Welcome to resources to help HR professionals with ongoing professional development and performance excellence. On this page, you'll find resources that are available to everyone, and other resources that are available only to members of Delaware SHRM. Not a member? Click on Membership to learn more and join.
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LOCAL CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR PHR & SPHR CERTIFICATION
Villanova University offers HR Certificate Program and PHR/SPHR Exam Preparation in January 2008
Villanova University is partnering with Delaware SHRM to offer the 13-week Villanova/SHRM Learning System Course at J.P. Morgan Chase, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, DE. Classes will take place one evening per week from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. from January 28 through April 21, 2008. The instructor will be Lewis W. Charnock, SPHR, President, Lew Charnock & Associates, Inc.
This program will not only help prepare you for the HRCI national PHR or SPHR certification examination, it is also designed for Human Resource professionals seeking professional development. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive the Certificate in Professional Human Resource Management from Villanova University and 3.9 Continuing Education Units (CEU's).
Register today by contacting the Department of Continuing Studies at 610-519-4310. For more information, and to register on-line, visit http://www.constudies.villanova.edu.
College Programs
Earn a Certificate in Human Resource Management from Wilmington College. In order to meet the growing need of skilled Human Resource Managers in the workplace, Wilmington College has developed a certificate in Human Resource Management.
The HRM Certificate provides students with a fundamental understanding of and qualification for the field. The program consists of a series of 10 courses that provide an in-depth overview of the modern workplace, a perspective on the challenges faced by managers in the workplace, and a solid foundation for building resource management skills. All core requirement classes in the program form the core of Wilmington College's bachelor of science degree in HRM. This enables students to move forward with their degree immediately, if they choose.
For more information, visit www.wilmcoll.edu.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) offers critical business education courses for HR professionals with the SHRM Academy® -- an educational program recognized and respected in the HR profession.
The SHRM Academy specializes in offering HR professionals the business essentials required to become a more effective partner across all functional areas of an organization. The courses are designed to promote strategic thinking in correlation with affecting business decisions. SHRM Academy courses help build confidence in an area that is not taught as a core competency in most HR educational programs.
The SHRM Academy offers business courses specific to HR within four areas of study: Strategy, Communications, Implementation Management and Finance.
Participants can customize their learning program by selecting courses from within the four areas of study and by choosing to attend one, two, three or four courses. Two courses in or among any area of study fulfill the Strategic Management requirement for HRCI's SPHR recertification.
SHRM Academy courses are held throughout the year, nationwide.
For more information on the SHRM Academy please visit http://www.shrm.org/shrmacademy/ or contact Jeanne Morris, Manager, SHRM Academy, at (703) 535-6347 or jmorris@shrm.org.
Scholarship Opportunities
Each year Delaware SHRM invites undergraduate and graduate students to apply for one of up to four scholarships awarded at the annual Delaware SHRM State Conference in in the fall. We are now accepting applications for the chapter's 2007-2008 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Scholarship. Click here for the application and details. Please contact
, Delaware SHRM's Student Chapter Liaison, with questions.
