Designation update. July 25, 2016

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1 Designation update July 25, 2016

2 Housekeeping Webinar will be recorded and posted online CPD code will be given at end of webinar Will post answers to questions that we could not answer in the webinar

3 OOTR webinars Monday, July 18, 2016 Monday, July 25, 2016 Monday, August 8, 2016 Monday, August 15, 2016 Monday August 22, 2016 Introducing the Employment Law exams for the CHRP and the CHRL Designation update The HR curriculum: Today and tomorrow Professional regulation at HRPA Introduction to regulatory decision making and adjudication

4 Let s do this again soon HRPA will conduct these designation update webinars every three or four months

5 Questions involving specific individual circumstances This webinar is not the appropriate place and time to address specific individual circumstances Sometimes the correct answer depends on some details that are not provided with the question Please contact the Office of the Registrar with questions involving specific individual circumstances

6 Certification Certification is not about verifying that an individual has demonstrated every identified competency in the framework Does the individual have the education, the knowledge, and experience that would lead us to be confident that the individual would be able to acquire the requisite competencies in a reasonable amount of time if required to do so?

7 Competency Framework The HRPA certification framework evolved out or the HRPA Human Resources Professional Competency Framework The HRPA Human Resources Professional Competency Framework identified three levels of HR practice HRPA s three designations line up with the three levels of HR practice identified in the HRPA Human Resources Professional Competency Framework

8 Realignment In the realignment of the designations, the CHRP designation title was retained, but the requirements were changed It was found that the certification process for the CHRP designation was not rigorous enough for a degree-level professional designation, but somewhat too rigorous for an entry-level designation The new CHRP certification process would be somewhat less demanding than the original certification process; in contrast, the CHRL certification process would be more demanding than the original CHRP certification process.

9 The Triple E model Most certification processes are based on the Triple E model Education, Exams, and Experience. The CHRP and the CHRL are both based on this classic model. Education Exams Experience

10 The Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE) The Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE) is based an achievement model The Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE) is granted based on what the individual has already done

11 Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) Completion of coursework Comprehensive Knowledge Exam 1 (CKE 1) + CHRP Employment Law Exam Job Ready Program

12 CHRP Coursework requirement The 9 course curriculum (diploma-level or higher) Challenge exams Alternate route

13 Comprehensive Knowledge Exam 1 Test of basic knowledge of Human Resources Written by instructors who teach in diploma programs in HR 150 questions Cut-score set by Angoff panel based on expectations of a CHRP as set out in the HRPA Human Resources Professional Competency Framework

14 CHRP Employment Law exam 100 questions Scenario-based questions Based on issues and situations where Human Resources professions have been found to have had challenges in the past

15 Job Ready program Takes about four hours to complete Online program available on multiple platforms Does not have a summative test One cannot fail the Job Ready program Available September 30, 2016 Program is free

16 Overall learning objectives for Job Ready program What it means to be a professional. An understanding of the importance of the Rules of Professional Conduct and how important it is to act in an ethical manner. An awareness and understanding of the situations where the ethical integrity of HR professionals is most often tested. An understanding of what is expected of HR professionals in those situations An understanding of some of the ways of managing these ethical traps.

17 Job Ready program modules Module 1: Professionalism what does it mean for you as an HR professionals? Module 2: The challenges of being a Human Resource Professional our duties as regulated professionals Module 3: Tricky situations and how to handle them professionally where the ethical integrity of HR professionals is most often tested Module 4: HRPA s Rules of Professional Conduct and how they apply in everyday situations

18 Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) certification process Completion of coursework Degree Comprehensive Knowledge Exam 2 (CKE 2) + CHRL Employment Law exam Supervised Experience Professional Program Final Performance Exam (FPE)

19 The CHRL certification process Definitely a bump up in regards to rigourousness Will take until 2020 to fully implement

20 CHRL academic requirement The degree requirement continues to be in place The required academic preparation will require: Foundational business courses The traditional HR core Integrative courses that build upon the traditional HR core Basic quantitative skills An ethics course Degree-level coursework

21 Timeframe for academic requirement Most degree-granting programs with an HR stream or HR specialization already meet this standard (it is the case of HRPA catching up with existing programs rather than the other way around) A consultation process has begun with academic institutions to work out implementation details Consultation process to be completed this fall Implementation dates to follow Likely implementation date will be 2020

22 Until then Until this date, the coursework requirements for the CHRL will remain the same as the pre-2014 CHRP coursework requirement The degree requirement is also as it was

23 Comprehensive Knowledge Exam 2 Test of basic knowledge of Human Resources Written by instructors who teach in degree programs in HR 225 questions Cut-score set by Angoff panel based on expectations of a CHRL as set out in the HRPA Human Resources Professional Competency Framework In addition, a minimum performance threshold is set for each functional area

24 CHRL Employment Law exam 100 questions Scenario-based questions Based on issues and situations where Human Resources professions have been found to have had challenges in the past

25 Professional program The Professional Program is intended to accelerate early career development by introducing practical exercises and more strategic topics. The program will consist of four two-day sessions distributed over the three years of the experience requirement. The topics for the four modules will be Professionalism and ethics Assessing the impact and performance of an HR function Latest topics in HR strategy Preparation for the Final Performance Exam After February 1, 2018, candidates for the CHRL will be required to complete supervised experience. Until then, the current experience requirement (validation of experience) will remain in place.

26 Supervised experience Obtaining the CHRL requires three years of experience in HR at a professional level; this requirement is the same as the experience requirement for the CHRP designation before the realignment of the designations Supervision is very much like a mentoring program. What is expected under the program is a monthly hour-long conversation with a mentor who is a CHRL to discuss development as a professional. Supervision is required for one year. After this initial period of supervision, the supervisor is required to sign off on the readiness of the candidate. After February 1, 2018, candidates for the CHRL will be required to complete supervised experience. Until then, the current experience requirement (validation of experience) will remain in place.

27 Final Performance Exam The CHRL certification program culminates in a summative final examination that evaluates candidates on the competencies defined by the HRPA Human Resources Professional Competency Framework. The FPE is a two-day case-based exam. It is very much like the cases one would encounter in a case competition but is completed by individual candidates. The program will be required as of June 1, Candidates who complete their experience requirement before that date will not have to write the FPE.

28 Obtaining the CHRP designation while working towards the CHRL designation Candidates passing the CKE 2 and Employment Law 2 exam while pursuing the CHRL designation may obtain the CHRP designation simply by completing the Job Ready Program (which, as noted above, is free and takes only a matter of hours)

29 Transitional matters Anyone who passed any of the NKE, CKE, CKE 1 or CKE 2 before December 31, 2015, was automatically granted the CHRP. Anyone who passed either the NKE, CKE, or CKE 2, before December 31, 2015, is exempt from the additional requirements for the CHRL until your exam expired or until November 30, 2018, whichever came earlier. Anyone who completed their certification process before July 1, 2016, would not be required to write either the CHRP Employment Law exam or the CHRL Employment Law exam. The first offerings of the CHRP Employment Law exam and the CHRL Employment Law exam will be in September 17, 2016.

30 Transitional matters CHRP candidates who complete their certification process before September 30, 2016, will not be required to complete the Job Ready program. After February 1, 2018, candidates for the CHRL will be required to complete supervised experience and the Professional Program. Until then, the current experience requirement (validation of experience) will remain in place. After June 1, 2018, candidates for the CHRL designation will be required to pass the FPE. Candidates who complete all other requirements before this date will not be required to write the FPE. The updated educational requirements are expected to kick in in 2020

31 Recap: How to obtain the CHRP To obtain the CHRP, candidates need to Met the CHRP education requirement or alternatives Pass the CKE 1 and Employment Law 1 exams. Complete the Job Ready Program.

32 Recap: How to obtain the CHRL When it is fully implemented, to obtain the CHRL candidates will need to: Meet the CHRL education requirement including a degree Pass the CKE 2 and Employment Law 2 exams. Have three years of experience, one of which is supervised experience while participating in the Professional Program. Pass the Final Performance Exam.

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