Welcome to aPHR Certification Preparation offered by MRA
MRA is committed to helping you effectively prepare for the aPHR national certification exam. We look forward to partnering with you as you pursue HR certification!
Please review the following pre-work and special instructions in preparation for your upcoming class
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Dates
Mondays:
10/7/19
10/14/19
10/21/19
10/28/19
11/4/19
11/11/19
11/18/19 -
Format
Weekly live webinars
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. CST -
Program Materials
A set of HR Certification Preparation (HRCP) program materials will be shipped directly to you at your company address from HRCP 1-2 weeks prior to the start of class. The materials come from HRCP and MRA is not authorized to duplicate them. Lost materials would need to be replaced by the participant at the HRCP cost. Once your study materials are shipped to you, HRCP will email you the UPS tracking number and access information to HRCP's online practice tests and resources.
HRCP does not advocate that its program “teaches the exam” and we have found this to be true. Please note the exam may cover some topics or issues differently than the HRCP program materials. Wherever possible, we will include information and discussions that expand upon the HRCP materials. Group discussion is also very important to your overall learning and preparation for the exam. Some class participants have found it helpful to form ancillary study groups to reinforce the discipline needed to stay current with reading each week.
aPHR PARTICIPANT WEBPAGE/CLASS POWERPOINTS
You can access, download and print all PowerPoints that will be reviewed during the class. If you choose to print these materials, please click here for the aPHR Participant webpage. Log in using your MRA username and password. If you do not remember your password, please click Log In, click Reset Password, and enter email address.
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Prior to first class
Prepayment is required for our programs. If you already paid, please disregard. For your safety and the security of your credit card, you may pay online. Please note the assigned primary contact for MRA at your company has access to all invoices online (this person tends to be an HR team member or owner). To pay online, this person will need to visit his/her MRA account at www.mranet.org. From the “Active Invoices” list in the account, he/she can click “Pay” to add the item into the cart and pay. You may also call Registrations at 262.696.3319, Accounts Receivable at 262.696.3551, or mail a check to MRA-The Management Association, N19 W24400 Riverwood Drive, Waukesha, WI 53188.
Attendee substitutions may be made at any time and are encouraged when the original registrant cannot attend. If you must cancel or reschedule, please contact MRA's Registrations Team at [email protected] or 800.488.4845. If the cancellation is made at least 24 hours in advance of the program and certification books are unopened and unused, participants will receive a full refund.
For more information about cancellations and other details, please visit our Training FAQ page.
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Class Schedule and Units
Please see the following schedule of class dates and covered units below. You are expected to read the assigned materials prior to each class so you are prepared to discuss the materials.
The aPHR preparation class is not a typical MRA class where you might attend to develop skills. Rather, the class provides a review of topics and other preparation details to help you prepare for your exam. In summary, participants will need to study and prepare both in and out of class.
Date
Unit Covered
Pages
10/7
Unit 1: 1.1 Human Resource Management - 1.4.4 Virtual Teams
Pages 1-35
10/14
Unit 1: 1.5 Organizational Design and Development – 1.8.3 Graphically Displaying HR Data
Unit 2: 2.1 Employment Discrimination – 2.1.9 Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)
Pages 37-65
Pages 69-91
10/21
Unit 2: 2.2 Human Resource Planning – 2.5.9 Records Retention
Unit 3: 3.1 Total Rewards: Financial and Non-Financial - 3.2.1 Compensation Surveys
Pages 93-152
Pages 159-167
10/28
Unit 3: 3.3.1 Job Evaluation – 3.7.2 Consumer-directed Health Care
Pages 169-214
11/4
Unit 3: 3.8 Managing Employee Benefits Programs - 3.9.7 IRS Regulations
Unit 4: 4.1 Training and Development – 4.6.3 Retention Strategies
Pages 215-238
Pages 241-298
11/11
Unit 5: 5.1 Employee Relations – 5.9.4 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (1988)
Pages 303-355
11/18
Unit 6: 6.1 Safety – 6.3.6 Fraud and Loss Prevention
Pages 361-411
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Exam Reminders
- Your instructors will cover exam information during orientation.
- To apply for the exam, visit www.hrci.org.
- aPHR exams are conducted by HRCI and there is an exam fee payable to HRCI.
- aPHR exams are administered year-round.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Registrations at 800.488.4845 or [email protected].
We look forward to working with you as you prepare for this professional endeavor!