Development Disabilities
Idaho Division of Human Resources
Idaho Fish and Game
Idaho Food and Bank
Idaho Humanities Council
Idaho Historical Society
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora
Intermountain Medical Imaging
Idaho Non-Profit Center
Idaho PTV
International Trade Administration
Intuit
Jannus, Inc.
Johnson & Sons Plumbing & Pipeworks LLC
Kris Clegg P.I.F.
Light On The Mountain
Lost Grove Brewing
Love Heals Free Clinic
McClure Center for Public Policy
Meridian Library District
Migration Theory
Minnesota Alliance With Youth
Monroe County Community School
Mountain Home School District
Museum of Idaho
NAU Civic Service Institute
ON Semiconductor
One Stone
Oracle
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Pacific Source
Pinal County Adult Probation
P.O.D.E.R. of Idaho
Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce
Raymond James Assoc.
Red Sky
Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)
Rigby High School
Rio ASE
Saint Alphonsus
Scentsy
Second Chance
SERVE Idaho
SHIP Housing
Shift Strategies
J.R. Simplot Company
Sixth Judicial District CASA Pgm
The Spot Sun Valley
Stackrock Talent
St. Luke’s
Stretch Consulting
Sun Valley Museum of Art
Susan G Komen
The Advocates
The Phoenix – Boise
The Next Step
TOK Commercial
Treasure Valley YMCA
United Way
USAF
US Bank
Western Idaho Community Action Partnership
Vertical View Climbing Gym
Wells Fargo
West Ada School District
Winter Wildlands Alliance
Wood River Women’s Charitable Foundation
Wyakin Foundation
Your Health Idaho
YWCA Lewiston, ID/Clarkston, WA
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
-MAHATMA GANDHI, LAWYER AND POLITICAL ETHICIST