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🧑‍💼 SHRM-SCP Exam Prep

Free, independent SHRM-SCP senior HR leadership & strategy exam-preparation with a signed certificate. Learn the modules, pass the exam.

Last updated: June 2026

An independent, free exam-preparation course aimed at senior HR professionals sitting the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) exam. It works through the publicly published SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge (SHRM BASK) at the senior, strategic level — the three knowledge domains (People, Organization, Workplace) and the three behavioral-competency clusters (Leadership, Interpersonal, Business) — applied to leading the HR function and aligning HR with enterprise strategy. The SCP exam weighs strategy and judgment more heavily than the CP, so this course emphasises situational-judgment thinking: aligning HR with business strategy, organizational effectiveness and development, workforce planning and analytics, total-rewards and talent strategy, change leadership, labor relations, global and DEI strategy, HR technology, ethics, risk governance, and measuring HR's value. It is awareness/prep only — not the official SHRM Learning System or the certification exam — and claims no SHRM affiliation or endorsement. It maps to SHRM-SCP (senior HR leadership & strategy, SHRM BASK). The course is organized into 22 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

  • The SHRM BASK & the SCP exam at the senior level
  • Aligning HR strategy with business strategy
  • Leading the HR function
  • Organizational effectiveness & development (OD)
  • Workforce planning & strategic staffing
  • People analytics & evidence-based HR
  • Total rewards strategy
  • Talent strategy & succession planning
  • Change leadership & transformation
  • Employee & labor relations strategy
  • Global HR strategy & global mindset
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion strategy
  • HR technology & digital strategy
  • Ethics, integrity & ethical practice
  • Enterprise & HR risk governance
  • Measuring HR's value — ROI & metrics
  • Relationship management & stakeholder influence
  • Strategic communication & executive presence
  • Consultation & the strategic advisor role
  • Strategic performance & talent development
  • Employment law & compliance for leaders
  • SCP exam strategy & situational judgment

Learning objectives

  • Map the SHRM BASK at the senior level: three knowledge domains and three behavioral-competency clusters, and how the SCP weights strategy and judgment.
  • Align HR strategy with business strategy and translate enterprise goals into a workforce and HR operating plan.
  • Lead the HR function — structure, service delivery, budgets and the HR business-partner model.
  • Drive organizational effectiveness, design and development, including culture and operating-model decisions.
  • Apply workforce planning and people analytics — metrics, forecasting and evidence-based decisions.
  • Set total-rewards and talent strategy, including succession and leadership pipelines.
  • Lead change, labor relations and a global, inclusive HR agenda across markets.
  • Govern HR technology, ethics and enterprise risk, and prove HR's value with ROI and metrics.
  • Reason through strategic situational-judgment items the way the SCP exam rewards.
  • Pass a 45-question exam (80% to earn your certificate).