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HRCI Update

    July 24, 2014

    HRCI has recently had several conversations with many HR professionals to share information about certification from HRCI.
     
    It’s important to know that:
    1)   HRCI will continue to develop and administer its certifications: PHR®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHR–CA®/SPHR-CA®, HRBP® and HRMP®.
    2)   HRCI’s certification and recertification processes will continue as they have been – meaning that your services for recertification and exam preparation are as valuable as ever.
     
    Professional Development
    Your professional development programs are essential to those seeking to recertify their HRCI credentials. HRCI will continue to honor courses that SHRM chapters offer, adding to a professional’s HR knowledge. HRCI recently re-launched its online directory of preapproved programs on its website.
     
    Exam Preparation
    SHRM chapters play an important role in preparing new candidates for HRCI exams. As SHRM’s Learning System products will not be available after 2014, we want you to be aware of the alternative resources that are currently being used successfully by colleges, independent consultants and some chapter groups. While HRCI does not recommend any specific product or organization, as a service to our candidates and instructors, we have compiled a certification preparation resource page of available products recommended by certificants. Several of these certification preparation resources have instructors’ materials and are priced very competitively.
     
    Stay Current
    Certificants have all worked hard for their letters. The only way to stay current is to fulfill certification renewal requirements through HRCI. Please share with your members that their certification cannot be transferred. If they do not recertify with HRCI, their certification could expire, and they will no longer be able to represent themselves as a PHR®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHR–CA®/SPHR-CA®, HRBP® and/or HRMP®.  HRCI certification is trusted, proven, accredited and sought after by individuals and organizations around the world.
     
    Resources to Communicate with your Members about HRCI
    We have developed resources for you to help communicate with your members about the Value of Certification from HR Certification Institute. Please reach out to me at LeeAnn.Evans@hrci.org for the information, and I will deliver a tool kit directly to you.
     
    Connect with HRCI
    We hope you and your members will join the HR conversation on Twitter (@HRCertInstitute) and LinkedIn at HRCI Voices, a new group specifically for HR professionals who want to advance their HR careers.  And, as always, I can be reached at LeeAnn.Evans@hrci.org and (571) 551-6737 with any questions.
     
    HRCI is here to support you and values the services you provide to the HR profession.  We welcome your questions and input.
     
    Thank you for your continued support and your valuable contributions to the HR profession.
     
    Sincerely,
     
    Lee Ann Evans
    Director, HRCI Certification Services
    LeeAnn.Evans@hrci.org
    (571) 551-6737