HR Vendors Guide

25 Vendors Vendors Vendors Vendors HR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT — HR DESIGNATIONS IPMA-Certified Specialist (IPMA- CS): Recognizes mastery level knowledge, experience and expertise for a total of five years in one of the various technical HR skill areas. IPMA-Executive (IPMA-EX): Individual must hold a director, executive director or VP position responsible for HR management. International Society for Performance Improvement www.ispi.org Certified Performance Technologist (CPT): For practitioners in the field of organizational performance improvement who have a minimum of three years' experience in performance improvement or related field and detailed description of work performed in multiple projects in a manner that demonstrates the use of each of the Performance Improvement Standards with attestations from internal/external clients or supervisors. National Institute of Disability Management and Research www.nidmar.ca Certified Return to Work Coordinator (CRTWC): May work internally within their own organizations or externally as providers. Responsibilities include expediting, co- ordinating and facilitating the return to work of persons with injuries, illnesses and disabilities in a range of settings. Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP): May work internally within their own organizations or externally as providers. Although they may provide direct services to workers with disabilities, they often perform executive functions that may include administration of disability management services, development of policies and procedures, promotion of return-to-work concepts through education and training, consulting to joint labour- management committees and program evaluation. Ontario Municipal Management Institute www.ommi.on.ca Certified Municipal Manager (CMM) – HR Specialist or Professional: Offered in partnership with the Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association, the designation program recognizes and develops management capabilities of Ontario's local government administrators. It provides a framework to assess management experience and education relevant to local government, with specific direction to advance. Project Management Institute (PMI) www.pmi.org Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM): Regardless of career stage, this designation is an asset that will distinguish the recipient in the job market and enhance their credibility and effectiveness working on, or with, project teams. The CAPM recognizes your knowledge of the profession's preeminent global standard. Project Management Professional (PMP): Globally recognized, the designation demonstrates the recipient has the experience, education and competence to lead and direct projects and teams. Program Management Professional (PgMP): Recognizes the advanced experience and skill of program managers. Globally recognized, the designation demonstrates a person has proven competency to oversee multiple related projects and their resources to achieve strategic business goals. Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP): Recognizes the advanced experience and skill of portfolio managers. The designation demonstrates the recipient's proven ability in the co-ordinated management of one or more portfolios to achieve organizational objectives. PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP): Recognizes knowledge of agile principles, practices, tools and techniques across agile methodologies. PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA): Highlights expertise in business analysis. The designation spotlights the recipient's ability to work effectively with stakeholders to define their business requirements, shape the output of projects and drive successful business outcomes. PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP): Designation recognizes the holder's expertise and competence in assessing and identifying project risks, mitigating threats and capitalizing on opportunities, while still possessing basic skills in all areas of project management. PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI- SP): Fills the need for a specialist role in project scheduling. Designation recognizes the holder's knowledge and advanced experience to develop and maintain project schedules, while still possessing basic skills in all areas of project management. Purchasing Management Association (PMAC) See Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) Society for Human Resource Management www.shrm.org SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP): Founded on the SHRM HR Competency Model, the credential is relevant worldwide and reflects what HR practitioners need to know to be leaders in their organizations. Requires combination of education and experience. SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP): Founded on the SHRM HR Competency Model, the credential is relevant worldwide and reflects what HR practitioners need to know to be leaders in their organizations. Requires combination of education and experience. For professionals at senior career level. Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) www.scmanational.ca Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP): The SCMP is one of Canada's most sought-after and widely held designations in supply chain management. A rigorous, internationally accredited program certifies that the SCMP has attained the highest level of professional competency. Adherence to a code of ethics ensures that the SCMP has the highest level of integrity. A continuous professional development requirement signifies the highest level of current knowledge. The SCMP designation replaced the Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP) designation in 2010. Note: Effective Sept. 3, 2013, the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) and Supply Chain and Logistics Association Canada (SCL) amalgamated to become the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA).

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