Overview/Description
The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations, HRCI/PHR (Professional in Human Resources certification), cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including legislation affecting employee and consumer rights, and matters of workforce management. The HRCI certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and provides testing and certification services. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's employment practices are fair and equitable, and that they comply with required regulations and recommended policies and practices. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations in the areas of federal anti-discrimination legislation and workforce management. In this course, you'll learn about legislation that is specific to employee rights, privacy, and consumer protection. In addition, you'll learn about effective methods for creating sound job descriptions and job specifications. All the topics in this course are based on the Workforce Planning and Employment functional area of the HR Body of Knowledge recommended by SHRM. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.
Target Audience
Human resources professionals who are preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's certification examinations