Attention HR Professionals with International and Cross-Border Responsibilities!

The SHRM Global Learning System^® is a powerful educational tool for HR professionals with international and cross-border responsibilities and a comprehensive test preparation system for the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI^®) Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR^TM) certification exam.

SHRM assembled a world-class team of global HR and course development experts to create the SHRM Global Learning System^®. It contains various interactive features and will provide you with an enjoyable and meaningful learning experience.

Get the necessary knowledge, skills and perspectives to be successful in this worldwide free market with the SHRM Global Learning System^®. The SHRM Global Learning System^® is a comprehensive test preparation system for the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR^TM) certification exam and a reference tool for HR professionals with international and cross-border responsibilities.

Strategic HR Management
Learn how to develop a global HR strategy that successfully integrates your company's strategy to meet its short- and long-term business needs.

Key topics and issues include:

Global HR competencies

The Global Balanced Scorecard (Kaplan and Norton)

Attracting and developing global talent

Global Staffing
Learn how to plan, develop, implement and evaluate staffing initiatives on a worldwide basis to ensure that the organization's business and strategic goals and objectives are met.

Key topics and issues include:

External factors that impact staffing plans

Succession plans, competency models and job descriptions

Sources of global labor

Recruitment and selection of global employees

International Assignment Management
Learn how to establish international assignment strategy and policies. This includes planning, implementing, administering and evaluating all activities relating to international assignment and global mobility. Learn all facets of the process: assessment and selection, management and employee decisions, predeparture preparation, on assignment and completing the assignment.

Key topics and issues include:

Expatriate cost projections

Types of international assignment policies

Repatriation patterns and issues

Global Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Development
Learn how to establish organizational structures, programs and processes to deploy and utilize employees to achieve current and future worldwide objectives. Learn how culture affects all aspects of a global business. Global organizational development programs are presented, along with differences that pertain across cultures.

Key topics and issues include:

International negotiations

Virtual global teams

Human and social capital in the global enterprise

Performance management in the global organization

Global Compensation and Benefits
Find out the various cultural, business, economic, tax and legal factors that directly affect compensation and benefits programs. This treatment is followed by a more specific look at compensation and benefits programs for local nationals, new ventures, functional groups and international assignees.

Key topics and issues include:

Balancing conflicting objectives for compensation and benefits programs

Effect of cultural values on employees perceptions of total compensation

Challenges presented by mergers, acquisitions and greenfield operations

International Employee Relations and Regulations
Learn about collective bargaining processes and strategies, compliance with statutory requirements, sensitivity to local workplace practices and security, the protection of physical and intellectual property, and the protection of individuals from harm. Learn various HR practices that differ by local laws and practices. These laws and practices must be understood on a country-by-country basis to ensure compliance.

Key topics and issues include:

International and regional human rights and labor standards

Applicability of U.S. laws to global enterprises

Visas, work permits and employment contracts

Anti-discrimination and equal treatment

Get the necessary knowledge, skills and perspectives to be successful in this worldwide free market with the SHRM Global Learning System. The SHRM Global Learning System is a comprehensive test preparation system for the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR^TM) certification exam and a reference tool for HR professionals with international and cross-border responsibilities.

To receive a Certificate of Completion, participants cannot have more than two absences. Participants also must complete the Pre-Test & Post-Test PLUS all Module tests by the deadline specified by your instructor.

The Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI^®) developed the certification and administers the exam. The SHRM Global Learning System prepares you for the GPHR^TM certification exam and also includes information about how the components of the test are weighted.

Due to the frequent changes in HR information, policies and regulations, it is recommended that participants take the GPHR^TM certification exam in the same year that they complete the learning system.

The SHRM Global Learning System does not "teach to the exam." The HRCI test items are held in strict security and are not made available to SHRM or any organization. The SHRM Global Learning System team developed its own activities and questions based on the HRCI test specifications and while these may be similar to certification exam items, they are not exact matches.

All certification testing is computer-based and conducted at the 250 Prometric Test Centers around the country. For best results, schedule your certification exam for a date that is after the end of your particular class section. For information on the exam and how to register, visit www.hrci.org.

While no single course of study guarantees success on the HRCI examinations, thousands of individuals have used the SHRM Global Learning System^® to effectively prepare for the exams.

GPHRTM Test Window	To avoid a late fee, register for your exam by:
December 1-31, 2008	October 10, 2008

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Scott A. Wilson, MBA, GPHR, SPHR, is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Triple Canopy Incorporated, a security and intelligence services company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. Wilson has over 20 years of human resources leadership experience and oversees all aspects of Triple Canopy's human resources and human capital management. Before joining Triple Canopy, Wilson worked for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as a vice president and business unit human resources director. He was also employed by EDS as a human resource business partner and completed several human resources consulting engagements in Europe, Asia and Australia.

At George Mason University's Office of Continuing Professional Education, Wilson teaches courses in global and strategic human resource management. He is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Human Resource Planning Society (HRPS). Wilson is certified as a global professional in human resource management (GPHR) and senior professional in human resource management (SPHR) by the Society of Human Resource Management. He earned a bachelor's degree in international business from George Washington University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Florida.