The main cutting edge of organizations on today’s market is quality human capital management, manifested through an employer-employee partnership relationship and the ability of employers to impose themselves as employers of choice to best employees.
The Employer Partner Certificate is awarded to those organizations that, regardless of their size and publicity, comply with the Human Resource Management quality standards. The Certificate also allows employers to show how successful they are and to substantiate their appeal to best employees in a relevant way.
Project Mission
The Employer Partner Certificate project was initiated by SELECTIO, with the support of their partners. The project’s mission is to:
and can be thus used as a tool for evaluation, design and implementation of Human Resource Management processes.
Partnership Approach
Cooperation with organization's representatives and joint review of the current state.
Professional and Independent Evaluation
The Certification team is composed of 3 certifiers among which are established HRM professionals.
Transparency
Inclusion of organization’s representatives in all phases of the project.
Efficiency
Although the certification team invests about 100 consultancy hours, the client invests only about 30 hours.
Flexibility
The Book of Standards is written in way to suit organizations of different size and HRM approach.
Confidentiality
Data protection is regulated by the Confidentiality Agreement.
Development Support
The Certification Team is oriented toward the organization’s development potential.
Continuous Monitoring
The Certificate is issued for the period of 12 months after which the organization enters the recertification process.
Employer Partner Certificate is awarded based on assessment of 45 HRM processes in five main areas.
The Certificate winners need to have at least 75% of overall score, but also at least 70% of possible score in each area.
The five main areas that are assessed are Strategy, Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management, Training and Development, and Employee Relations. Below is a brief description of each area.
Strategy
Recruitment and Selection
Performance Management
Training and Development
Employee Relations
After contract signing, company enters certification process containing several steps:
Certification Preparation
The organization fills out a questionnaire with basic questions about HRM processes.
Structured Interviews and Document Collection
Through particular process-specific questions the Certification Team gathers information necessary to determine the organization’s status in Certificate’s ranking system.
Report Preparation and Data Authorization
Certification Team prepares the Certification Report - the summary of organization’s existing HRM system, which is submitted to the organization’s representative for review and authorization.
Scoring
Every team member independently evaluates the processes described in the Certification Report according to the Book of Standards and the final score is agreed upon by consensus.
Final Report Preparation
The Final Report is comprised of the overview of all certified areas, graphical comparison with project standards, comparison with other organisations and recommendations for further development.
Results Presentation
Presentation of certification results to the organisation representatives and preparation of Executive Summary for the management with an overview of key results and conclusions.
Award Ceremony and Promotion
If it meets the standards, the organization is awarded the Certificate for the period of 12 months during which it has the right to use the Employer Partner logo and status and is promoted through project’s media campaign.
Development of the HRM Process
Organisations that use the Certificate methodology to develop their HRM processes can enter the project in stages - after the initial analysis, the company determines the period for processes development followed by repeated analysis and certification process conclusion.
A network of certifiers, which is constantly growing, currently counts 40 certifiers, within SELECTIO Group but also external associates, among which are some of the most prestigious names in human resource management in Croatia.
