(Senior) Professional in Human Resources

Overview

The (Senior) Professional in Human Resources and the Professional in Human Resources qualifications are the global benchmarks used to demonstrate expertise in HRM.   The PHR/SPHR was established by the Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org), the largest professional HR organisation in the world with over 150,000 members.  Possession of the qualifications shows a mastery over the skills needed for addressing human resource strategic planning, family/social issues impacting the workplace, employee rights, international competition, and other key HR issues

The PHR/SPHR are aimed at all human resource practitioners and consultants who wish to improve their strategic analysis of key HR issues.   Both exams cover the same material.  However, the questions on the SPHR are more strategic in nature as this examination draws on the experiences and skills used at the senior management level.   The focus of the PHR is more operational in nature.

Future Progression

Future career options include HR leadership positions within the public and private sector, specialization as a consultant in any of the HR focus areas and a transfer into general management positions in any industry.

What You Will Cover

Strategic Management: Activities used to formulate HR objectives, practices and policies to meet the short- and long-range organizational needs and opportunities

Employee and Labour Relations:  The processes of analyzing, developing, implementing, administering, and performing ongoing evaluation of the workplace relationship between employer and employee

Total Rewards:  Analyzing, developing, implementing, administering, and performing ongoing evaluation of a total compensation and benefits system for all employee groups consistent with human resource management goals.

Workforce Planning and Employment:  Planning, developing, implementing, administering, and performing ongoing evaluation of recruiting, hiring, orientation, and organizational exit to ensure that the workforce will meet organization’s goals and objectives.

Human Resource Development: Ensuring that the skills, knowledge, abilities, and performance of the workforce meet the current and future organizational and individual needs through developing, implementing, and evaluating activities and programs addressing employee training and development, change and performance management

Risk Management: Analyzing, developing, implementing, administering, and performing ongoing evaluation of programs, practices, and services to promote the physical and mental well-being of individuals in the workplace, and to protect individuals and the workplace from unsafe acts, unsafe working conditions

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement is three years experience in an HR-related function.

Key Programme Dates

There are two class periods for the programme each year - January to June and July to December.   The respective registration deadlines are November 30 and June 30.   Examinations are held in June and December.

Classes are held on Saturdays from 12:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M.