Why you should recertify

As an HR professional, you know the HR field is constantly evolving to enhance Canadian business and workplaces. In order to be most effective in our workplaces, it is important we keep abreast of changes to the industry. The recertification process ensures HR professionals continue to have mastery over HR’s body of knowledge – encompassed in the Required Professional Capabilities (RPCs^®)* — as it changes through time.

Through recertification, HR professionals are able to send a strong message to employers and the public that they are up-to-date on the latest legislation, best practices and trends – and are able to provide the most effective workplace solutions.

*Please note that the CCHRA’s Professional Standards Committee (PSC) and Independent Board of Examiners (IBE) routinely review the RPCs^® for currency and ensure they remain relevant to changing Canadian legislation, workplaces and business needs.

How often do CHRP holders recertify and what are the methods for recertification?

As a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP), you are required to recertify every three years to maintain the currency of your CHRP designation. Recertification can be obtained either by performing and documenting professional development experience – as it relates to the RPCs^® – or by successfully completing the National Professional Practice Assessment^® (NPPA).

Please keep in mind that membership in your provincial CHRP designation granting HR association must be renewed annually to qualify for recertification.

Also note that in Quebec and Ontario, it is not necessary for HR professionals to write the NPPA, and that in Quebec, the recertification process differs due to provincial legislation. Please contact the provincial HR associations for more information about the alternative process in those provinces.

(Please note: After May 2010, exam writers in Ontario will not be able to recertify by writing the NPPA.)

For more information on the recertification process, please click here.