Newsletter Article #6
“HRCI Recertification: Is It Time to Renew?”
Once certified as a Professional of Human Resources (PHR) or a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR), you must recertify every 3 years (from date of original certification or last recertification).
 | Sixty (60) hours of learning credit is required during those 3 years |
| Credit earned on hour-for-hour basis (one hour learning =one hour recertification credit) |
| If you don’t submit recertification form on time, the only option is to retake the exam |
| No supporting documentation should be submitted to HRCI, but should be maintained for your records in case you are audited |
| Recertification requirements have changed; so make sure to review at www.hrci.org |
| Recertification credits can be earned online at http://www.hrci.org/recertification/credits.html. |
Credit is awarded for HR-related activities in these categories:
| Continuing Education: Credit awarded hour for hour. (Chapter professional development can be precertified for HRCI recertification credit) |
| Instruction: 1 hour taught = 1.5 credit hours awarded. (Includes courses such as workplace violence prevention, sexual harassment prevention, etc.) |
| On-the-Job Experience: Credit awarded for first-time work activity if it broadens your knowledge of the field of HR. |
| Research/Publishing: Research, write, or publish on HR |
| Leadership: External leadership activities count, including being an SHRM volunteer leader |
| Professional Membership: Be a member of a national HR-related professional association and earn credit hours. (SHRM, ASTD, World at Work, etc.) |
| Answers to ALL your recertification questions can be found at www.hrci.org. |
| A recertification form can be found at http://www.hrci.org/Recertification/PDFAPP/. |
| $100 processing fee. |
| If you have changed jobs or addresses, notify HRCI (not just SHRM) at hrci@hrci.org. |
| HRCI sends recertification reminders via email, so they must have your current/correct email address |