The Society for Human Resource Management Middle East and Africa (SHRM MEA) is an entity in Dubai Knowledge Park. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a professional human resources association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Being the largest association in the human resources field,[1] SHRM promotes the role of HR as a profession and provides education, certification and networking to its members.
| Formation | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | Professional body |
| Headquarters | Dubai, UAE |
Official language | English / Arabic |
Executive Director | Brad Boyson |
| Website | https://www.shrm.org/about-shrm/pages/shrm-mena.aspx |
Today, SHRM has over 340 staff members and over 260,000 members in 165+ countries.[2]
Education edit
SHRM MEA offers courses through their delivery partners in Middle East North Africa region to help prepare candidates for the global, competency-based SHRM Certifications, SHRM-Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).[3] SHRM MEA also introduced the SHRM Master's/Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management in 2017 which is a professional certificate course based on the SHRM Body of Competency & Knowledge (SHRM-BoCK).
References edit
- ^ Jonathan E. DeGraff (21 February 2010). "The Changing Environment of Professional HR Associations". Cornell HR Review. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "About the Society for Human Resource Management". Shrm.org. 2013-03-25. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "About SHRM Certifications". SHRM. Retrieved 2017-09-17.