Continuing Education Credit

• Certified Human Resources Specialist Program
• Certified Labor Relations Professional Program
• Employment Law: Applications in Human Resources Program
• Preparing for and Negotiating the Labor Contract Program

The Certified Human Resources Specialist Program has been approved for 32.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR Recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

The Certified Human Resources Specialist Program also qualifies for recertification credit for the Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®), Certified Benefits Professional® (CBP), Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®) and Work-Life Certified Professional (WLCP®) designations granted by WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals. For more information on recertification, visit the WorldatWork Society website at www.worldatworksociety.org.

Certified Labor Relations Professional Program has been approved for 32 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR Recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

Employment Law: Applications in Human Resources Program has been approved for 32.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR Recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

The Employment Law: Applications in Human Resources Program also qualifies for recertification credit for the Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP), Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) and Work-Life Certified Professional (WLCP) designations granted by WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals. For more information on recertification, visit the WorldatWork Society website at www.worldatworksociety.org.

Preparing for and Negotiating the Labor Contract Program has been approved for 20 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR Recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

Procedures

The Human Resources Education and Training Center (HRetc) has made arrangements for these credits through Preferred Systems, Inc. The instructor will circulate a sign in/out sheet at the beginning and end of each day. Attendees wishing credits must sign these sheets and indicate the credits they wish to request. That is all you need to do. Preferred Systems will handle all of the paperwork. The cost is included in the price of the program.

Questions and Inquiries

Preferred Systems, Inc. handles this process and makes the arrangements for the credits. They are the ones who can answer your questions about this. Accordingly, inquiries should be directed to:

Michael Chevalier Preferred Systems, Inc. 1341 West 6th Street Erie, PA 16505 Phone: (888) 455-7437 Fax: 814.455.7026 chevalier@preferrededucation.com

CHRS and CWCP Continuing Education Credits

We require graduates of our certification program to provide evidence of continuing education. The procedure described above applies when you want to receive credit from some other organization.

Individuals who only wish credit towards the CHRS or CWCP do not need to fill out the sign-in/sign-out sheets. They will need to fill out appropriate forms when it is time for recertification.

Information about the recertification requirements for CHRSs is available at http://www.lir.msu.edu/hretc/CHRSRecertification.php

Information about the recertification requirements for CWCPs is available at http://www.lir.msu.edu/wcc/cwcp_recertification/index.html