Continuing Education Division Offers Course for New SHRM and Certifications

December 15, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Technical College Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development (TTC) is offering a new training program for human resource (HR) professionals to gain the new SHRM-CPTM (Certified Professional) or SHRM-SCPTM (Senior Certified Professional) certification in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The SHRM Learning System® for SHRM-CPTM and SHRM-SCPTM course will run from 6-9 p.m. on Mondays from Feb. 2-April 27, 2015 on Trident Technical College’s Main Campus in North Charleston and costs $1,119.

Steve Price, professional development program manager for TTC, commented, “We are very pleased to be associated with and delivering the new SHRM CP/SCP Learning System. It offers our local HR professionals seeking the new certification a very real-world approach with practical tools and information. And the best part is our instructor is arguably the best SHRM trainer in the state.”

Those interested in learning more about the new certification can attend a free open house on Jan. 16, 2015 from 3:30-5 p.m. on Trident Technical College’s Main Campus in North Charleston in Bldg. 910, Rm. 122.

In 2014, SHRM announced that it was forming a new certification. The SHRM competency-based certification answers a critical need in the global marketplace. Employers expect more today and HR professionals must meet their expectations. This certification will demonstrate for HR professionals who they are, what they do and why it matters. It also helps protect organizations from risk by ensuring that their HR professionals are up-to-date on regulatory compliance issues.

 

For more information about the program, contact Steve Price, professional development program manager for the Trident Technical College Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development at 843.574.6683 or [email protected]. To register for classes in the program, visit www.tridenttech.edu/ce, call 843.574.6152 or register in person at the Trident Technical College Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development registration office located in Building 910 on the college’s Main Campus in North Charleston.