Recently I distributed a survey to the members of HRCI Voices - a LinkedIn group for those certified by the HRCI or interested in procuring a certification. The group currently has about 5,600 members and is growing rapidly (only a few months ago there were approximately 1,700 members!). I included in the survey the following main open-ended questions:
In general, participants seemed supportive of both the HRCI and the HRCI certifications, expressing their willingness to maintain and promote their existing certifications. Many were highly critical of and disappointed with the SHRM move to create a new certification process. Several urged the HR community not to "jump on the bandwagon" of the SHRM certification just because it's free and easy. As far as what the HRCI can do for its community, members asked for more communications, transparency (many want to know exactly what happened), and, in particular, support for recertification activities. Members asked the HRCI to connect to providers of educational activities and share information on learning opportunities. There were also various calls for the HRCI to support local HR chapters by pre-certifying their events and requests that the HRCI focus on speed and quality of service. What do you think? Would you add anything to these findings? A preliminary summary of the findings is included below.
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David J. Cherrington
7/17/2014 04:04:35 am
Having everyone in HRCI Voices contribute to the preparation of certification materials sounds good, but let me voice a concern.
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7/17/2014 12:41:19 pm
David, what you say makes sense. Perhaps what would be reasonable is to ask for free or low cost recertification activities - any of us can run a webinar, for crying out loud - but to acknowledge that preparation materials would take too much time and effort to be free. Regardless, I just want to make sure that the HRCI community has the resources it needs!
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Dr. Cris Wildermuth is an Assistant Professor at Drake University, where she coordinates and teaches at the Master of Science in Leadership Development. Archives
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