CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Penn State Lehigh Valley has partnered with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest association devoted to human resource (HR) management, to offer courses to help HR professionals prepare for SHRM’s new competency-based certification: the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM –CP) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credentials.
SHRM announced in May 2014 that it was developing a new certification based on the SHRM Competency Model, which identifies eight behavioral competencies and one technical competency – HR Knowledge or HR Expertise – that HR professionals need to advance their careers and improve the effectiveness in the workplace.
The first exam for the new SHRM certification will take place in May 2015.
“The Society for Human Resource Management is delighted at the opportunity to partner with Penn State Lehigh Valley and to help HR professionals acquire both the competencies and knowledge essential for success in today’s global economy,” said J. Robert Carr, senior vice president for membership, marketing and external affairs, SPHR, SHRM. “SHRM is committed to ensuring that the certifications our certificants receive are recognized as best-in-class and distinguishes them in the marketplace. We regard the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP as the new standard in certification for the HR profession.”
With the help of outstanding certification preparation tools from SHRM, our courses will help professionals prepare for the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP exams, which are based on a single, comprehensive SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge and are relevant worldwide, giving professionals the recognition and flexibility to use their knowledge, skills and competencies anywhere their career takes them.
The first course will begin March 11.
SHRM has always focused on making sure HR professionals were seeking and attaining certification and the SHRM certification preparation programs are designed to maximize success – both on the exam and in career development.
To register for the preparation course, visit http://www.lv.psu.edu/CE/28194.htm. For more information on SHRM certifications, visit www.shrmcertification.org.