HR Curriculum: Today and tomorrow. August 8, 2016

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1 HR Curriculum: Today and tomorrow August 8, 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 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

5 An academic model Our [certification] program is based on an academic model, which requires an individual to complete a comprehensive mandatory academic program plus demonstrated experience for a set period of time at the professional/managerial level in human resources. HRPAO s Board of Directors is adamant that an academic based model is essential to maintaining the high standards for which the CHRP designation is known in Ontario. Adding a mandatory academic program (with courses and exams) into the national standard ensures a basic standard of and minimum academic achievement and follows accepted norms in other professions such as accountants, engineers, lawyers and physicians Jeanne Echlin, President, HRPAO, November 5, 1999.

6 PAO s 1978 Accreditation model

7 The Montreal Framework (2001)

8 Re-thinking the HR curriculum

9 Continuum of rigorousness for certification processes No required coursework, passing an exam and possibly some experience required. Experience may substitute for coursework. Exam tests for basic knowledge. A few courses required, but courses are offered by the organization offering the credential and not by accredited postsecondary academic institutions. Experience requirements are simply a matter of time. Technician or technologist or semiprofessional level. Two or three year diploma required. Coursework offered by accredited postsecondary academic institutions. Typically experience cannot be used as a substitute for academic preparation. Degree based curriculum required. Coursework offered by accredited postsecondary academic institutions. There are often supervised experience requirements. Post graduate degree required. Coursework offered by accredited post secondary academic institutions. There are often extensive practicum requirements (internships, residencies, supervised practice etc.)

10 Where was the (then) CHRP? The CHRP had features of levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 It required a degree But the coursework could be done at any level It was also possible to substitute experience for coursework There were gaps between what the CHRP aspired to be and the certification process

11 Levels and designations CHRP CHRL A Level 3 designation A Level 4 designation

12 What is Level 4? Designations can be positioned along a continuum of credibility, value, and recognition Level 4 refers to professions such as accountants, teachers, engineers, architects, registered nurses, etc. Although all different in detail, the certification processes for Level 4 professions all have a high degree of rigourousness In fact, the credibility, value, and recognition accorded to a profession is highly correlated with the rigourousness of its certification process

13 Level 4 designations We compared the then CHRP to Level 4 designations on the following aspects which are characteristic of Level 4 designations: Educational requirements Exams and assessments Post-education professional integration programs Experience requirements Post-certification continuing competence requirement

14 Certification process design principles Certification is part of a bigger process which could be called developing professionals The more complex the skill, the more the development process needs to be engineered (rather than haphazard) Sequencing is important There are checkpoints at different stages of the process

15 The problem with flexibility Having many paths to earn a designation sounds good but it really doesn t make sense from a development perspective There is a certain sequence in which complex competencies (such as being an HR professional) are developed Different components (education, exams, experience, supervision) all have a role to pley, but they are not interchangable

16 Miller s pyramid (1990)

17 Miller s pyramid as a developmental sequence

18 Professions and semiprofessions Way back in 1976, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) published a list of the differences between semiprofessions and professions Comparatively professions had: Longer training periods Markedly more emphasis on theoretical and conceptual bases for practice It is the theory and concepts that distinguish professions from semiprofessions

19 About experience Education and experience are both important, but they play different roles in the development of professionals and they are not interchangeable If one can learn everything that one needs to practice on the job, then we don t have a profession It is important that HR become evidence-based Early professional experience bridges the academic knowledge with professional competence

20 Credit for experience REAL professional certification processes do not allow experience to substitute for a solid academic foundation Doing so is actually very unprofessional Early experience is the time when fledgling professionals learn to apply basic knowledge it doesn t make sense to give credit for any experience that occurred before the academic training

21 The role of education To provide a solid academic foundation for a career as an HR professional The theory and concepts which underlie professional practice Develop the cognitive skills that go with theory and concepts Socialization into the field

22 The generic competencies The six generic competencies identified in the Ontario Qualifications Framework published by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) are: Depth and breadth of knowledge Conceptual and methodological awareness/research Communication skills Application of knowledge Professional capacity/autonomy Awareness of limits of knowledge

23 The HR curriculum The HR curriculum today Today The CHRL curriculum Degree based Not less practical but more emphasis on concepts and theories The CHRP curriculum Diploma based Less emphasis on concepts and theories Tomorrow

24 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

25 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

26 What is the HR curriculum today? The nine required courses Challenge exams can substitute Ten years of professional experience in HR can substitute for academic foundation Coursework is approved based on content but not on level Certificate-level, diploma-level courses, degree-level courses are all considered the same Coursework can be completed in any order

27 At its core At its core, the coursework requirement of today is still the Certificate in Personnel Management (CPM) of 1979 It is based on a certificate platform

28 The nine-course coursework requirement Human Resources Management (HRM) Organizational Behaviour Finance and Accounting Human Resources Planning Occupational Health and Safety Training and Development Labour Relations Recruitment and Selection Compensation

29 What is the HR curriculum today? No business foundation is required No quantitative skills are required No integrative coursework is required No professionalism or ethics

30 The CHRP coursework requirement Same as today, including alternative routes Harmonize with Ministry standards

31 The CHRL educational requirement Most degree programs in HR already meet this new curriculum standard It is based on a degree platform

32 Curriculum design Capstone projects Ethics and professionalism More advanced HR courses More integrative courses, metrics Core HR curriculum Basic business Basic quantitative skills

33 Business and management fundamentals (15 credits) Introduction to management Introduction to economics Finance and accounting Business statistics or quantitative methods in business Business information systems

34 Core topics in Human Resources (30 credits) Human Resources Management Organizational Behaviour Organization design Human Resources Planning Recruitment and Selection Labour Relations Employment and workplace law Compensation and benefits Training and development Occupational health and safety

35 Human Resources integration (12 credits) HR strategy HR metrics HR Capstone projects Professionalism and ethics for HR professionals

36 HR, business, and management electives (9 credits) Labour economics Program evaluation Sociology of work Leadership and leadership development Project management Negotiation Marketing Etc.

37 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

38 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

39 Questions