This list of human resource management associations includes notable professional associations that either serve the broad scope of human resource management or a narrow scope within the field. Professional HR associations "aim to keep members informed, interconnected, and employed" by offering "member directories, publications, discussion groups, awards, local chapters, vendor relations, government lobbying, and job boards".
Associations
Association Name Acronym Date of establishment Based City/Country Category American Payroll Association APA 1982 United States Payroll Association for Talent Development ASTD ATD td.org 1943 United States Training & Development American Staffing Association ASA 1966 Virginia, United States Recruitment Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations (CCHRA) CCHRA, CHRP 1994 Canada HR Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CIPD 1913 United Kingdom Omnibus HR Federation of International Employers FedEE, FII 1988 European Union Employment law, labor relations Human Resources Management Association of Chicago HRMAC 1915 Illinois, United States Omnibus HR International Public Management Association for Human Resources IPMA-HR 1906 United States Public Sector International Society for Performance Improvement ISPI 1962 United States Training & Development, Industrial and organizational psychology, Training Labor and Employment Relations Association LERA 1947 United States Omnibus HR National Institute of Personnel Management NIPM 1980 Kolkata, India Omnibus HR Recognition Professionals International RPI 1998 United States Recognition Society for Human Resource Management SHRM 1948 United States Omnibus HR
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