Congratulations on our newly certified members!

Allison Richards, PHR

Ellen Wolowic, PHR

Rachel Sterk, SPHR

Would you like to join the list of certified members?

The application for the last exam period under current eligibility requirements is now open. Interested exam applicants have till October 8, 2010, to apply. After that date, each application will incur a US$50 late fee.

The 2011 new exam eligibility changes include:

PHR eligibility requirements—minimum of four years of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience with less than a bachelor’s degree; minimum of two years of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience with a bachelor’s degree; or one year of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience with a master’s degree or higher.

SPHR eligibility requirements—minimum of seven years of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience with less than a bachelor’s degree; minimum of five years of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience with a bachelor’s degree; or minimum of four years of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience with a master’s degree or higher.

GPHR eligibility requirements—minimum of four years of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience (two of the four years must be in global HR) with less than a bachelor’s degree; minimum of three years of demonstrated professional (exempt-level) HR experience (with two of the three years in global HR) with a bachelor’s degree; or minimum of two years of demonstrated global professional (exempt-level) HR experience with a master’s degree or higher.

Students—will not be eligible to sit for the certification exams until they have the required level of professional work experience for their education level.

Current certified HR professionals—who would like to recertify by exam in 2011 or after must meet the new eligibility requirements in order to take the exam, even if they are eligible for the exam under current standards.

As a benefit of BHRA Membership, we provide study group information and materials.  Please contact our Certification Chair, Marsha Bingham, PHR marsha.bingham@staples.com for more information.

Costs:

PHR - $250.00 for SHRM Members, $300 for non-members.
SPHR - $375 for SHRM Members; $425 for non-members.

An extra $50 for a late registration.

For HR Certification preparation using the SHRM Learning System visit: http://www.shrm.org/Education/educationalproducts/learning/Pages/default.aspx

The University of Minnesota offers an Online HR Certification Test Preparation (PHR/SPHR) program (HRCI approved).  For additional information please visit: http://cce.umn.edu/shrm

Additional resources for certification can be found at http://www.hrci.org