SDEA :: PHR®/SPHR®

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This development opportunity features the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Learning System™ course: An intensive fourteen-week program designed primarily for individuals seeking certification as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR®) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®). We offer this program in cooperation with SHRM and Chapman University.

The curriculum, designed by subject matter experts, helps to develop specific competencies and decision making skills. As a certification preparation program, it consistently exceeds the national pass rate. By attending our course, you will receive the added benefits of experienced instructors and a structured classroom environment that enhances learning and helps you stay on track. With our blended approach, you will learn from printed workbooks, software, online tools and a dynamic one-of-a-kind classroom experience.

Participants will benefit from:
Updated content, reflecting legislative changes, recent HR developments and student feedback. An expanded bank of test questions - 1500 in all. More practice tests, formatted to mimic the current HRCI exam experience. A new SPHR® supplement, which helps students take a more strategic approach, applying information across functional areas. Access to the new SHRM Learning System™ Resource Center, featuring HR updates, webcasts, test-taking tips, related links and e-flashcards that can be printed or downloaded to a PDA. Periodic online updates covering significant legislation and HR policies changes.

*Retake Policy: If you do not pass the HRCI Exam or if circumstances prevent you from completing this course, you may retake the course within one year of current course start date without incurring an additional tuition fee. However if the SHRM materials have been updated, you may be required to pay for that portion if you retake the course.

This valuable program is held at
The SDEA Learning Center , located at 12255 Parkway Centre Drive, Poway , CA 92064

Class hours are 4:00PM - 7:15PM
Monday evenings

Begins Monday, August 18th, 2008

$975 / member
$1075 / non member

or January 16th, 2009

$975 / member
$1075 / non member

Download a pdf for the course here.

Key HR Topics Covered in the Updated 2007 SHRM Learning System

Strategic Management
Evaluating HR’s strategic contributions
Assessing the internal environment
Scanning the external environment
Ethical issues
Legislative and regulatory environment

Workforce Planning and Employment
Key legislation affecting employee rights
Privacy and consumer protection
EEO/Affirmative Action
Gender discrimination and harassment
Organizational staffing requirements
Job analysis and documentation
Recruitment
Flexible staffing
Selection and retention
Organizational exit
Employee records management

Total Rewards
Key compensation and benefits legislation
Total rewards and the strategic focus of the organization
Compensation structure and systems
Intro to benefit programs
Government-mandated benefits
Other nonstatutory benefits
International employees
Evaluating the total rewards system and communicating it to employees

Employee and Labor Relations
Employee relations and organizational culture
Employee involevment 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

Risk Management
Organizational risk
Key legislation
Safety
Health
Security
Privacy