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Home > Programs > Organizational Leadership and Supervision > SHRM Training > Curriculum

Society for Human Resource ManagementThe SHRM Learning System™ Course

The "Preferred Choice" to Prepare for Your SPHR or PHR Certification in Professional Human Resource Management

Course Topics

  • Strategic Human Resource Management
  • Management functions (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling)
  • Workforce Planning and Employment, Downsizing and Outplacement
  • Federal/State/Local Employment Laws, Compliance Issues
  • Quantitative Analyses for HR Issues
  • Attracting, Motivating and Retaining Employees, Interviewing Techniques, Selection
  • Recruitment Methods, Labor Sources, and Retention
  • Human Resource Development, Organizational Development
  • Performance Appraisals and Performance Management
  • Training and Development, Program Delivery
  • Compensation and Benefits, Executive Compensation, Payroll Issues
  • Employee Relations, Rights, Union Issues
  • Occupational Health, Safety and Security
  • Globalization Issues in HR

Course Design

The SPHR/PHR preparatory course utilizes the same SHRM Learning System™ materials and is designed to meet the SHRM/HRCI requirements for quality and consistency. Specifics for the course are as follows:

  • Course includes 36 contact hours of classroom instruction.
  • Sessions for this course are held on four alternating Saturdays, 9 hours per session.
  • Classes begin at 8:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM, and included in the cost is a "working" catered-in lunch, plus break refreshments.