Recertification Q&A: Retirement and Retired Status
Have questions about recertifying your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP? The SHRM Certification Team has answers! Something else you want to ask? Email recertification@shrm.org.
Q: I’ve reached retirement age at my company. How will retiring affect my SHRM certification?
A: Retiring from your job or organization will not change anything about your SHRM certification or the recertification requirements. If, however, you are planning to retire from the HR profession altogether, you may apply for retired status for your certification. That means you’ll no longer be required to earn professional development credits (PDCs) toward recertification.
Q: What do I need to do to qualify for retired status?
A: To gain retired status for your certification, you must be fully retired from the HR profession. That means you cannot do any HR work, whether full time or part time—including consulting, teaching, etc. To apply for retired status, email recertification@shrm.org.
Q: If a new opportunity convinces me to come out of retirement, can I take my certification out of retirement too?
A: Yes. To reactivate your certification, email recertification@shrm.org.
Q: What happens when my certification is reactivated after retired status?
A: Reactivation restores the standard requirement to maintain your certification by earning 60 PDCs within three years. You’ll be given a new start date for a new three-year recertification cycle. As before, you’ll have to recertify every three years—unless you retire again from the HR profession.
To learn more about how to obtain or maintain your SHRM certification, visit shrm.org/certification.
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