You will learn everything about Suspended Status and how to Recertify.

1. RECERTIFICATION:
Everything You Need to Know About Suspended Status
Note: There is no recertification credit awarded for attending this presentation.

2. GOALS
• Importance of Recertification
• What is Suspended Status
• Categories for Recertification
• Next Steps to Maintaining Your HR Certification
• Frequently Asked Questions
What You Will Learn

3. REASONS TO RECERTIFY
• Required to retain use of HR credentials
• Getting certified was not easy
• Endows your certification with credibility. Validates your HR
experience and continuous learning
• Shows commitment to HR profession and continued mastery
of the field
• PHR/SPHR/GPHR certifications are increasingly used as a
hiring preference for many organizations

4. YOUR RECERTIFICATION CYCLE
• Sixty credit hours are needed to recertify your HR certification
• Your Recertification Cycle is the three-year period allotted to
earn the 60 recertification credit hours needed to maintain
your certification
• Recertification Cycle begins the day you pass your
certification exam
• Recertification End Date is last day of your three year cycle—
for suspended status

5. SUSPENDED STATUS
What is Suspended Status Mean for Me?
• You can earn recertification credits during an extended timeframe
• You cannot use your designation
• You will not be listed in the Certified Directory
• The Institute will not be able to verify your credentials to employers or
potential employers
• However, once you successfully recertify, you will be reinstated

6. SUSPENDED STATUS
However, the time spent in Suspended status will not change
your cycle dates. Therefore, it will shorten your next
certification cycle as indicated below:

7. SUSPENDED PERIOD STATUS
Recertification Cycle
1/1/2011-1/31/2014
Suspended Period
2/1/2014 – 1/31/2015
It is therefore to your benefit to remain in
Suspended status for as short a time as possible.

8. SUSPENDED PERIOD STATUS
Recertification Cycle
1/1/2011-1/31/2014
Expired
2/1/2015
Certification expires and no longer considered certified if recertification
application is not submitted with payment
by the last day of your suspended period

9. DOCUMENTING RECERTIFICATION CREDIT HOURS
Update your contact information (as needed)
Report recertification activities as they occur
Keep documentation of activities you participate in
Apply for online recertification after 60 recertification credit
hours are acquired
Document your participation in credit-earning professional
activities
Online Profile
Other Pointers for Future Recertification

10. Categories
60 recertification credit hours are required every three years
Recertification Categories Recertification Credit
Hours
Continuing Education No max
Instruction 20 hours max
On-the-Job Experience 20 hours max
Research/Publishing 20 hours max
Leadership 10 hours max
Professional Membership 10 hours max

11. Category Overview
CONTINUING EDUCATION
• Concurrent sessions (conference)
• Seminars and workshops
• College and university HR courses
• Webcasts and e-learning
INSTRUCTION
• Presentation of a HR related subject
• Instructor of an HR course
• Presenter at a conference session
ON-THE-JOB PROJECTS
• Research and design a new benefit plan
• Research, design and implement a
diversity program

12. Category Overview
RESEARCH/PUBLISHING
• Articles published in journal or periodical
solely written by the certificant
• Co-authored or edited work
LEADERSHIP
• Use your HR expertise to further a
volunteer organization’s mission
• Chairing a committee
• Formal Mentoring Program
• Holding a Board Position
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• Being a member of a national/international
HR-related professional association

13. Continuing Education
Recertification
• All 60 credit hours can be earned in this category
• Videoconferences, audiotapes, webcasts/webinars and
podcasts have a 20 hour maximum
• No limits on e-Learning
• Other activities that can earn credits here:
– Conferences/Seminars
– College/University Courses
– Programs held in conjunction with a Chapter Meeting

14. Calculating Hours
Tips on Calculating Credits
• Ensure topic is HR-related
• Round recertification credits to nearest quarter hour
• Determine full length of activity
• Subtract non-education contact time
• Programming must be at least 1 hour in length

15. Instruction/Teaching
Recertification
• Earn credits for teaching an HR-related course
• Credit is awarded the 1st time you perform an activity
• Other activities that can earn credits here:
– Leading an HR workshop/training session at work
– Leading a performance management seminar
– Teaching a sexual harassment workshop
• Presentations on company policies would not be eligible for
credit

16. On the Job
Recertification
• Credit is awarded the 1st time you perform an activity
• The activity must add to your HR Knowledge
• Other activities that can earn credits here:
– Implementation of a new HRIS system
– Development of an employee handbook
– Development/Implementation of an AAP
– Development of a disaster recovery plan
– Conduct a benefit program needs assessment
– Conduct job analyses to create job descriptions

17. Research/Publishing
Recertification
• Credits can be earned by conducting primary research on an HR-
related topic and then by getting those results published
• Articles must be published in a journal or periodical
• Other activities that can earn credits here:
– Contribution to a published textbook (20 hrs)
– Development of an HR video (10 hrs)
– Participation in an HR-related blog (.50/2 hrs per year/6 hrs
maximum)
• All research must by conducted and focused outside of your
organization to be eligible

18. Leadership
Recertification
• Credits can be earned through contributions to the HR Profession
outside the workplace
• Activities must have a direct HR-link (Boy/Girl Scouts or
Homeowner Associations would not qualify)
• Other activities that can earn credits here:
– Officer position on a board
– Participation in a structured mentoring program
– Writing letters to Congress on an HR issue
– Participation in a published SHRM/other national survey report

19. Membership
Recertification
• Credits can be earned if you are a member of a national or
international HR-related professional association or society
• Membership in a local chapter does not qualify for credit
• 3 hours of credit are awarded per year
• Organizations that can earn credits here:
– SHRM Membership
– World at Work Membership
– ASTD Membership

20. Specified Hours
HRMP/SPHR®
• 15 Business recertification credit hours
• 45 HR recertification credit hours
GPHR®
• 15 Global recertification credit hours
• 45 HR recertification credit hours
CALIFORNIA*
• 15 California-specific recertification
credit hours
• 45 HR recertification credit hours

21. Business
Recertification
• Business credits cover HR responsibilities that fall outside the
traditional HR function
• Require learning about the business or enter into a partnership with
another department for the activity
• Have an impact on the organization’s mission, vision, values, bottom
line, policies or strategic goals and objectives
• If the subject matter of the activity is covered in one of the other 5
domains, then it would not qualify for business credit

22. Planning
Tips
• Know your recertification end date!
• Recertification begins as soon as you become certified;
• Keep in mind the specified credits hours;
• Refer to the Body of Knowledge to answer, ―Will this add to
my HR knowledge?‖
• Keep up to date on changes that are coming from HRCI –
email, print and announcements on our website

23. ALTERNATE RESOURCES
Recertification presentations
Virtual recertification chats
Call or email recertification questions
Go to our website at www.hrci.org
 Recertification Handbook
 Recertification presentation
 Business credit pointers
 Get recertified the low-cost way flier
 Searchable directory of pre-approved activities (Events do not have to be
pre-approved to be accepted for recertification credits)
 Recert Connection Blog
Visit our Facebook page and LinkedIn groups to connect with other certified HR
professionals and find out how they are recertifying

24. PAYMENT SUBMISSION POLICY
Time Recertification Fee Additional Fee Total Fees
On/before
certification cycle
end date
USD 150 N/A USD150
Suspended Status
N/A
USD100 USD250
>12months after
certification cycle end date,
certification expires.
Pay full exam fees.
Please check www.hrci.org for latest fees and updates.

25. YOUR ONLINE PROFILE

26. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Now that I am aware that I am in suspended status, what do I need
to do in order to maintain my current certification?
You will need to update your recertification application online
before your recertification end date.
What happens if my certification expires?
You will need to retest in order to regain your certification
Will the Birthday Rule apply to me if I am in Suspended Status?
No. If you are currently in suspended status, the birthday rule has not
been implemented. However, once your recertification activities are
submitted with payment and receive approval, the birthday rule will be
applied to your end date.

27. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Will I be notified when my certification status changes?
Yes, you will be notified via email that your application has been
approved.
How many times may I be in Suspended status?
You may only be in Suspended status once during a recertification
cycle.

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