The Greater Memphis Employee Benefits

This snapshot presents the 2022 data points showing SHRM certification program growth. The SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP continue to be the primary choice of more than 80% of candidates who seek an HR generalist certification from the available options. · More than 35,000 individuals took the exams in the first two testing windows in 2022. · Approximately 5,050 more are scheduled to take the exam this month in December. · This year, more than 3,050 HR students in their final year of study in an HR degree took the exams, representing 118% growth year over year and representing 9% of all test-takers in 2022. · Renewals continued at a very high renewal rate. 73% of SHRMcertified HR pros renewed their SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP credentials through the recertification process again in 2022 and about 9% recertified early for a future year. · SHRM’s network of preferred providers continues to grow as well.

SHRM-CPs and SHRM-SCPs can earn professional development credits (PDCs) toward recertification through the network of approximately 3,500 providers. · SHRM education team continues offering virtual instruction for certification preparation as well as live, in-person instruction via seminars and through educational partners worldwide for aspiring certificants who prefer in-person learning. And, the SHRM Learning

System continues to be the premiere study option with 80% of candidates studying with the SHRM Learning System. · New supplementary study resources mentioned above—the Ace

Your SHRM Certification Exam and its accompanying workbooks of

recently-administered but now-retired test items—have been very popular with candidates as evidenced by one-third of candidates who purchased them in the second half of the year, when they debuted, through SHRM Store. · 90% of SHRM certificants report they plan to recommend SHRM certification to colleagues. · Before the end of the year, SHRM Certification will surpass 175,000 lifetime certifications, 125,000+ of whom still have active or retiredstatus certifications.

SHRM Certification: Accessible. Achievable.

I hope you will explore the newly updated SHRM Certification website, https://www.shrm.org/certification to learn more about the simple, easy-tofollow process to become a SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential holder. We will continuously update the site and add resources as they become available. We will also continue to add complimentary and supplemental resources to guide candidates as they prepare to take the exam. SHRM is excited to see what the future holds! If you are considering HR certification, I invite you to join the SHRM family in 2023 by earning your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP and to also leverage the numerous and varied methods available to study and prepare in a way that suits you, your needs and your schedule best.

Nancy A. Woolever, MAIS, SHRM-SCP | Vice President, Certification Society for Human Resource Management Nancy.Woolever@shrm.org www.shrm.org

November 3, 2022 Luncheon

L-R Jonathan Frisch with McGriff, Maranda Bunker with Stephens, Jan Brackett with Progyny, Linda Yoakum, and Preston Cox with UNUM. Jan Brackett was the guest speaker at the November meeting. Her topic was, “A Benefiit That Creates Magic & Hope.”