HRCP

Compensation and benefits are among an organization's biggest investments, and this resource helps students and HR practitioners manage them well while preparing for the PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, and SHRM-SCP exams. Students start with total rewards, both financial and non-financial, and the strategic and ethical objectives of compensation, then work through the wage-level decision, job evaluation methods, job pricing, and pay rate administration. They examine incentive and executive compensation, the economic factors that affect pay, and the laws and regulations that govern both compensation and benefits. They also learn how to design, manage, and evaluate employee benefit programs, including health care benefits. Self-assessments, unit practice assessments, and timed assessments let students check their readiness along the way.

HR professionals earn a seat at the leadership table by connecting people practices to organizational strategy, and this resource helps students and HR practitioners prepare for the PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, and SHRM-SCP exams. It covers strategic HR management and organizational leadership, from organizational strategy and the organizational environment to HR control and evaluation, HR technology and communication, organizational design and development, and culture. Students also study global HR management, leadership and management theories, decision-making, ethics, and HR research and analytics. A pre-test, unit practice assessments, and timed assessments let students check their readiness along the way. The resource builds the strategic knowledge and practical judgment that HR professionals need in the field and on the exam.

Great organizations start with hiring the right people, and this resource helps students and HR practitioners build that expertise while preparing for the PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, and SHRM-SCP exams. Students begin with employment discrimination and the legal framework that shapes every hiring decision, then learn human resource planning, job analysis, job descriptions, and job specifications. They move on to recruitment and selection, building the practical judgment HR professionals need to attract and choose the right talent. Unit practice assessments and timed assessments let students check their readiness along the way.

Organizations keep their edge by developing their people, and this resource helps students and HR practitioners master that work while preparing for the PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, and SHRM-SCP exams. Students learn how training and development fits into the organization, from assessing training needs and the systems model of training to the ADDIE model and the principles behind how adults learn. They explore training techniques and delivery, evaluate training effectiveness, and examine talent management programs, performance management, change management, organizational development interventions, and employee retention. Self-assessments, unit practice assessments, and timed assessments let students check their readiness along the way.

Strong employee and labor relations shape everything from engagement to legal risk, and this resource helps students and HR practitioners master them while preparing for the PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, and SHRM-SCP exams. Students start with the employee life cycle as a tool for evaluating employee relations, then explore employee engagement, involvement strategies, and inclusion and belonging. They work through labor relations in depth, including union representation, unfair labor practices, strikes, collective bargaining, maintaining nonunion status, and public sector labor relations. They also learn grievance and discipline systems, individual employment rights, workforce behavior problems, and organizational exit. Unit practice and timed assessments, plus three comprehensive assessments, let students check their readiness for the full exam.

Protecting people and the organization from harm is a core HR responsibility, and this resource helps students and HR practitioners build that expertise while preparing for the PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, and SHRM-SCP exams. Students learn to define risk management and apply four strategies for managing risk, then examine workplace safety, employee health, and security in turn. Unit practice and timed assessments, three comprehensive assessments, and situational practice let students check their readiness and apply what they've learned to realistic scenarios.

Certification shows a commitment to the HR profession, and this resource helps students and aspiring HR professionals prepare for the 2026 aPHR exam. It covers the HR body of knowledge across five units: talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and compliance and risk management. Students work through employment discrimination, recruitment and selection, training and performance management, total rewards and benefits, labor relations, organizational culture, ethics, and workplace safety, health, and security, then check their understanding with built-in assessments. The resource builds the concepts and practical judgment that HR generalists need, supporting students on the path to certification.