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SHRM PHR/SPHR Certification Course Agenda

Session 1: Orientation

  • Review course expectations
  • Review exam requirements
  • Distribute the SHRM Learning Systems text

Session 2: Workforce Planning

  • Key Legislation Affecting Employee Rights
  • Key Legislation Affecting Privacy and Consumer Protection
  • Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
  • Gender Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
  • Organizational Staffing Requirements
  • Job Analysis and Documentation
  • Recruitment
  • Flexible Staffing
  • Selection and Retention
  • Organizational Exit
  • Employee Records Management

Session 3: Total Rewards

  • 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 Nonstatutory Benefits
  • Compensation and Benefit Programs for International Employees
  • Evaluating the Total Rewards System and Communicating It to Employees

Session 4: Human Resources Development

  • Key Legislation
  • Human Resource Development and the Organization
  • Organizational Development Initiatives
  • Adult Learning and Motivation
  • Training and Development
  • Talent Management
  • Developing Leaders
  • Performance Management

Session 5: Employee and Labor Relations

  • 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
  • Strikes and Secondary Boycotts

Session 6: Strategic Management

  • The Role of Human Resources in Organizations
  • The Strategic Planning Process
  • Assessing the Internal Environment
  • Scanning the External Environment
  • Evaluating HR’s Strategic Contributions
  • Ethical Issues Affecting Organizations
  • HR and the Legislative and Regulatory Environment

Session 7: Risk Management

  • Organizational Risk
  • Key Legislation
  • Safety
  • Health
  • Security
  • Privacy

Check the course schedule for available courses.



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