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Certified Human Resources Professional

Online Certification  ·  20 Week  ·  Globally Recognised  ·  (CHRP)

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Executive Summary

Certified Human Resources Professional

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) delivers a rigorous Intermediate-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness.

This 20 Week programme is structured around SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CHRP holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification
Certified Human Resources Professional
Acronym
CHRP
Category
Human Resources
Level
Intermediate
Duration
20 Week
Delivery Mode
100% Online
Assessment
Online Examination
Certificate
Digital + Physical
CPD Eligibility
CPD Accredited
Alumni Benefits
GLI Network Access
Self-Paced
USD 399
Live Virtual
USD 599
Target Audience

Who Should Enrol?

  • HR Managers and Directors
  • HR Business Partners
  • Learning and Development Managers
  • Employee Relations and OD Specialists
Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

  • All study materials and study guide
  • Access to GLI online learning portal
  • Online examination and assessment
  • Digital certificate and digital badge
  • Physical certificate (shipped to you)
  • CPD credits for professional bodies
  • GLI alumni network membership
  • Facilitator and tutor support
  • Resource downloads and reference library
  • Automatic enrolment confirmation
Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement
Accelerate your career towards CHRO and senior people-management roles
Professional Recognition
Credential aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards
Leadership Capability
Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex human resource management functions
Organisational Impact
Design and implement human resource management systems that drive performance and measurable results
Compliance Readiness
Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to human resource management
Global Employability
Qualify for human resource management roles across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations worldwide
Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Talent Acquisition, Resourcing and Onboarding
✦Learning, Development and Talent Management
✦Performance, Reward and Employee Relations
✦HR Strategy, Analytics and Workforce Planning
✦Employment Law, Compliance and HR Governance
✦Professional Ethics and Governance
Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

1
Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Human Resources Professional
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
  • Aligning HR strategy with organisational strategy
  • The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
  • HR competencies and professional standards (SHRM, CIPD)
  • The business partner and centre-of-excellence model
2
Organisational Design and Workforce Planning
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Organisational design principles and structures
  • Job analysis, job design and role profiling
  • Competency framework development
  • Job evaluation, grading and levelling
  • Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
3
Talent Acquisition, Resourcing and Onboarding
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Employer branding and employee value proposition (EVP)
  • Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
  • Recruitment marketing and candidate attraction
  • Structured interviewing and selection methods
  • Assessment centres, tests and work samples
4
Learning, Development and Talent Management
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Training needs analysis and learning strategy
  • Instructional design and blended learning
  • Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
  • Leadership and management development
  • Career development and internal mobility
5
Performance Management and Reward
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Performance management systems and cycles
  • Objective setting: KPIs, OKRs and cascading goals
  • Continuous feedback and performance conversations
  • Appraisal, calibration and managing underperformance
  • Linking performance to reward and consequence
6
Employee Relations, Engagement and Wellbeing
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Employee engagement models and drivers
  • Employee voice, surveys and action planning
  • Employee relations and the grievance procedure
  • Discipline, conduct and fair-process management
  • Conflict resolution and mediation
7
HR Technology, Systems and Digital HR
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • HR information systems (HRIS) selection and implementation
  • HR service delivery and shared services
  • Employee and manager self-service
  • Process automation and workflow
  • Digital HR and the employee experience platform
8
HR Analytics, Metrics and Evidence
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • HR metrics, KPIs and the HR scorecard
  • People analytics maturity and operating model
  • Descriptive, diagnostic and predictive analytics
  • Workforce reporting and storytelling with data
  • Attrition, engagement and productivity analytics
9
Employment Law, Compliance and Governance
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Employment law framework and contracts of employment
  • Recruitment, discrimination and equal opportunity law
  • Working time, leave and family-friendly rights
  • Termination, redundancy and unfair dismissal
  • TUPE, transfers and restructuring obligations
10
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Culture
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The business case for diversity and inclusion
  • Inclusive recruitment and bias mitigation
  • Equity, pay gaps and fair reward
  • Inclusive leadership and allyship
  • Belonging, culture and employee resource groups
11
Stakeholder Engagement and HR Business Partnering
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The HR business partner role and mandate
  • Consulting skills and contracting with the business
  • Stakeholder mapping and influencing
  • Coaching leaders and managers
  • Commercial awareness and organisational context
12
Leading Change, Transformation and OD
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Organisation development principles and practice
  • Change management models (Kotter, ADKAR, Lewin)
  • Diagnosing organisational readiness for change
  • Culture change and behaviour embedding
  • Managing resistance and building coalitions
13
Professional Ethics, Standards and Governance
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Professional ethics and codes of conduct in HR
  • Confidentiality and handling sensitive data
  • Fairness, consistency and natural justice
  • Conflicts of interest and integrity
  • Whistleblowing and speak-up culture
14
Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • HR function performance and service levels
  • Process improvement and HR operating efficiency
  • Benchmarking HR against best practice
  • Customer (employee/manager) satisfaction
  • Root-cause analysis and problem solving
15
Advanced Professional Practice: Consulting and Advisory Excellence
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The consulting mindset and trusted advisor positioning
  • Diagnosing client problems before prescribing solutions
  • Structuring engagements: scope, deliverables and expectations
  • Discovery interviews and evidence gathering
  • Root cause analysis frameworks in advisory work
16
Data, AI and Digital Tools for the Modern Professional
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Data literacy: reading, questioning and using data
  • Descriptive statistics for everyday professional decisions
  • Data visualisation and dashboards that inform
  • Generative AI as a professional productivity tool
  • Automation, workflows and no-code tools
17
Professional Communication, Influence and Negotiation
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Safety communication and campaigns
  • Difficult conversations and feedback
  • Communicating vision and telling stories
  • Negotiation with banks, investors and suppliers
  • Negotiation and influencing
18
Leadership, People and High-Performance Teams
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Influencing and safety leadership
  • Motivation and adult learners
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Leading security teams
  • Coaching and skill development
19
Talent, Culture and the Modern Workplace
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Just culture and reporting
  • Supplier onboarding and due diligence
  • AI and analytics for agriculture
  • Coaching for resilience and wellbeing
  • Climate-smart agriculture: productivity, adaptation, mitigation
20
Customer, Market and Stakeholder Value
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Market research and intelligence
  • Capstone scoping: a real growth or brand challenge
  • Integrated marketing communications (IMC)
  • Customer service technology stack
  • Customer expectations and satisfaction
21
Financial and Commercial Acumen for Professionals
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Revenue management and yield
  • Financial risk types and management
  • Profitability and unit economics
  • Cost of production, pricing and profitability
  • Interpreting financial statements
22
Evidence, Measurement and Decision Quality
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Governance and compliance KPIs
  • Data protection and customer privacy
  • Data-driven and platform business models
  • Data governance in enterprise systems
  • Statistics and exploratory data analysis
23
Strategy, Innovation and Leading Change
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Stakeholder engagement strategy
  • Brand and reputation as strategic assets
  • Sustainability strategy and materiality
  • Financial inclusion strategy
  • Customer experience transformation
24
Project and Programme Delivery Essentials
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Designing voice-of-customer programmes
  • Change and adoption in projects
  • Programme governance
  • Project governance and risk
  • Monitoring and evaluation with data
25
Quality, Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Clean code and design patterns
  • Continuous improvement in service
  • Data quality and stewardship
  • Data quality and governance
  • Continuous improvement and lean banking
26
Governance, Risk, Ethics and Compliance
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Risk appetite and tolerance
  • Cybersecurity and information governance for leaders
  • Compliance, audit and accountability
  • Duty of care and risk management
  • Ethics and suitability
27
Sustainability, Safety and Responsible Practice
  • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Environmental legal compliance
  • Carbon, scope 3 and sustainable logistics
  • Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
  • Sustainability and green IT
  • ESG principles and frameworks
28
Certification Recap and Integrated Review
    29
    Your Certification in Action: 90 Days to Recertification
    • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
    • Designing your first 90 days after certification
    • Your one-year professional development trajectory
    • The two-year horizon: expertise, leadership and professional standing
    • Recertification, CPD and staying current
    • Building your professional portfolio and evidence of practice
    30
    Capstone Project and Certification Readiness
    • Certified Human Resources Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
    • Capstone scoping: a real people or HR challenge
    • Diagnosis and evidence gathering
    • Designing an HR intervention or policy
    • Business case, cost and impact analysis
    • Implementation and change plan
    Learning Outcomes

    What You Will Achieve

    • Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Human Resources Professional principles aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards
    • Apply evidence-based methods to improve human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness
    • Master talent acquisition, resourcing and onboarding and learning, development and talent management
    • Apply performance, reward and employee relations and hr strategy, analytics and workforce planning in real-world settings
    • Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
    • Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
    • Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
    • Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in human resource management
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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Common Questions

    What is the CHRP certification?

    Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 85+ countries and are aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

    Who should enrol in the CHRP?

    This certification is ideal for HR Managers and Directors, HR Business Partners, Learning and Development Managers and Employee Relations and OD Specialists, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness with a globally recognised credential.

    How long does the CHRP certification take to complete?

    The programme is structured over 20 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

    Is the CHRP internationally recognised?

    Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 85+ countries and are aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

    What is the cost of the CHRP certification?

    The Certified Human Resources Professional is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

    What does the CHRP certification include?

    Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

    What is the assessment format for the CHRP?

    The Certified Human Resources Professional is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

    What CPD credits do I earn from the CHRP?

    The Certified Human Resources Professional carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

    Can I study the CHRP while working full-time?

    Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

    What career outcomes can I expect from the CHRP?

    Graduates progress towards CHRO and senior people-management roles. The CHRP strengthens your expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness and positions you for advancement across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations.

    Graduate Voices

    What Our Alumni Say

    “

    The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

    HR Director
    Private Sector
    “

    GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

    People Manager
    NGO Sector
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    I earned my CHRP while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

    Talent Lead
    Government
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