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The AAPM is pleased to announce the CHRA® Strategic Human Resource Analyst Certification Course & Exam.

HR practitioners around the globe are now afforded the resources to learn collectively, and earn their CHRA® professional designation utilizing a mixture of Instructor lectures, presentations, practical exercises, online resources, HR business case-studies, as well as group interactive and course delegate one-on-one sessions with AAPM certified instructors. The CHRA® integrates the latest human resource management concepts and practices to ensure participants are well versed in the advanced knowledge and skills required for to obtain/maintain a successful HR professional career. The course requires approximately 30 contact hours with various pre-course readings and assigned work-products to complete; ensuring the course delegate is versed in the body of knowledge that is reviewed during the course. A proctored exam is given directly following the course in which the course delegate must accomplish a score/marks of 70% or greater to ensure successful completion. The CHRA® certification will be received approximately one month following the close of the seminar and all fees associated with certification (for the first two years) are included in the initial course enrollment/registration fees.1

Course Description: The course has been designed to educate and validate Human Resource (HR) Professionals around the globe, ensuring their ability to effectively demonstrate core knowledge areas of a modern HR Practitioner. Contemporary Strategic Human Resource Management – both as a discipline as well as an essential modern organizational function – has exponentially developed over the last four decades. The historic role of personnel has quickly grown into an ever changing management responsibility encompassing a host of strategic human resource management areas.2

Course Requirements: In order to be authorized to use the CHRA® credential, you must meet the experience, education, competency measures, ethics and examination requirements set forth by the AAPM and enforced by the approved provider and instructor.

Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 2 years work experience in the field of Human Resource Management or minimum of 1 year work experience in the field of Human Resource Management as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in HR, or related Business Degree from a reputable, accredited, Higher Learning Educational College or University, or a Higher Diploma in HR are generally set forth as foundational pre-requisites to enter the course and examination. 3

1Please note that re-certification credits are required on a 2 year basis; in which the designee will reapply through the AAPM for the following two years.

2The AAPM is committed to ensuring the content of the CHRA® is kept up to date with contemporary standards and thus reserves the right to alter or modify content items and topical areas.

3The intended audience has been best defined by reviewing the scope of topics reviewed against commonly known knowledge, skills, and abilities often found in HR professionals globally. The AAPM is dedicated to ensuring the course attendee receives a meaningful and targeted training in which the attendee is best suited. HR professionals with significantly less/more experience/education than the intended audience definition are encouraged to contact us to discuss appropriate action.

AAPM Approved Providers

www.expatriatefoundation.org

www.intl-abmc.com

AAPM Approved Training Professionals

Dr. Rand Fandrich, PHR, CHRA and Member of the AAPM ® Global & Presidential Board & Advisory Council http://www.certifiedprojectmanager.us/board.html

AAPM Strategic Partnerships and Charter Agreements

I. Under an agreement with the Diamond Graduate Law School Program, graduates of qualified accredited programs may apply directly for certification. See LLM Program http://llmprogram.org/aafm.html

II. Under a recognition agreement extended to the ACBSP and the AACSB Business School Accreditation Agencies, graduates of qualified accredited business degree courses, exams and programs may apply directly for certification review.

III. AAPM has articulation agreements with top universities at leading schools around the world including: The National Research University of The Russian Federation, The George Washington University PM Masters Program, Association of Engineers in Italy, The University of California PM Diploma Program, The Arab Academy of Banking and Financial Services, Macau Polytechnic University, Institute for Professional Excellence, The International Islamic University, Marketing Institute of Singapore, and the Universidad Internacional de México, and the The University of Hong Kong.

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