What is the Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist?

The Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Human Resources & OD.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 10 Week and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@leadership.co.ke, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist (CHRSPS) | Online Certification

Executive Summary

Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist (CHRSPS) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness.

This 10 Week programme is structured around SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CHRSPS holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist

Acronym

CHRSPS

Who Should Enrol?

HR Managers and Directors
HR Business Partners
Learning and Development Managers
Employee Relations and OD Specialists

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards CHRO and senior people-management roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex human resource management functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement human resource management systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to human resource management

Global Employability

Qualify for human resource management roles across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Workforce Situation Analysis

✦Workforce Demand Structures

✦HR Resource Planning

✦HR Transformation Priorities

✦HR Performance Targets

✦HR Review Cycles

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

The full programme, module by module.

Core CurriculumModules 1–20 · specific to Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist · module 20 is the capstone

1

HR Strategy Foundations

What strategy is: choice, trade-off and the strategy statement · Strategy oversight: approving, testing and holding management to the plan · Digital strategy: what to change, in what order, and why · Learning strategy and roadmaps

2

Workforce Situation Analysis

Strategic analysis toolkit: SWOT, PESTLE and Five Forces used properly · Talent, succession and workforce learning · Workforce reporting and storytelling with data · Cost of workforce and ROI of HR interventions

3

HR Strategic Priorities

Key account management strategy · Translating insight into strategy · Customer experience strategy · Digital transformation strategy

4

People Capability Mapping

Leading digital change: adoption, resistance and the people who make it work · People analytics tooling and dashboards · People analytics maturity and operating model · Capability and skills frameworks

5

Workforce Demand Structures

Workforce planning: demand, supply and the critical few roles · Demand planning, forecasting and the distortion of signals · Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting · Pay structures, job evaluation and reward strategy

6

HR Service Portfolio Planning

The HR operating model and the employee lifecycle · HR service delivery and shared services · Employee and manager self-service · Innovation portfolio: horizons, experiments and commercialisation

7

Talent Pipeline Planning

Talent, succession and the leadership pipeline · Succession and the leadership pipeline · Digital transformation and IT strategy · Designing a sourcing or supply strategy

8

HR Resource Planning

Capacity, workload and resource coordination · Budgeting and resource management · Change adoption: making a strategy stick in practice · Sector strategy: regulated, public-facing and asset-heavy contexts

9

Workforce Risk Planning

Employment compliance, contracts and workforce risk · Goal setting and action planning · Capacity planning and rostering · Integrated project planning

10

Employee Experience Planning

Employee experience and the service-profit chain · Employee engagement and experience · Digital HR and the employee experience platform · Customer effort, journeys and designing the experience

11

HR Transformation Priorities

Cybersecurity for transformation leaders: risk, not fear · Family intervention planning · Nutrient management planning (4R) · Route planning and optimisation

12

HR Programme Portfolio

Search and rescue operations: planning the search before starting it · Evacuation planning: deciding to move people, and moving them safely · Environmental planning, ecosystems and biodiversity · Crisis leadership: deciding, communicating and holding the organisation together

13

HR Implementation Architecture

Leadership and management development · Inclusive leadership and allyship · Communicating and reporting to leadership · Team leadership within HR

14

HR Performance Targets

Baselines, targets and the counterfactual · Benchmarking and performance standards · Overseeing the chief executive: appointment, performance and succession · Aligning learning to performance

15

Workforce Scenario Planning

Scenario planning: preparing for futures you cannot predict · 360-degree feedback and leadership assessment · Scenario planning and foresight · Operational planning and execution discipline

16

HR Governance Planning

IT governance, compliance and data protection obligations · Governance codes and comply-or-explain: using the code as a tool · IT governance: who decides what about technology, and how · L&D operating models and governance

17

HR Review Cycles

Demand planning and replenishment: deciding what to hold and when to order · Transport planning and routing: moving goods at the lowest total cost · Operational planning and workflow management · Transport modes, planning and optimisation

18

HR Strategy Adaptation

Advance work and route planning · Emergency evacuation planning · The strategic planning cycle and calendar · Scenario planning under uncertainty

19

HR Strategic Roadmapping

Designing the board agenda: the annual cycle and the single meeting · What directors need to know: information rights and the board pack · The board in a crisis: what directors must do and must not do · Stakeholder accountability: to whom the board answers, and how

20

HR Strategy Plan

Legacy systems and technical debt: what to modernise, when and how · Cloud and platform decisions: sourcing the foundations of digital delivery · Digital operating model: how the organisation works once it is digital · Academic and training administration

Professional ElectivesModules 21–30 · common to all GLI certifications · broaden your professional range

21

Strategic Communication and Executive Presentation

Vision, purpose and translating direction into work · Audience-centred communication and message structure · Executive leadership: the board interface and enterprise stewardship · Persuasive structure: framing, evidence and the ask

22

Leadership and Team Effectiveness

Leadership identity, style and the limits of style · Leadership assessment, feedback and continuous self-review · What critical reasoning is and what it is not · Situational and adaptive leadership

23

Analytical Thinking and Evidence-Based Reasoning

Creativity and critical-thinking development · Analytical techniques and bias · Evidence-based improvement · Problem framing: symptoms, definition and scope

24

Professional Decision-Making

Managerial decision-making, bias and decision rights · Escalation and decision-making · Decision support: briefs, options and judgement under pressure · Decision frameworks: criteria, weighting and trade-offs

25

Negotiation, Influence and Stakeholder Management

Negotiation preparation: interests, options and the walk-away · Power, followership and organisational politics · Negotiation: preparation, interests and value creation · Concessions, anchoring and the shape of a bargain

26

Project and Execution Management

Proposals, bids and the business case · Project roles and the project manager · Developing the project business case · Planning, scheduling and personal workflow systems

27

Financial Literacy for Professionals

Financial reporting standards and their application · Financial management for the operating manager · Liquidity, funding and balance sheet management · Management accounting: costing, budgeting and decision support

28

Digital Skills, AI and Technology for Professionals

Digital workplace, collaboration and user support · Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools · Tools for interaction and collaboration · Working with data: quality, interpretation and honest presentation

29

Ethics, Governance and Professional Accountability

Ethical leadership: integrity, tolerated behaviour and moral courage · Ethics, conduct and speaking up · Business development risk, ethics and integrity · AI for managers: adoption, oversight and governance

30

Personal Effectiveness, Productivity and Career Growth

Emotional competence: awareness, regulation and expression · Self-awareness, strengths and the accuracy of self-image · Emotional intelligence and self-regulation · Priority: outcomes, importance and the urgency trap

Every module opens in the learning portal with its full lesson set, worked examples, further reading and video masterclasses. 30 modules · 150 lessons.

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist principles aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards
Apply evidence-based methods to improve human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness
Master talent acquisition, resourcing and onboarding and learning, development and talent management
Apply performance, reward and employee relations and hr strategy, analytics and workforce planning in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in human resource management

Enrolment Process

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CHRSPS certification?

The Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist is a professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute. It covers 20 core modules specific to HR Strategy and Planning Specialist, culminating in the capstone “HR Strategy Plan”, plus 10 professional elective modules common to all GLI certifications. Candidates study through the online portal, submit the capstone project and sit a final examination; those who pass receive a verifiable certificate carrying a unique certificate ID.

Who should enrol in the CHRSPS?

This certification is ideal for HR Managers and Directors, HR Business Partners, Learning and Development Managers and Employee Relations and OD Specialists, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CHRSPS certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CHRSPS internationally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

What is the cost of the CHRSPS certification?

The Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CHRSPS certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CHRSPS?

The Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CHRSPS?

The Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CHRSPS while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CHRSPS?

Graduates progress towards CHRO and senior people-management roles. The CHRSPS strengthens your expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness and positions you for advancement across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations.

Graduate Voices

What Our Alumni Say

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The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

HR Director

Private Sector

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GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

People Manager

NGO Sector

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I earned my CHRSPS while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

Talent Lead

Government

Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist

Certified HR Strategy and Planning Specialist

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

What Our Alumni Say

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