The Florida Public Human Resources Association, Inc. (FPHRA) certifies and recertifies qualified members as Florida Public Personnel Professionals. In 1996 the Association began accrediting public personnel professionals for having attained a status of training and education relating directly to the public sector.  

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Qualifications for certification as a Public Personnel Professional are as follows:

1. Current FPHRA membership, employed in a public sector personnel capacity with either agency or individual membership

2. Attendance at three (3) of the past five (5) FPHRA Annual Conferences. These conferences are held each summer (usually late July) at different locations throughout the state. The FPHRA Annual Conference is an intensive 2-½ day program of seminars and workshops on a variety of current issues of interest to public human resources/personnel professionals

3. Attendance at one 12-hour FPHRA Academy. The FPHRA Academy is a very intensive 1-½ day program normally held during the weekend immediately preceding the Annual Conference. The objectives of the FPHRA Academy are as follows:

• Encourage the development of professional skills
  
• Enhance the role of FPHRA as the leading public personnel professional association in the state of Florida
  
• Recognize the professional accomplishments of FPHRA members
  

The Academy is intended to provide a broad overview of a variety of topics, and it is not intended that a member will attend the Academy each year. Therefore, attendance at only ONE Academy may be counted toward the accreditation requirement.

4. Attendance at 24 hours of other FPHRA approved training. This training may be any combination of the following:

• 12-hour pre-Conference workshops. These training courses  are very intensive workshops on topics of wide interest held  concurrently with the Academy, normally during the weekend  preceding the Annual Conference. In previous years, topics  have included job classification, compensation, recruitment,  public records/government in the Sunshine State, Employee  Benefits, testing and evaluation. It is intended that members  will choose to attend one of the offered pre-Conference  workshops in years that they do not attend the Academy.
  
• FPHRA Regional Workshops. These workshops are typically held throughout the year in the various regions of the state.  Credit is granted for each hour attended.  For example: Six hours of credit will be granted for attending a six hour regional workshop.

Qualifications for re-certification as a Public Personnel Professional are as follows: 

1. Current FPHRA membership

2. Maintain a current FPHRA Certification as a Public Personnel Professional for three (3) years

3. Attendance at one (1) of the past three (3) FPHRA Annual Conferences. Attendance at 12 hours of FPHRA approved training. This training may be any combination of the following:

• 12-hour pre-Conference workshops
  
•  FPHRA Regional Workshops
  

Recertification is valid for three (3) years. After the completion of two (2) recertification periods, certification will be retained without further requirements.

Example of re-certification eligibility:

• Member completes requirements for original certification 2002 and receives their certificate at the following year’s conference in 2003.
• Member completes requirements for recertification 2006 and receives their certificate at the following year’s conference in 2007.
• Member completes requirements for 2nd recertification 2010 and receives their certificate at the following year’s conference in 2011.

The FPHRA Executive Board typically approves Certification Applicants during the month of April. Successful applicants will be formally recognized at the annual conference.

For additional information concerning the FPHRA Academy or the accreditation process, please contact the FPHRA Academy Director:

George Amiraian

City of Hallandale Beach

400 S Federal Hwy

Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

Phone: 954-457-1348

E-mail: gamiraian@cohb.org