Tier 3 · Strategic

CHCS

Certified Human Capital Strategist

Assessed by examined case analysis.

Advanced strategic capability — aligning workforce strategy with business objectives through leadership influence, analytics, and organizational transformation at executive level.

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The Specification

What the qualification requires.

Total qualification time220–260 hoursGuided learning plus independent study
Guided learning hours180–220 hoursDelivered by an Authorized Training Provider
Credit value22Assigned under the GHCA credential framework
Structure11 mandatory unitsAll units must be completed — no optional pathways

Syllabus units

From the CHCS Qualification Specification

All 11 units are mandatory — there are no optional pathways. Full learning outcomes and assessment criteria are set out in the CHCS Qualification Specification, available from GHCA on request.

  1. 01Strategic Human Capital Management
  2. 02Human Capital and Business Strategy Alignment
  3. 03Workforce Strategy and Future Workforce Planning
  4. 04Organizational Development and Transformation
  5. 05Leadership and Strategic Influence
  6. 06Advanced Human Capital Analytics
  7. 07Employee Experience Strategy
  8. 08Change Management and Organizational Agility
  9. 09Talent Strategy and Succession Planning
  10. 10Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Human Capital
  11. 11Digital HR and AI in Workforce Strategy

Who it is for

Is this the right level?

Entry requirements are a floor, not a filter — if you meet them and the description below sounds like your work, this is your level.

  • Senior HR leaders and heads of function
  • Consultants advising on organizational design
  • CHCP holders moving into strategic accountability
  • Executives responsible for human capital at board level

How you are assessed

Criterion-referenced

You pass by meeting a fixed, published standard — never by outperforming other candidates in your sitting.

Proctored under AIS-4

Identity verification, a monitored session, and a result that cannot be changed without a record of who changed it and when.

Adjustments available

Reasonable adjustments change how you access the assessment, never what is assessed. Requests open 15 working days before a sitting.

Renewable, two ways

The credential is valid for 3 years. To keep it you either record continuing professional development across the cycle and submit the evidence, or sit the current version of the examination again on the same terms as a first attempt.

If you appeal

A result, a malpractice finding or an adjustment decision can all be challenged — free at the first stage. How appeals and complaints work.

Fees

What it costs.

CHCS registration and examination$750.00 USD
Examination re-sit, following a Fail result$100 USD

Registration, exam sitting, and one certificate on pass. Fees are published in the GHCA Fee Schedule and are payable in advance of the service they relate to. Training is delivered and priced separately by Authorized Training Providers.

The Framework

Where CHCS sits.

Start with CHCS.

Registration runs through an Authorized Training Provider, or directly with GHCA. Tell us which and we will point you to the right route.

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