PSHRA Certification
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1. What are the primary competencies assessed in the PSHRA and IPMA-CP
certifications?: Strategic Human Resource Management, Workforce Planning and Employment, Employee and
Labor Relations, Organizational Development and Leadership, Risk Management and Legal Compliance.
2. What are HR Metrics and Analytics used for in public sector HR?: Measuring
employee performance, tracking recruitment success, and identifying workforce trends.
3. What is the primary goal of public sector HR?: the workforce effectively to ensure the delivery
of public services while adhering to policies, laws, and budget constraints.
4. What is Workforce Planning?: The process of analyzing and forecasting workforce needs to ensure the
right people are in the right roles at the right time.
5. What are the key components of a job description in the public sector?: 1. Job
title.
2. Essential duties and responsibilities.
3. Qualifications and competencies required.
4. Reporting relationships.
6. What is the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in
public sector HR?: To enforce federal laws that prohibit workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
7. What is the significance of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in public sector
HR?: It establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards.
8. What is a key challenge of recruitment in the public sector?: Attracting top talent within
budgetary and regulatory constraints.
9. What is the purpose of HR Metrics in the public sector?: To measure the effectiveness
and efficiency of HR policies and processes, such as turnover rates and time-to-hire.
10. What is the difference between public and private sector HR?: one focuses on
serving the public interest with transparency, compliance, and accountability, while the other focuses on profitability
and competitive advantage.
11. What is the Hatch Act?: law that restricts the political activities of government employees to ensure a
politically neutral workplace.
12. What is "Civil Service Reform"?: Initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency, accountability, and
responsiveness of government employees, often including changes to hiring, pay, or disciplinary systems
13. Define "Collective Bargaining" in the public sector.: A process where unions negotiate with
government employers on behalf of employees regarding wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions.
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14. What is the purpose of "Veterans' Preference" in public sector hiring?: To give
eligible veterans an advantage in hiring for federal jobs as recognition of their service.
15. What is a "RIF" in public sector HR?: occurs when employees are laid off due to budget cuts,
reorganizations, or changes in workforce needs.
16. What is the purpose of "Public Sector Unionization"?: To provide a collective voice for
employees in negotiations regarding wages, working conditions, and benefits.
17. What is "Position Classification" in public sector HR?: The process of categorizing jobs
into classes or grades based on duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.
18. What are the limitations of at-will employment in the public sector?: Public
employees often have due process rights that protect them from termination without just cause.
19. What is the significance of "Open Meetings" laws in public HR?: They require
government decision-making, including HR matters, to be conducted transparently in public forums.
20. What is the California Public Records Act (CPRA)?: A law that grants the public access to
information held by government agencies, ensuring transparency in HR and other functions.
21. What is the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA)?: A California law that governs collective
bargaining for local government employees, giving them the right to unionize and negotiate working conditions.
22. What is the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)?: law prohibiting
workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on protected categories like race, gender, disability, and
more.
23. What is the role of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)?: administers
California's public sector collective bargaining statutes and resolves disputes between public agencies and employees.
24. What is the California Wage Theft Prevention Act?: A law requiring employers to provide
written notices to employees about pay rates, paydays, and other employment details, even in the public sector.
25. What is AB 5 and its impact on public sector HR?: A law that codified the ABC test to
determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor, impacting workforce classification.
26. What is the significance of SB 1162 in public sector HR?: Requires California employers
to disclose pay ranges in job postings and maintain transparency in salary practices.
27. What is the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)?: law providing eligible employees with up
to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for family or medical reasons.
28. What does the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013
(PEPRA) regulate?: It reformed pension systems for public employees to reduce costs and increase sustain-
ability for public employers.
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gc7oqi
1. What are the primary competencies assessed in the PSHRA and IPMA-CP
certifications?: Strategic Human Resource Management, Workforce Planning and Employment, Employee and
Labor Relations, Organizational Development and Leadership, Risk Management and Legal Compliance.
2. What are HR Metrics and Analytics used for in public sector HR?: Measuring
employee performance, tracking recruitment success, and identifying workforce trends.
3. What is the primary goal of public sector HR?: the workforce effectively to ensure the delivery
of public services while adhering to policies, laws, and budget constraints.
4. What is Workforce Planning?: The process of analyzing and forecasting workforce needs to ensure the
right people are in the right roles at the right time.
5. What are the key components of a job description in the public sector?: 1. Job
title.
2. Essential duties and responsibilities.
3. Qualifications and competencies required.
4. Reporting relationships.
6. What is the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in
public sector HR?: To enforce federal laws that prohibit workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
7. What is the significance of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in public sector
HR?: It establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards.
8. What is a key challenge of recruitment in the public sector?: Attracting top talent within
budgetary and regulatory constraints.
9. What is the purpose of HR Metrics in the public sector?: To measure the effectiveness
and efficiency of HR policies and processes, such as turnover rates and time-to-hire.
10. What is the difference between public and private sector HR?: one focuses on
serving the public interest with transparency, compliance, and accountability, while the other focuses on profitability
and competitive advantage.
11. What is the Hatch Act?: law that restricts the political activities of government employees to ensure a
politically neutral workplace.
12. What is "Civil Service Reform"?: Initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency, accountability, and
responsiveness of government employees, often including changes to hiring, pay, or disciplinary systems
13. Define "Collective Bargaining" in the public sector.: A process where unions negotiate with
government employers on behalf of employees regarding wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions.
, PSHRA Certification
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gc7oqi
14. What is the purpose of "Veterans' Preference" in public sector hiring?: To give
eligible veterans an advantage in hiring for federal jobs as recognition of their service.
15. What is a "RIF" in public sector HR?: occurs when employees are laid off due to budget cuts,
reorganizations, or changes in workforce needs.
16. What is the purpose of "Public Sector Unionization"?: To provide a collective voice for
employees in negotiations regarding wages, working conditions, and benefits.
17. What is "Position Classification" in public sector HR?: The process of categorizing jobs
into classes or grades based on duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.
18. What are the limitations of at-will employment in the public sector?: Public
employees often have due process rights that protect them from termination without just cause.
19. What is the significance of "Open Meetings" laws in public HR?: They require
government decision-making, including HR matters, to be conducted transparently in public forums.
20. What is the California Public Records Act (CPRA)?: A law that grants the public access to
information held by government agencies, ensuring transparency in HR and other functions.
21. What is the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA)?: A California law that governs collective
bargaining for local government employees, giving them the right to unionize and negotiate working conditions.
22. What is the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)?: law prohibiting
workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on protected categories like race, gender, disability, and
more.
23. What is the role of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)?: administers
California's public sector collective bargaining statutes and resolves disputes between public agencies and employees.
24. What is the California Wage Theft Prevention Act?: A law requiring employers to provide
written notices to employees about pay rates, paydays, and other employment details, even in the public sector.
25. What is AB 5 and its impact on public sector HR?: A law that codified the ABC test to
determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor, impacting workforce classification.
26. What is the significance of SB 1162 in public sector HR?: Requires California employers
to disclose pay ranges in job postings and maintain transparency in salary practices.
27. What is the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)?: law providing eligible employees with up
to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for family or medical reasons.
28. What does the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013
(PEPRA) regulate?: It reformed pension systems for public employees to reduce costs and increase sustain-
ability for public employers.
