fahra

findlay area human resources association

Our next meeting is:

“HR Certification”

Presented by:

Bob Bethel

• Why has SHRM decided to offer their own certification?

• What are SHRM’s certification competencies?

• What currently and newly HRCI-certified professionals need to do to maintain/update their certification

• What should HR professionals who are contemplating certification do?

• What the future looks like for SHRM and HRCI, and how practicing HR Professionals can prepare

Bob Bethel is a graduate of the University of Toledo, with a Bachelor of Education, majoring in English. He began his career at The Andersons in retail management. After many years in retail management, he started his career in Human Resources as the Employment and Recruitment Manager for The Andersons. Since leaving The Andersons, he has served in human resource manager/director positions with S.E. Johnson, Michigan Paving and Materials, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, The Douglas Company and Bittersweet Farms.

As Director of HR Services at The Employers’ Association, Bob manages the HR Research area, which includes the HR Hotline and Legal Hotline, Surveys, and HR Roundtable, as well as presenting a number of training and consulting topics.

During his career he has also served in leadership capacities of several organizations, including the Toledo Christian Schools Board of Directors, the Toledo Area Human Resource Association (TAHRA), Ohio Human Resource Conference Committee, and the Toledo Human Resource Associations’ Conference, serving as President or Chair of each organization. He is currently serving a fourth term as a Springfield Township Trustee, is the Director of the Ohio SHRM State Council, and has been certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Location: The Findlay Country Club

1500 Country Club Drive, Findlay, OH 45840

To register and pay for the upcoming meeting use this link:

http://fahra.mightevent.com/events/event-Results.cfm

Registration & Lunch 11:30 am – 12 pm

SHRM/HRCI Update 11:50 am

Program 12 pm – 1 pm

Cost: FAHRA Members - $17

Non-FAHRA Members - $23

Students/Members in Transition - $5

Please register/pay online – otherwise an additional $5 will be charge for those that pay at the door.

If it becomes necessary to cancel your reservation, you must do so by Friday, February 5th, at

or by calling Becky Whitaker at (419)672-9420.