Professional and Senior Professional in Human Resources (PHR/SPHR)
Featuring the SHRM Learning System - Prepare to earn your PHR or SPHR with a course and instructors that consistently beat the college/university and national pass rates.
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Officially endorsed by The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), this comprehensive course will prepare you for the internationally recognized Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) exam in just 12 weeks. These certifications will allow you to advance your career by being a leader in human resources with an internationally recognized credential.
Updated to reflect the new 2007 HRCI Body of Knowledge, your course is offered in a blended learning format. You’ll learn from a dynamic classroom experience, application exercises that develop specific competencies and decision-making skills, workbooks, and online tools and resources with a comprehensive test bank of over 1800 questions, legislative updates and downloadable eFlashcards. You also will receive the SPHR supplement which will help you apply information across functional areas, a key factor to success on the SPHR. Note: course fees include the cost of all materials.
Following this course you will be able to:
- Confidently sit for the PHR or SPHR exam
Apply and reinforce key HR concepts across all functional areas
Develop strategic thinking skills and strengthen decision making
Access significant legislative and HR policy changes
Have a comprehensive overview of the core human resource functions
Who Should Attend:
- Human Resources professionals
Employee benefits personnel
HR Practitioners
Training and development directors
Other mid-level managers pursuing career change or promotion
Key Learning Areas Covered on the Exam:
Strategic Management
Includes the role of HR in organizations, the strategic planning process, assessing the internal environment, scanning the external environment, evaluating HR’s strategic contributions, ethical issues affecting organizations, and HR and the legislative and regulatory environment.
Workforce Planning and Employment
Covers key legislation affecting employee rights, privacy and consumer protection, EEO/Affirmative Action, gender discrimination and harassment, organizational staffing requirements, job analysis and documentation, recruitment, flexible staffing, selection and retention, organizational exit, and employee records management.
Human Resource Development
Examines key legislation, HRD and the organization, organizational development initiatives, adult learning and motivation, training and development, talent management, developing leaders, and performance management.
Total Rewards
Includes key compensation legislation, total rewards and the strategic focus of the organization, compensation structure, compensation systems, introduction to benefit programs and key benefits legislation, government-mandated benefits, deferred compensation plans, health-care benefits, other non-statutory benefits, compensation and benefits for international employees, and evaluating the total rewards system and communicating it to employees.
Employee and Labor Relations
Covers laws affecting employee and labor relations, employee relations and organizational culture, employee involvement strategies, measuring employee attitudes, policies, procedures, and work rules, discipline and complaint resolution, labor relations legislation and union organizing, unfair labor practices, collective bargaining, and strikes and secondary boycotts.
Risk Management
Examines organizational risk, key legislation, safety, health, security, and privacy.
For more information:
To find out more about our open enrollment opportunities, contact Terri at 612-625-4245 or mora0127@umn.edu.
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