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Certification

Compensation and Benefits Managers

Certification Description
Obtaining the CCP designation is beneficial for human resources professionals responsible for their organization's base pay and incentive compensation programs. This may include examining and evaluating current market trends, managing compensation survey data including data analysis and conducting benchmarking studies, conducting audits to ensure legal compliance, and assessing and making appropriate recommendations for various pay programs, structures, policies and practices.

Certifying Organization
WorldatWork
https://www.worldatwork.org/waw/home/html/home.jsp

Certification Details
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Compensation Professional Website

Certifying Organization
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
http://www.ifebp.org/Pages/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? No
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? No
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Employee Benefit Specialist Website

Certifying Organization
Employers Council on Flexible Compensation
http://www.ecfc.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No

Certified in Flexible Compensation Website

Certifying Organization
Employers Council on Flexible Compensation
http://www.ecfc.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No

Certified in Flexible Compensation Instruction Website

Certification Description
Applicable to financial services professionals whose primary function and expertise focus on the provision of employee benefit and/or retirement plan services.

Certifying Organization
Institute of Certified Bankers
http://www.aba.com/Training/ICB/Pages/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Retirement Services Professional Website

Certification Description
CSCP will be of value to anyone seeking to validate his or her expertise in the field of sales compensation. This designation is intended for compensation professionals, HR professionals and sales operations professionals with responsibility for any aspect of sales compensation in their organization. This may include management, design and administration of sales compensation plans; communication and implementation of the sales compensation plans; and evaluation and analysis of sales compensation effectiveness.

Certifying Organization
WorldatWork
https://www.worldatwork.org/waw/home/html/home.jsp

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Sales Compensation Professional Website

Certifying Organization
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
http://www.ifebp.org/Pages/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Compensation Management Specialist Website

Certification Description
Globalization is the defining political and economic force in the world today. It requires new ways of thinking and responding. For HR professionals, recognizing and understanding this phenomenon is fast becoming a job requirement. The purpose of the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR®) certification is to assess your mastery of the necessary knowledge to be successful in this worldwide marketplace. Exam questions reflect the most recently published test specifications. The exams are multiple choice and consist of 150 scored questions plus 15 pretest questions randomly distributed throughout the exam (a total of 165 questions). Each question lists four possible answers, only one of which is the correct or "best possible answer." The answer to each question can be derived independently of the answer to any other question. Three hours are allotted to complete the exam.

Certifying Organization
Human Resource Certification Institute
https://www.hrci.org

Certification Details
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Global Professional in Human Resources Website

Certifying Organization
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
http://www.ifebp.org/Pages/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Group Benefits Associate Website

Certification Description
An IBM Certified Associate - Kenexa Compensation is an individual with entry-level knowledge and experience with IBM Kenexa Compensation. This individual is knowledgeable about the fundamental concepts of these products through either hands on experience or formal and informal education. The associate should have an in-depth knowledge of the intermediate-level tasks required in day-to-day use of these products.

Certifying Organization
IBM Corporation
https://www.ibm.com/us-en/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

IBM Certified Associate - Kenexa Compensation Website

Certifying Organization
Oracle Corporation
https://www.oracle.com/index.html

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Oracle Fusion Incentive Compensation 2014 Essentials Website

Certification Description
Becoming certified by the HR Certification Institute is a career-long commitment. HR certificants from around the globe, working for companies both large and small, have earned and maintained their certifications and, as a result, helped their HR career. Achieving certification demonstrates to your peers and organization that you are driven to be successful in HR.

Certifying Organization
Human Resource Certification Institute
https://www.hrci.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes

Professional in Human Resources - International Website

Certification Description
The Qualified 401(k) Administrator (QKA) credential is conferred by ASPPA to retirement plan professionals who work primarily with 401(k) plans. Applicants for the QKA credentials come from various professional disciplines. They typically assist employers and consultants with the record keeping, non-discrimination testing and administrative aspects of 401(k) and related plans.
A minimum of two years experience in pension related matters is required along with completion of ASPPA's QKA examination series to be a candidate for this credential.

Certifying Organization
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
http://www.asppa.org/

Certification Details
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 2 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes

Qualified 401(k) Administrator Website

Certification Description
The Qualified Pension Administrator (QPA) credential recognizes professionals who are qualified to perform the technical and administrative functions of qualified plan administration. QPAs assist employers, actuaries, and consultants handling eligibility determination for benefits, benefit computations, plan recordkeeping, trust accounting and disclosure, and compliance requirements.

Certifying Organization
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
http://www.asppa.org/

Certification Details
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 2 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Qualified Pension Administrator Website

Certifying Organization
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
http://www.ifebp.org/Pages/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Retirement Plans Associate Website

Certification Description
By earning the Senior Professional in Human Resources® (SPHR) certification you demonstrate that you have mastered the strategic and policy-making aspects of HR management as practiced in the United States. The credential is designed for the HR professional who plans, rather than implements, HR policy, focuses on the "big picture," has ultimate accountability in the HR department, has breadth and depth of knowledge in all HR disciplines and understands the business beyond the HR function and influences the overall organization.

Certifying Organization
Human Resource Certification Institute
https://www.hrci.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Senior Professional in Human Resources Website

Certification Description
The Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification is recognized as a professionally relevant credential for those who have mastered the strategic and policy-making aspects of HR management in the United States. It is designed for the HR professional who plans, rather than implements, HR policy, focuses on the "big picture, has ultimate accountability in the HR department, has breadth and depth of knowledge in all HR disciplines and understands the business beyond the HR function and influences the overall organization

Certifying Organization
Human Resource Certification Institute
https://www.hrci.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Senior Professional in Human Resources - International Website

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