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<h2>Why do I need to recertify?</h2>
<p>As an HR leader, you must remain in ongoing career education. Recertification demonstrates your commitment to continuous learning and self-improvement, continued growth and development, and competence as you advance in your career.</p>
<h2>How often do I need to recertify?</h2>
<p>After passing your certification exams you are required to renew your certification every three years. You can achieve this by completing professional development activities to receive recertification credits.</p>
<h2>What are some ways to qualify for recertification?</h2>
<p>HR-related activities such as seminars, online materials, webinars, books, online courses, and conferences are some of the ways you can earn recertification credits. OR, you may wish to recertify by taking the certification exam again. Either way, you demonstrate continuing competence as a credentialed HR professional.</p>
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<p>We have been educating HR professionals for more than 30 years. Our objective is to help develop competent HR leaders and to elevate the HR profession by providing affordable, up-to-date, and comprehensive HR content. Micro HR is HRCP’s micro-credentialing and badging program.</p>
<p>The traditional path to credentials through full certification takes a lot of time and money. Micro HR’s micro-credentials and digital badges are designed for today’s workplace, so they are bite-sized, focused, and aligned with current trends to address your specific needs and circumstances. </p>
<p>Each Micro HR course allows you to learn on demand at your own pace and on any web-enabled device. You can start, stop, and pick up where you left off at your convenience. For each Micro HR course completed, you will receive a micro-credential. Completing designated courses allows you to earn digital badges that confirm your mastery of information in focused areas of HR expertise.</p>
<p>Representing your skills as a digital badge means you can share them online in a way that is simple, trusted, and easily verifiable in real time. Badges provide employers and peers evidence of your time spent building your knowledge and skills. You can share your badges on social media platforms, embed them in your email signature, share the links, or download them.</p>
<p>Most Micro HR credentials and badges count toward recertification through HRCI. Micro-credentials and digital badges will re-energize your resume, allowing you to build your credibility and build your career.</p>
<p>We have partnered with Credly’s digital badging platform. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share, and verify your competencies digitally. Credly also offers labor market insights based on your specific skills. You can use your credentials and badges to search and apply for job opportunities right through the Credly platform.</p>
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<h2>Why should I become certified?</h2>
<p><strong>Certification sets you apart as a true professional.</strong></p>
<p>By obtaining a certification in human resources, you demonstrate that you have the knowledge and skills vital to human resource management.</p>
<p><strong>You gain national recognition.</strong></p>
<p>Once you have acquired your HR certification, you can use your earned designation on your business cards and all of your business correspondence. You are recognized as a human resource professional with sufficient experience and knowledge to pass a comprehensive certification exam based on the vast body of knowledge that comprises the human resource field.</p>
<p><strong>Certification is essential to your career.</strong></p>
<p>Worldwide there are 300,000 currently certified HR professionals, with thousands more certifying each year. Certification is increasingly being recognized as an essential standard for human resource managers. Many companies already limit employment in human resource management positions to those who are certified professionals.</p>
<p><strong>Benefits of holding an HR certification.</strong></p>
<p>A recent study found that certified HR professionals often receive higher salaries, report higher career satisfaction, have greater potential for promotions, and are more likely to be employed full time in comparison with those not certified.</p>
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<h2>Which HR certifications are available?</h2>
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HRCI offers the following human resource certifications.
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<li>PHR (Professional in Human Resources) </li>
<li>SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) </li>
<li>aPHR (Associate Professional in Human Resources)</li>
<li>PHRca (Professional in Human Resources California)</li>
<li>PHRi ((Professional in Human Resources International) </li>
<li>SPHRi (Senior Professional in Human Resources International)</li>
<li>aPHRi (Associate Professional in Human Resources International)</li>
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<p>SHRM offers these certifications.
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<li>SHRM-CP (Society for Human Resource Management-Certified Professional)</li>
<li>SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resource Management-Senior Certified Professional)</li>
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<h2>How do I obtain a certification in human resources?</h2>
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You need to make three decisions on your journey to obtaining an HR certification.
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<li>You must first decide which HR certification to pursue. You can visit <a href='http://www.hrci.org'>HRCI’s website</a> {% comment %}and <a href='https://www.shrm.org/credentials/certification'>SHRM’s website</a>{% endcomment %} to help you determine the right exam for you.</li>
<li>Next, you need to decide when you will take the exam. Most individuals spend two to four months preparing to take their certification exam.
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Finally, you will need to decide how to prepare for the exam. We recommend using the HRCP Program that corresponds with the certification exam you plan to take. Since 1995 HRCP has helped more than 100,000 successfully prepare for HR certification. Please visit our <a href='/products/'>products</a> page to see the options available.
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