It’s time to move your career forward.

This comprehensive course is tailored to boost your HR expertise and prepare you for success on the SHRM certification exam. Delve into critical HR topics guided by powerful expert instruction. This immersive experience accelerates your learning and ensures you retain valuable knowledge, propelling you toward a globally recognized HR certification and career advancement.

Become a globally recognized human resource expert by earning the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP®) certifications.

Now is the time to make your move.

 

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Snapshot

Format: Classroom or Online

Hours: 40

Credits: 4.0 CEUs

When: Various Dates

Cost: $1,899

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A Course Designed for Your Success
This course combines expert instruction with the most comprehensive and effective way to prepare for success on your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam. The interactive SHRM Learning System is a personalized roadmap to help you master the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (SHRM BASK™) and prepare you for the SHRM certification exams.

  • Optimize your valuable study time and keep you on track for your upcoming SHRM Certification exam date with a customized study plan.
  • Visualize your study plan through course topic cards depicting SHRM BASK topics.
  • Fill your knowledge and competency gaps with interactive online reading content and assess your understanding with flashcards and periodic quizzes.
  • Test your knowledge and increase exam day confidence with 2,700+ practice questions used on previous SHRM Certification exams.
  • Receive ongoing support from your SHRM-certified instructor, who can provide guidance to prepare you for exam day.
  • Culminate your preparation with the included Ace Your SHRM Certification Exam digital study guide, which contains study guidance, test-taking tips, and additional practice questions.

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  • Develop leadership competencies in leadership and navigation, ethical practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Develop interpersonal competencies in relationship management, communication, and global mindset.
  • Develop business competencies to strengthen your consultation ability, analytical aptitude, and business acumen.
  • Understand human resources strategies, including talent acquisition, employee engagement and retention, learning and development, and total rewards.
  • Understand the organizational function and operation of human resources and its connected areas.
  • Understand the workplace context for human resources, including the US legal and corporate implications.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone working in human resources or who has duties related to human resources seeking a broad understanding of the field. You might be new to human resources — with less than two years’ experience. Or, you might be a seasoned professional desiring refreshment or an opportunity to update your knowledge on this topic. Either way, you might be, looking to become SHRM® certified. Led by a SHRM®-certified instructor, this course combines the SHRM Learning System with expert teaching to facilitate a comprehensive and detailed review of the current SHRM BASK™.

Course Information

Course Date Info: 

Spring 2025 - Mondays/Thursdays – Register Now
Live-Online via Zoom
April 14 - May 22, 2025
Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
Instructor: Charles Craig
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Summer 2025 – June 10 - 12* – Register Now
*This is a fast-paced course ideal for learners seeking a condensed, high-impact format.
University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus - classroom
A live-online orientation will be held Thursday, May 23, 2025; 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Coffee and lunch will be provided each day.
Nearby Hotels with special rates:
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Fall 2025 - Tuesdays – Register Now
Live-Online via Zoom
August 19 – November 18, 2025 (no class session on September 2)
Tuesdays, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET
Instructor: Kim Nash
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Fall 2025 - Wednesdays – Register Now
University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus - classroom
August 13 – November 19, 2025 (no class September 3, October 15)
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
Instructor: Charles Craig
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Course Fee(s): 

$1,899

Optional Add-ons:
SHRM Exam Voucher for 2025 – As a special convenience to our students, you can bundle your course registration with a discounted SHRM exam voucher. To learn more about the SHRM certification, which is separate from this course, please visit the SHRM Certification website.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:
We will gladly issue a refund, minus a $150 cancellation fee (or $175 if a voucher was also purchased), for requests received no later than 30 days before the course start date. All requests must be sent in writing via email to student@georgiacenter.uga.edu.

If the online SHRM Learning System is accessed or any print materials are shipped, you will be charged a 50% cancellation fee.

Charles Craig
As a SHRM-CP/SCP exam preparation instructor for the University of Georgia, Charles Craig brings to the classroom over twenty-seven years of real-world human resource experience and years of experience instructing Human Resources Management preparation classes. His human resources certifications include SHRM’s Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR). Charles earned his MBA from Brenau University.

Charles is a member of SHRM’s Advocacy Team and a member of the SHRM Atlanta Chapter. He has over fifteen years of experience as a certification instructor for HRCI’s PHR/SPHR and SHRM’s CP/SCP exam preparation classes. As one of SHRM’s original situational judgment question writers for the SHRM-CP/SCP learning system, Charles brings a unique perspective and insight to exam preparation. He previously instructed the learning system class for the University of North Georgia, Emory University, DeKalb County, SHRM Atlanta, and The Chick-fil-a Corporation.

Kim Nash
After a 30-year career in human resources, she founded her company, THriv, to accompany leaders on their professional growth journey to achieve successful results. She serves leaders through coaching, teaching, and public speaking. Kim partners with organizations to provide a variety of business consulting, training & development, compliance management, and human resource related services. Additionally, she delivers a variety of presentations for organizations. Kim also serves as a part-time instructor for various universities teaching the SHRM HR Essentials and Professional Human Resource Management courses for human resource professionals. Kim holds the SHRM-SCP certification through the Society of Human Resource Management, the SPHR certification through HR Certification Institute, the Compensation Management Specialist designation from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits and has completed the John C. Maxwell Certification Program to teach, coach, train, and speak. Kim is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and a Past President of the Human Resource Professionals of Central PA. She is a graduate of York College of PA with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Education, and holds an MBA/Human Resource Management from the University of Phoenix.