Senior Professional in Human Resources® (SPHR®) Certification

Issued by HRCI

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 as practiced in the United States. HRCI retains sole ownership of the badge.

Type Certification

Additional Details

Skills

Compensation Benefits Programs
Employee Relations
HR Business Management
HR Business Strategy
HR Risk Management
Human Resource Development
Human Resources
Labor Relations
SPHR
Workforce Employment
Workforce Planning

Earning Criteria

A minimum of four, five or seven years of professional-level HR work experience dependent on educational background
Submission and approval of application
Pass a high-stakes assessment
Maintain the credential via continuing professional development credits or passing of the high-stakes assessment again

Standards

NCCA Accreditation

The NCCA’s Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs were the first standards developed by the credentialing industry for professional certification programs. The NCCA Standards were developed to help ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the public and were most recently revised in 2021.