Global Professional in Human Resources ® (GPHR®)

Course details

The decision to pursue Global Professional in Human Resources or GPHR certification will significantly enhance your resume and qualifications if you are pursuing a position pertaining to any number of global issues related to Human Resources. From, techniques of localization of HR policies versus globalization, to balancing workers rights, and well-being with the companies efficiency and competitive edge, the GPHR exam covers all Global HR grounds. If global Human Resources is your specialty, then pursuing GPHR certification is a worthy choice.

OBJECTIVES

• Have cross-border HR responsibilities (more than one country).
• Understands the strategies of globalization versus localization of HR policies and programs.
• Establishes HR policies and initiatives that support the organization's global growth and reputation as an employer.
• Designs organizational structures, programs and processes to achieve worldwide business needs.
• Develops implements and evaluates programs, processes and tools to ensure that they align with competitive practice, the organization's objectives and legal requirements.
• Oversees practices that ensure favourable employment conditions balancing employer needs with employee rights and needs.
• Has core knowledge of the organization's international HR activities.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?

• HR Manager
• HR Coordinator
• Recruitment Manager
• Training Coordinator
• Other HR Professionals

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Before you begin your journey to become a GPHR, you have to meet certain requirements. Not just anyone can become a GPHR.

Why? Because GPHR candidates validates the skills and knowledge of an HR professional who operates in a global Marketplace. And so to qualify to take the exam you need one of the below:

• A minimum of 2 years of global experience in a professional-level HR position with a Master's degree or higher, OR 
• A minimum of 3 years of experience (with 2 of the 3 being global HR experience) in a professional-level HR position with a Bachelor's degree, OR 
• A minimum of 4 years of experience (with 2 of the 4 being global HR experience) in a professional-level HR position with less than a Bachelor's degree

EXAM DETAILS

Exam Format 

• Exam time: 3 hours 
• Exam length: 140 scored questions (mostly multiple-choice) + 25 pretest questions 
• Computer-based exam at a Pearson VUE testing center 

COURSE CONTENTS

• Strategic HR Management (25%) 
• Global Talent Acquisition and Mobility (21%) 
• Global Compensation and Benefits (17%) 
• Talent and Organizational Development (22%) 
• Workforce Relations and Risk Management (15%)