Tier 2 · Professional
CHCP
Certified Human Capital Professional
The practitioner standard.
For those implementing, managing, and improving human capital practices — workforce processes, performance management, and data-driven decisions in real workplace environments.
The Specification
What the qualification requires.
Syllabus units
From the CHCP Qualification SpecificationAll 11 units are mandatory — there are no optional pathways. Full learning outcomes and assessment criteria are set out in the CHCP Qualification Specification, available from GHCA on request.
- 01Human Capital Operations and Practice
- 02Human Capital and Organizational Performance
- 03Workforce Planning and Talent Management
- 04Performance Management Systems
- 05Employee Experience Design
- 06Employee Engagement and Retention Strategies
- 07Human Capital Analytics Fundamentals
- 08Data-Driven Decision Making in Human Capital
- 09Stakeholder Management and Communication
- 10Managing People in Organizations
- 11Professional Standards and Ethical Practice
Who it is for
Is this the right level?
Entry requirements are a floor, not a filter — if you meet them and the description below sounds like your work, this is your level.
- HR professionals owning outcomes, not just tasks
- Specialists in reward, resourcing, or people development
- CHCA holders progressing to the practitioner standard
- Managers accountable for workforce planning and performance
How you are assessed
You pass by meeting a fixed, published standard — never by outperforming other candidates in your sitting.
Identity verification, a monitored session, and a result that cannot be changed without a record of who changed it and when.
Reasonable adjustments change how you access the assessment, never what is assessed. Requests open 15 working days before a sitting.
The credential is valid for 3 years. To keep it you either record continuing professional development across the cycle and submit the evidence, or sit the current version of the examination again on the same terms as a first attempt.
A result, a malpractice finding or an adjustment decision can all be challenged — free at the first stage. How appeals and complaints work.
Fees
What it costs.
Registration, exam sitting, and one certificate on pass. Fees are published in the GHCA Fee Schedule and are payable in advance of the service they relate to. Training is delivered and priced separately by Authorized Training Providers.
The Framework
Where CHCP sits.
Start with CHCP.
Registration runs through an Authorized Training Provider, or directly with GHCA. Tell us which and we will point you to the right route.