The National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority (Tanmia) has launched the region's first "Certified Professional Human Resource and Compensation (CPHRC)" program that aims to provide world-class training to UAE National job seekers to take up employment in the field of Human Resource Management and Development.
The program is open to holders of Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) certificates and to graduates with Bachelor's degree level. The first batch, comprising 20 UAE National students, is due to begin the program today, September 4, 2004.
Launched in association with LinkConsult, the program delivers comprehensive professional training in HR management through a series of courses put together by the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA), the global apex HR organization that has developed the Body of Knowledge on which the CPHRC certification is based, in conjunction with a number of member national and international associations.
"The Certified Professional Human Resource and Compensation program comes as an answer to the growing demand for National HR professionals in the workforce," said Ayesh Al Barguthi, Director, Employment and Skills Development Centre, Tanmia. "The aim of the CPHRC certification is to provide the business sector with young professionals equipped with advanced knowledge and skills in order to develop and leverage human expertise and to improve both personal and organizational performance. Tanmia is positive that this new program will give an extra edge to UAE Nationals pursuing a career in HR management."
The CPHRC program consists of four distinct courses, each comprising 40 contact hours, supported by periods of on-the-job training between the courses. The full program encompasses 160 hours, complemented by a total of nine weeks of on-the-job training.
The four main courses will lead to four distinct certificates: HR Generalist Certificate, Certificate in Compensation Management, Certificate in HR Administration and the Advanced HR Generalist Certificate. In addition to the HR Body of Knowledge, modules specific to the UAE have been added to address such issues as the UAE Labour Law and Pension Plan.
Successful completion of the four courses and the passing of each course examination achieve certification as a "Certified Professional in Human Resources and Compensation" (CPHRC) issued by the US Institute of Human Resource Management Education, along with an HR Diploma delivered by LinkConsult.
The Body of Knowledge, on which the CPHRC certification is based, has been developed by WFPMA in conjunction with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) of the United States and the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) of the UK. The material for the Compensation course is based on the work conducted by WorldatWork, formerly US American Compensation Association.
The CPHRC program will make the participants competent to work in the various functional areas of human resource management and development. The program has been developed in such a way as to ensure that the acquired knowledge, together with practical experience, help accelerate the career growth of the incumbents.
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About Tanmia
Tanmia, the National Human Resource Development & Employment Authority in the UAE, was established by a Presidential decree in November 1999, to address the imbalance in the labour market, due to excessive dependence on expatriate workforce. Tanmia is engaged in a coordinating role, between national job seekers and employers in the private and government sectors, to facilitate increased entry of nationals in the labour market. The responsibilities that rest with the Authority are: to set up the overall policy of the Authority and supervise its implementation, conduct sustained operational and administrative labour market studies and analysis, provide career counselling and guidance to the national work force, follow-up and evaluate employment of nationals in public and private sectors, support small investment enterprises through the establishment of self-employment projects for national human resources and develop programmes for training and qualifying nationals seeking employment, in conformity with the labour market needs.
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