1. Welcome to
GPHR
Tutor - Anastasia Mizitova,
CBSD Trainer Expert

2. What is GPHR
• Global Professional in Human Resources
• International HR certification program
• Best program because
– Highest professional level
– Intensive and comprehensive information
– Only takes 6 weeks to complete
– Small groups

3. What GPHR is NOT
• An easy ride
• A Russia-based curriculum
• A basic level instrument set

4. Overview
• Target candidate:
– Exposed to cross-border HR responsibilities
– Involved in crafting HR strategy, policies and
initiatives
– Designs international structures to achieve
business needs
• Philosophy and approach:
– Global mindset
– Strategic vision
– Overview 6 key jurisdictions

5. Benefits
• Company’s prospective
– Consistent and up to date HR knowledge
– Not just about passing exam – it alters attitudes
– Best high profile HR course in Russia
– Both study and exam are in Russia
• Individual’s prospective
– Formal American professional qualification
– Professional socialization
– Broader professional outlook
– Career development

6. GPHR – who does what
• Exam questions developed by
HRCI (USA) www.hrci.org
• Materials prepared by
SHRM (USA) www.shrm.org
• Course delivered by
CBSD (Russia) www.cbsd.ru
• Exam to be sat at Prometric
(Russia) www.prometric.com
• Certificate to be issued by HRCI (USA)

7. The materials
• Licensed SHRM materials
– 5 Textbooks
– E-learning system, including
• Cases
• 750 mock questions
• Content updates
• Links to related content
• Printable flashcards
• Comprehensive materials requiring intensive
study
• Yet, the materials do not “teach the test”

8. The course
• Course timing is tied to biannual exam windows
• Supposed to be a revision
• Much self-study involved
• Pre- and post- course support from CBSD and an on-line
forum
• 6 full day Friday sessions
• Approach:
– Lectures
– Practice tests
– Discussions and Q&As
– Additional materials
• Next group starts on Friday, October 18th 2013

9. The test
• 165 questions in 3 hours
• Just over 1 minute per question
• Exam questions expand way beyond the textbooks
• Two exam windows per year (May and December)
• Exam administered by Prometric
• Next window is December 1-31, 2013
• High pass rate through CBSD

10. Feedback from SHRM
Сongratulations on a successful program!
And what a great success on the exam
results. The pass rate exceeds the average
for the GPHR exam, which makes your
course results especially impressive.
Brian Glade,
SHRM Vice President

11. Feedback from participants
Would you be able to prepare for
the exam without the course?
Other
Yes
No
Will you recommend the program
to your colleagues and friends?
Yes
Yes, if they
are prepared
to certify
“Thank you for stirring our thirst for knowledge!”

12. GPHR course
Workforce
Relations and
Risk
Management ;
12%
Organizational
Effectiveness
and Talent
Development ;
22%
Global
Compensation
and Benefits ;
18%
Global Talent
Acquisition and
Mobility ; 22%
Strategic HR
Management;
26%

13. 1-13
Module 1: Strategic HR
Management
26% (43 questions)
© SHRM
• Global Strategy
• Alignment of HR processes and activities
• Cultural and legal contexts
• Communication between the organization
and stakeholders
• Skills, knowledge and resources

14. 2-14
Module 2: Global Talent
Acquisition and Mobility
22% (36 questions)
© SHRM
• Legislation affecting talent acquisition
• Strategic approaches to talent acquisition and
mobility
• Development and implementation of global staffing
plans
• Fundamental staffing processes
• Measuring business impact

15. 3-15
Module 3: Global Compensation
and Benefits
18% (30 questions)
© SHRM
• Global compensation and benefits strategy
• Global benefits and perquisites
• Legislation affecting compensation and benefits
• Compensation and benefits in global assignments
• Global new ventures

16. 4-16
Module 4: Organizational Effectiveness
and Talent Development
22% (36 questions)
© SHRM
• Communication and change management
• Talent and performance management
• Employee engagement
• Training and development
• Leadership development
• International assignment management

17. © SHRM 5-17
Module 5: Workforce Relations and
Risk Management
12% (20 exam questions)
• Laws affecting workforce relations
• Global industrial relations
• HR’s role in creating a positive work
environment
• Workplace risk management

18. Ask them
• Tatiana Tikhonova, Troika Dialog
• Julia Krylenko, ADV Group
• Maria Boucher, Boeing
• Larisa Bruver, Nokia Siemens Networks
• Mikhail Lvovsky, Linde Gas Rus
• Elena Burova, Intel
• Anna Solovieva, Lafarge Cement
• Tatiana Semenova, Thomson Reuters
• Natalia Petukhova, TNK BP
• Anastasiya Priyomova, Ernst&Young

19. Contacts
Evgenia Belskaya,
CBSD Open Enrollment Manager
E_Belskaya@cbsd.ru