LinkedIn Learning offers Continuing Education courses with a wide variety of organizations, including Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®). Continuing Education is professional learning that entitles the learner to credits they can use to maintain a certification or license granted by SHRM.
Please review the following frequently-asked questions about SHRM® and its partnership with LinkedIn Learning.
SHRM is a professional organization that promotes the HR roles and provides education, certification, and networking to its members.
LinkedIn Learning is recognized by SHRM® to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs).
SHRM® has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China, India, and United Arab Emirates.
For important information and guidelines regarding recertification, please refer to The Road to SHRM Recertification Overview or 2020 SHRM Recertification requirements handbook.
The following SHRM® certifications apply to LinkedIn Learning:
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SHRM-CP
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SHRM-SCP
LinkedIn Learning offers a total of 60 HR-related professional development activities. SHRM® requires a minimum of 60 professional development credits to recertify for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP.
You can view all eligible courses on the SHRM landing page in the product! Just search for SHRM®. LinkedIn Learning also has a search filter for SHRM® approved courses that count towards your professional development credits (PDCs).
We plan to add approximately 12 new courses per year.
LinkedIn Learning offers SHRM® approved courses that you can view to be qualified to earn professional development credits (PDCs).
In order to earn PDCs, you'll need access to the entire course, which is only possible through an active LinkedIn Learning subscription or if you’ve purchased an individual course subscription.
SHRM® has instructions on using their system to claim your professional development credits (PDCs). For more information, check out the SHRM® recertification requirements.
LinkedIn Learning offers two courses for training: Introduction to the SHRM-CP Certification Exam and Certification Prep: SHRM-CP.