Course Description

Major concepts, theories, and their applications to prepare for the SHRM-CP/SCP Certification Exam. Suggested Prerequisites: 4 years in a exempt level HR position: (HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, HR Director); or 6 years in an exempt level Specialist position: (Training and Development Specialist, Benefits Specialist, Recruiting Specialist, Employee Relations Specialist); or 7 years in a non-exempt HR position (HR Assistant, HR Coordinator).

For questions regarding this course, please contact Marcela Nouzovska.

Meet The Instructor

Caroline S. Valentine

Caroline Valentine, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the president of ValentineHR, which she founded in 2004. Based in Austin, Texas, ValentineHR serves 200+ businesses throughout Texas, the U.S., Great Britain, Australia and Canada.
Working with everyone from start-ups to corporate HR departments, Caroline offers a strong understanding of the factors that comprise great human resource management. She has a deep knowledge of HR best practices, complex regulatory issues, business trends and organizational dynamics, and she uses that knowledge and mastery to make HR a key factor in her clients’ successful execution of their strategies. Her expertise can make their human resources management a profit driver, not just a de facto legal or regulatory department.
Caroline received her Bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin, her PHR certification in 2001, SPHR in 2010 and SHRM-SCP in 2015. She’s a member of the SHRM and involved with a number of Austin community groups and philanthropic organizations including co-founding the Austin Business Owners’ meetup.