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Demonstrate Your Human Resource Expertise & Gain Practical Skills
Establish yourself as a globally-recognized HR expert by earning your SHRM Certified Profession (SHRM-CP®) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP®) credential. These professional certifications can open doors for professional advancement, serve to harmonize standards with changing expectations and signal to employers advanced professional development.
For more than a decade, Howard Community College has been a provider of SHRM human resources training. Ensure you're prepared with our course, designed for SHRM credential candidates. Expand and test your knowledge and practical, real-life competencies in areas critical for HR career success.
This intensive 8-week program combines expert instruction with the SHRM Learning System® for SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, so you will learn faster, retain more knowledge and stay on track for success on the exam.
The course is offered twice annually: The winter/spring session commences in February, and the fall session in September. The course tuition & fees includes all course textbooks and access to the SHRM Learning System.
Howard Community College is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
Course Benefits
Offered in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the curriculum provided in the SHRM Learning System is designed by global subject matter experts and covers the entire SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge® (SHRM BASK®). Throughout the program HR professionals are encouraged to acquire the Competencies and Knowledge they'll need to effectively perform their jobs and achieve career success. Our course is designed to help you learn and retain the material effectively and efficiently by combining the best exam preparation system with expert instruction and peer discussion.
HCC offers you a preparation course to help meet your needs and increase your success on the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP exams.
Benefits to You You'll benefit from:
An experienced, certified instructor
The SHRM Learning System, historically ranked the #1 HR certification prep tool
Ability to acquire the knowledge and understand the behavioral competencies to help you prepare for the exam
A structured learning experience that keeps you on track
Opportunities to network and learn from your peers
Benefits To Your Employer Certification benefits your entire organization:
It demonstrates that your HR professionals have mastered the application of HR technical and behavioral competencies.
Certification prepares your HR staff to assume greater leadership roles and contribute to the strategic direction of your organization.
Exam preparation helps HR professionals bring new ideas to your organization that will help drive success.
It helps create a common HR language that optimizes consistency and effectiveness.
Certification is relevant worldwide, as exams cover the new global SHRM BASK®.
Eligibility Requirements
To earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP you must meet specific educational and work experience criteria at the time you submit your application in order to be eligible to sit for the exam. For details on these requirements, visit https://www.shrm.org/credentials/certification/which-shrm-certification.
For those not seeking certification, the SHRM Learning System for SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP course provides a comprehensive and accelerated option for professional development. Participants gain a generalist viewpoint, refresh key ideas and concepts, strengthen their understanding of core HR competencies and increase productivity in the workplace.
Course Topics
Study with learning modules that provide an in-depth exploration of the knowledge domains and behavioral competencies tested on the SHRM exams.
Competencies
Leadership
Leadership & Navigation
Ethical Practice
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Interpersonal
Relationship Management
Communication
Global Mindset
Business
Business Acumen
Consultation
Analytical Aptitude
People
HR Strategic Planning
Talent Acquisition
Employee Engagement & Retention
Learning & Development
Total Rewards
Organization
Structure of the HR Function
Organizational Effectiveness & Development
Workforce Management
Employee & Labor Relations
Technology Management
Workplace
Managing a Global Workforce
Risk Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
U.S. Employment Law & Regulations
Enroll in a Course for the Current Term
SHRM Certified HR Professional Test Prep Course *NEW!*
Earning your SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential establishes you as a recognized expert in the HR field. This certification preparation course covers four knowledge domains: People, Organization, Workplace, and Strategy as well as eight behavioral competencies. This intensive course combines expert instruction with the current SHRM Learning System so you will learn faster, retain more knowledge, and stay on track as you prepare for the exam. For those not seeking certification, this course provides a comprehensive and accelerated option for professional development. The course includes all course materials and access to the SHRM Learning System, but does not cover registration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations. No refund seven days prior to course start date. 2.4 CEUs.
* Fees not eligible for waiver. ** Tuition and fees not eligible for waiver for XE courses. (S) = Supplies needed. Instructor will provide list at first class. (T) = Textbook recommended or required. Purchase at HCC Bookstore or online before first class. (DB) = Digital badge eligible.
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