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Professional HR Certification vs. Non-certification

Aug 18, 2003 - © Ronald J. Rakowski, SPHR, CELS

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM) www.shrm.org

Established as the American Society for Personnel Administration by 28 personnel professionals in 1948, the organization changed its name to the Society for Human Resource Management in 1986 and today, with a global membership of over 170,000, is the world's largest human resource management association.

Certifications- Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

****************LABOR RELATIONS*******************

NATIONAL LABOR MANAGEMENT ASSCOIATIONS(NLMA) www.nlma.org

NLMA is a national association involved in helping management and labor cooperate to bring about constructive change in labor-management relationships.

Certification- Labor-Management Professional

************ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT************

(THE) ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE www.hometown.aol.com/odinst

The Institute promotes and fosters an understanding of the organizational development field.

Certifications- Registered O.D. Consultant (RODC) and Registered O.D. Professional (RODP)

************PAYROLL AND ADMINISTRATION************

AMERICAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION (APA) www.americanpayroll.org

APA supports the payroll profession with certifications, reference materials, payroll training, and networking.

Certifications-Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC).

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS (IAAP) www.iaap.org

Established more than 60 years ago, IAAP has over 40,000 members and is the world's largest association for administrative support staff.

Certifications-Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and Certified Administrative Professional (CAP).

********PERFORMANCE*********

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT (ISPI) www.ispi.org

Established in 1962, ISPI and its more than 10,000 members focus on improving individual and organizational workplace productivity and performance.

Certification-Certified Performance Technologist (CPT).

*****QUALITY******

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ) www.asq.org

Established more than 50 years ago, ASQ and its 117,000 individual and 1,100 corporate members concentrate on quality issues such as statistical process control, quality cost management and control, total quality management, failure analysis, and zero defects.

Certifications-ASQ sponsors 12 quality certifications.

*****RELOCATION*****

EMPLOYEE RELOCATION COUNCIL (ERC) www.erc.org

Established in 1964, ERC members include more than 1,250 corporate, civilian government, and military agency representatives involved in employee relocations as well as close to 10,000 individuals and companies providing domestic and international relocation services.

Certification-Certified Relocation Specialist (CRP).

*****SECURITY*****

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY INTERNATIONAL (ASIS) www.asisonline.org

With more than 32,000 members, ASIS is an international organization of professionals responsible for industrial security.

Certification-Certified Protection Professional (CPP).

*****RELATED CERTIFICATIONS*****

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS USA, INC. (IMC USA) www.imcusa.org

Established in 1968, IMC USA is a national association of management consultants with a mission of promoting ethics in management consulting through certification, education, and professional resources.

Certification-Certified Management Consultant (CMC)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FACILITATORS (IAF) www.iaf-world.org

IAF is a global community of professionals who facilitate meetings, workshops, and related services.

Certification-Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF).

INTERNATIONAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (IFMA) www.ifma.org

Established in 1980 to promote excellence in facility management, IFMA is an international association of over

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