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With so many educational opportunities and certificates available in the market today, why do more than 130,000 HR professionals in 100 countries consider certification from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) essential to their careers and a hallmark of their success?

HRCI offers six certifications that provide an opportunity for HR professionals around the world and in different roles and stages of the profession to demon-strate relevance, competence, experience, credibility and dedication to human resources to their employers, clients, staff members and professional peers.

HRCI CERT IF ICAT IONSThe six HRCI certifications serve HR professionals based on experience level, professional focus and geographic area.

PHR® Demonstrates mastery of the technical and operational aspects of HR practices, laws and regulations in the United States

SPHR® Demonstrates mastery of the strategic and policy-making aspects of HR management in the United States

PHR-CA® SPHR-CA®

Demonstrates mastery of HR management practices unique to California, United States

GPHR® Demonstrates mastery of cross-border HR responsibilities, policies and initiatives

HRBP® Demonstrates mastery of technical and operational HR principles, independent of geographic region

HRMP® Demonstrates mastery of HR strategy, policy development and service delivery, independent of geographic region

COMPETENCY BASED, PROFESSIONALLY RELEVANTHR professionals can gain expertise through many sources of training, development and experience. That expertise is validated through HRCI certification. HRCI certificants maintain that high level of expertise and stay up-to-date in HR practices by maintaining certification through continual training, development and professional practice.

HRCI relies on several means to validate the expertise of HR professionals. These measures are validated through a study of the profession, called a practice analysis, conducted approximately every five years. This study provides the framework that HRCI measures in each certification, and confirms the experience and educational requirements associated with each HRCI certification.

HR CERTIFICATION VALIDATES YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

WHY PURSUE AN HRCI CERTIFICATION?

Competency Based,

Professionally Relevant

Accredited and Globally Recognized Certificants

Represents HR Professional

Expertise

By HR Professionals, for the Global HR Profession

ACCREDITED AND GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIF ICANTS More than 130,000 professionals hold one or more of HRCI’s six certifications, making them the largest network of HR certificants in the world. This global presence continues to grow, ensuring recognition of HRCI certifications by corporations, non-profits, government agencies and fellow professionals.

Certified HR professionals benefit from the relationships many organizations have with HRCI, as many actively support HRCI certifications by sponsoring their employees who pursue them and embedding them in professional development plans.

Established in 1976, HRCI is the largest HR certification organization in the world, and its core products are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). By meeting NCCA’s accreditation standards, HRCI demonstrates its independence, its commitment to quality and fairness and its responsibility to properly certifying professional competency.

REPRESENTS HR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE HR professionals work in every type of organization and in a variety of roles and specialties. Earning an HRCI certification may introduce you to areas of the profession that you may not work in every day and expands your base of HR knowledge. Your HRCI certification shows that you demonstrate expertise in human resources as a whole. This provides certified professionals with enhanced opportunities for professional flexibility in different areas of specialization. It also demonstrates to employers that you have dedicated the time necessary to gain expertise, both within your current responsibilities and beyond.

An HRCI certification also demonstrates dedication to the HR profession. At a time when organizations are increasingly concerned about employee retention and engagement, certification shows fellow HR professionals and organizations that you are invested in your HR career and hold a recognized place in the profession.

Finally, certification promotes a common language among HR professionals through assessment against HRCI’s published bodies of knowledge, which serve as the blueprint for each exam.

BY HR PROFESSIONALS , FOR THE GLOBAL HR PROFESSIONEvery year, hundreds of volunteers representing all global geographic regions, industries and specialties in the HR profession together contribute thousands of hours of time to HRCI. They create each question that appears on an examination, peer review the questions for technical validity and applicability to current HR practice, and ensure that the examinations measure professional competency by requiring applicants to demonstrate their ability to apply knowledge on the job. They ensure the work performed by HRCI reflects the needs of HR professionals around the world.

The efforts of these Subject Matter Experts ensure that HRCI certifications and examinations are relevant and reflect current work performed by HR professionals and adjust as changes in the practice of human resources take place.

HRCI CERTIFICATION MEASURES

ASSESSMENT

Demonstrated exper t ise through a valid, reliable, and fa ir assessment

CONT INUING COMPETENCE

Ongoing development and exper ience must be demonstrated to mainta in

cer t i f icat ion

EXPER IENCE

Gained through working as an HR professional

WHICH CERTIFICATION IS RIGHT FOR YOU?CERTIFICATION AREA OF EXPERIENCE ACADEMIC DEGREE YEAR(S)

EXPERIENCE EXAMINATION CONTINUING COMPETENCE

Professional in Human Resources (PHR®)

Experience in an exempt-level (professional) HR position, focusing on technical and operational aspects of HR practices, laws, and regulations

Less than Bachelor’s Degree

4 years 175 scenario- and competency- based multiple choice questions

60 recertification credits per three years

Bachelor’s Degree 2 years

Master’s Degree or higher 1 year

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®)

Experience in an exempt-level (professional) HR position, focusing on strategy and policy making

Less than Bachelor’s Degree

7 years 175 scenario- and competency- based multiple choice questions

60 recertification credits per three yearsBachelor’s Degree 5 years

Master’s Degree or higher 4 years

California Certification (PHR-CA®/SPHR-CA®)

You must hold a current PHR or SPHR designation to sit for the California exam.

125 scenario- and competency-based multiple choice questions

15 out of 60 recertification credits per three years

Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR®)

Eperience in an exempt-level (professional) HR position, focusing on cross-border HR responsibilities

Less than Bachelor’s Degree

4 years* 165 scenario- and competency- based multiple choice questions

60 recertification credits per three yearsBachelor’s Degree 3 years*

Master’s Degree or higher 2 years*

Human Resource Business Professional (HRBP®)

Experience in an exempt-level (professional) HR position, focusing on technical and operational aspects of HR practices

Less than Bachelor’s Degree or global equivalent

4 years 170 scenario- and competency- based multiple choice questions

60 recertification credits per three yearsBachelor’s Degree or global

equivalent2 years

Master’s Degree (or global equivalent) or higher

1 year

Human Resource Management Professional (HRMP®)

Experience in an exempt-level (professional) HR position, focusing on strategy and policy making

Less than Bachelor’s Degree or global equivalent

7 years 130 scenario- and competency- based multiple choice questions

60 recertification credits per three years

Bachelor’s Degree or global equivalent

5 years

Master’s Degree (or global equivalent) or higher

4 years

*At least two years of global experience is required.

Having my GPHR and HRMP certifications after my name validates the strength and depth of my knowledge and experience in international HR. My certifications ‘sell’ my professional offerings before I even say a word.

— Kendal Callison, GPHR, HRMP

Obtaining my certification has motivated me to incorporate my own HR consulting and training firm – Island Human Resources. Having the HRBP certification brings instant credibility to me as a consultant and assures my clients that I have the required expertise and depth of knowledge in HR matters to meet their organizations’ needs.

— Rachel Rolle, HRBP

I have seen the value of my HR certification increase from my employer and many other organizations as they prefer and even require HR Certification Institute’s credentials…that has opened employment opportunities and provided me with professional credibility.

— Javier Lozano, SPHR-CA, GPHR

Becoming certified took me out of

my comfort zone and broadened my

interests in other areas.

– Joe Van Allen, PHR, LEGO Systems

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WE BELIEVE IN THE DYNAMIC POWER OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

WE ARE A MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE PROFESSION.

OUR VISION IS CLEAR: A GLOBAL HR PROFESSION, WHOSE MOST EFFECTIVE AND INFLUENTIAL PRACTITIONERS AND LEADERS PROUDLY MAINTAIN OUR CREDENTIALS.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY IN PRACTICE. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US.

WE ARE CERTIFIED.