aPHR Exam Preparation
Prepare for the Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR) exam from HRCI.
About this course
Prepare for the Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR) exam from HRCI. Over five days you will work through the exam's main knowledge areas, from HR operations and talent acquisition to learning and development, compensation and benefits, employee relations and compliance.
Each topic is reinforced with exam-style practice questions, and you will finish with a full practice exam and a personal study plan. Exam fees are separate and paid to the exam provider.
What you'll learn
- Describe the structure and format of the HRCI aPHR exam
- Explain core HR operations and the role of HR in an organisation
- Apply foundational knowledge of talent acquisition and recruitment
- Explain the basics of learning, development and retention
- Describe compensation and benefits fundamentals
- Explain employee relations and workplace compliance principles
- Practise exam-style questions and build a personal study plan
Curriculum
- Exam purpose and audience
- Eligibility and registration with HRCI
- Question types and format
- Study strategies
- The role and structure of HR
- HR policies and procedures
- HR information and recordkeeping
- Organisational strategy and HR
- Workforce planning
- Job analysis and descriptions
- Sourcing and selection methods
- Offers and onboarding
- Training needs assessment
- Training delivery methods
- Evaluating training
- Career development and retention
- Pay structures and job evaluation
- Payroll basics
- Common employee benefits
- Leave and time-off programmes
- Employee engagement
- Performance management
- Discipline and grievances
- Separation and offboarding
- Employment law concepts covered by the exam
- Workplace health, safety and security
- Recordkeeping and confidentiality
- Ethics in HR
- Practice questions by domain
- Reviewing weak areas
- Full practice exam
- Exam day preparation
Who it's for
People starting a career in human resources, or moving into HR from another field, who want to sit the aPHR exam.
Before you start
No formal prerequisites. Bring curiosity and a willingness to practise.
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