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CertificatesThe S/PHR program is divided into six modules, each of which builds on the preceding one and concludes with a relative section in the examination. Not all topic areas are given equal weight at each module of the S/PHR exams. The different topic areas for the six modules are as follow:
Module 1: Business Management and Strategy
- Strategic role of HR in organizations
- HR Business Management Skills
- Strategic Planning Process
- Assessing the Internal/and Scanning the External Environment
- Measuring Strategic Outcomes
- Ethical Issues Affecting Organizations
- HR and the Legislative and Regulatory Environment
Module 2: Workforce Planning & Employment
- 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
Module 3: Human Resource Development – HRD
- Human Resource Development and the Organization
- Key Legislation
- Organizational Development Initiatives
- Adult Learning and Motivation
- Training and Development
- Talent Management
- Developing Leaders
- Performance Management
Module 4: Compensation and Benefits
- Key Compensation Legislation
- Compensation & Benefits & the Strategic Focus of the Organization
- Compensation Structure
- Compensation Systems
- Introduction to Benefit Programs & Key Benefits Legislation
- Government-mandated Benefits
- Deferred Compensation Plans
- Health-care Benefits
- Other Non-statutory Benefits
- Compensation and Benefits Programs for International Employees
- Evaluating the Compensation and Benefits System and communicating it to employees
Module 5: Employee and Labor Relations
- Laws Affecting Employee and Labor Relations Legislation
- Employee Relations and Organizational Culture
- Employee Involvement Strategies
- Policies, Procedures and Work Rules
- Discipline and Complaint Resolution
- Labor Relations legislation and Union Organizing
- Unfair Labor Practices
- Collective Bargaining
- Strikes, Picketing, and Secondary Boycotts
Module 6: Risk Management
- Organizational risk
- Key Legislation
- Safety
- Health
- Security
- Privacy