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Please note that the deadline to register for the upcoming CHRP National Professional Practice Assessment is April 2, 2013. Learn with the best. HRANB offers the BC HRMA CHRP National Professional Practice Assessment (NPPA) Preparatory Session as a one-day preparatory program for the NPPA Exam. Developed by the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association, this is now the official program provided by five provincial HR associations including HRANB. The NPPA Exam was revised in 2009, and the HRANB Preparation course was revised accordingly. This course is designed to enable you to enhance your understanding of the revised exam format and testing process, review areas of study, learn tips and tactics for writing this scenario-based exam, practice sample questions to evaluate your individual knowledge, and share learning with colleagues through discussion and participation in learning teams.

Please note that the deadline to register for the upcoming CHRP National Knowledge exam is April 2, 2013. If you are writing the NKE this June, please note that HRANB is proud to offer our CHRP NKE Preparatory Session again. This program, developed by the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association is now the official NKE preparatory program provided by five provincial HR associations including HRANB. This two-day course is designed to help you consolidate the knowledge you already have and - more importantly - identify where you need to focus additional studying in order to be successful in the National Knowledge Exam. During this interactive workshop, you will receive, review and discuss important HR theory for each competency area. You'll also receive the RPCs, terms, definitions and sample exam questions, which will enable you to identify and rectify knowledge gaps. You Will Learn o The structure and format of the CHRP knowledge exam - components and weightings o An overview of the body of knowledge covered by the exam o To apply the knowledge using sample questions and group activities o How to design and implement an individualized learning plan You Will Receive o a 300+ page manual containing concepts, terminology, principles, legislation and practices from the eight discipline areas covered in the exam o eight glossary exercises (over 350 terms and definitions) you can use to enhance your understanding of HR terminology o over 400 sample questions

The Human Resources Association of New Brunswick (HRANB) is pleased to offer a free webinar to our members on Leveraging HR Best Practices to Enhance Employee Engagement in conjunction with our recent endorsement of Consult Carswell, an online information resource and workflow tool developed with the busy Canadian HR practitioner in mind. Join Brian Kreissl and Yaseen Hemeda from the Consult Carswell team as they provide valuable insight on how employers can leverage recognized HR best practices to drive increased employee engagement and become an employer of choice. This informative webinar will include information on best practices in human resources management, employee engagement and employer branding. The webinar will also include a brief demonstration of Consult Carswell and how it can be used to improve employee engagement and retention and create best practice programs that help to establish your organization as an employer of choice. Consult Carswell® is an innovative online information resource that makes your work life easier by helping to answer all of your toughest HR questions. Yet it also goes far beyond a traditional research product by offering extensive topical commentary, document-building software, presentations, templates, checklists, forms, sample policies, articles, news, legislation, case law, a legal timetable, our new HR Helpline service, and much more – all seamlessly incorporated into one workflow solution – delivered and developed for the Canadian human resources market. For more information see www.consultcarswell.com.

Please note that the deadline to register for the upcoming CHRP National Knowledge exam is September 3, 2013. If you are writing the NKE this June, please note that HRANB is proud to offer our CHRP NKE Preparatory Session again. This program, developed by the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association is now the official NKE preparatory program provided by five provincial HR associations including HRANB. This two-day course is designed to help you consolidate the knowledge you already have and - more importantly - identify where you need to focus additional studying in order to be successful in the National Knowledge Exam. During this interactive workshop, you will receive, review and discuss important HR theory for each competency area. You'll also receive the RPCs, terms, definitions and sample exam questions, which will enable you to identify and rectify knowledge gaps. You Will Learn o The structure and format of the CHRP knowledge exam - components and weightings o An overview of the body of knowledge covered by the exam o To apply the knowledge using sample questions and group activities o How to design and implement an individualized learning plan You Will Receive o a 300+ page manual containing concepts, terminology, principles, legislation and practices from the eight discipline areas covered in the exam o eight glossary exercises (over 350 terms and definitions) you can use to enhance your understanding of HR terminology o over 400 sample questions