List of human resource management associations
This list of human resource management associations includes 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 | Ref |
American Human Resources Development Association | AHRDA | 1993 | Minnesota, USA | Training & Development | |
American Payroll Association | APA | 1982 | USA | Payroll | |
American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration | ASHHR ASHHRA | 1964 | USA | Healthcare | |
Association for Talent Development | ASTD ATD td.org | 1943 | USA | Training & Development | |
American Staffing Association | ASA | 1966 | Virginia, USA | Recruitment | |
Asociación Mexicana en Dirección de Recursos Humanos | AMeDiRH | 1947 | MEX | Omnibus HR | |
Association for Human Resources Management in International Organizations | AHRMIO | 1998 | Switzerland | Human resource management, HRM in public administration, Training & Development, Recruitment | |
Association Nationale des Directeurs de Ressources Humaines | ANDRH | 1947 | France | Gestion des ressources humaines, | |
Australian Human Resources Institute | AHRI | 1949 | Australia | Omnibus HR | |
Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations | CCHRA, CHRP | 1994 | HR | ||
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development | CIPD | 1913 | UK | Omnibus HR | |
Chartered institute of personnel management, Nigeria | CIPM | 1968 | Nigeria | HR | |
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources | CUPA-HR | 1946 | USA | Colleges and universities | |
Federation of International Employers | FedEE, FII | 1988 | EU | Employment Law, Labor Relations | |
Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management | IHRM | 1977 | HKG | Omnibus HR | |
HR Certification Institute | HRCI® | 1973 | Virginia, USA | Human resource management certification | |
HR Policy Association | HRPA | 2004 | USA | Administration | |
Human Resources Management Association | HRMA | 1942 | Vancouver, | HR | |
Human Resources Management Association of Chicago | HRMAC | 1915 | Illinois, USA | Omnibus HR | |
Human Resources Professionals Association | HRPA | 1936 | Omnibus HR | ||
Human Resources Society Nepal | HRSN | 2013 | Nepal | Training & Development | |
Institute for Human Resource Professionals | IHRP | 2016 | Singapore | Omnibus HR | |
Institute of Recruiters | IoR | 2010 | ENG | Recruitment | |
International Association for Human Resource Information Management | IHRIM | 1980 | Massachusetts, USA | Information Management | |
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans | IFEBP | 1954 | USA | Total Rewards | |
International Public Management Association for Human Resources | IPMA-HR | 1906 | USA | Public Sector | |
International Society for Performance Improvement | ISPI | 1962 | USA | Training & Development, Industrial and organizational psychology, Training | |
Labor and Employment Relations Association | LERA | 1947 | USA | Omnibus HR | |
National Academy of Human Resources | NAHR | 1992 | USA | Administration | |
National Association of Personnel Services | NAPS | 1961 | USA | Recruitment | |
National Human Resources Association | NHRA | 1951 | USA | Omnibus HR | |
National Institute of Personnel Management | NIPM | 1980 | Kolkata, India | Omnibus HR | |
Professionals In Human Resources Association | PIHRA | 1944 | Los Angeles, USA | Omnibus HR | |
Recognition Professionals International | RPI | 1998 | USA | Recognition | |
Society for Human Resource Management | SHRM | 1948 | USA | Omnibus HR | |
WorldatWork | WaW | 1955 | USA | Total Rewards | |
Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners, Ghana | IHRMP | 1978 | GHA | Human Resource Management | |
Maldives Association of Human Resource Professionals - MAHRP | MAHRP | 28 January 2018 | Maldives | Human Resource Professional Body | |
Chartered Institute of Human Resources management, Nigeria | CIHRM | 2018 | Nigeria | HR |