GRP Qualification

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR GRP 2026

WorldatWork's partnership with E-reward offers Global Remuneration Professional (GRP)® courses:

  • Led by highly-experienced tutors.
  • Two or three compact virtual classroom days via zoom, 9am-1pm/1.30pm (UK).
  • Comprehensive support – private one-to-one tutorial plus dedicated account managers to provide additional support.
  • Online exam with instant results.
  • Free WorldatWork membership


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E-reward has teamed up with some of the brightest names from today's reward scene to deliver our portfolio of training courses.

Click on a link below to view programme, course dates and book your place.


GLOBAL COMPENSATION IMMERSION PROGRAMME

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLDATWORK

GCIP Immersion Programme

Concise, two-week immersion programme (seven x 3.5-hour sessions) brings your reward knowledge up-to-speed quickly. It's ideal for those beginning a career in reward who require a rapid immersion into the comp & ben field. And professionals from HR, finance or other functional areas who are taking on reward responsibilities and who want an overview of the latest best practice strategies and principles in reward.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-12.30pm (UK): 7 days.
Dates: Week 1: 19-21 May; Week 2: 1-4 June.


GLOBAL REMUNERATION PROFESSIONAL GRP®

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLDATWORK

CREATING IMPACT THROUGH TOTAL REWARDS

Learn how compensation is integral in an effective total rewards strategy.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1.30pm (UK): 2 days.
Dates: 20-21 April; 21-22 September.

DESIGNING & MANAGING BASE PAY SYSTEMS

Understand how equitable base pay programmes are designed and administered.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1pm (UK): 3 days.
Dates: 6-8 May; 4-6 November.

UNDERSTANDING THE TOTAL REWARDS REGULATORY LANDSCAPE

Navigate the complex landscape of workplace regulations.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1.30pm (UK): 2 days.
Dates: 12-13 May; 7-8 October.

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS FOR TOTAL REWARDS

Sharpen your financial acumen and invest wisely in employee rewards.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1.30pm (UK): 2 days.
Dates: 18-19 May; 7-8 September.

COMPENSATION ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS

Apply the power of data to boost positive business outcomes.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1pm (UK): 3 days.
Dates: 20-22 May; 18-20 November.

MANAGING GLOBAL TOTAL REWARDS

Develop impactful total rewards programmes designed for workforces across the globe.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1pm (UK): 3 days.
Dates: 3-5 June; 25-27 November.

IMPROVING PERFORMANCE WITH VARIABLE PAY

Move your business forward with results-driven pay plans.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1.30pm (UK): 2 days.
Dates: 15-16 June; 12-13 October.

MARKET PRICING & COMPETITIVE PAY ANALYSIS

Design market-aligned pay structures and compensation packages.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1.30pm (UK): 2 days.
Dates: 23-24 June; 30 November-1 December.

BUSINESS ACUMEN AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN TOTAL REWARDS

Enhance your strategic insight, organisational influence and communication effectiveness to ensure total rewards programmes have high impact.
Location: Your PC via zoom.
Duration: 9am-1.30pm (UK): 2 days.
Dates: 1-2 July; 9-10 November.


GLOBAL REMUNERATION PROFESSIONAL GRP®

IN-PERSON COURSES WITH TOTAL REWARDS ACADEMY & WORLDATWORK

FAST-TRACK GLOBAL REMUNERATION PROFESSIONAL (GRP)® QUALIFICATION IN LONDON 2026/27 WITH TOTAL REWARDS ACADEMY

Announcing a new three-week pathway to earn the prestigious Global Remuneration Professional® (GRP) qualification in London with Alan Gibbons from the Total Rewards Academy.
Location: Central London, in-person.
Duration: 3-week course series, Monday to Friday. Monday to Thursday: 9am-4pm; Friday: 9am-1pm approx. end time.
Dates: Week 1: 15-19 June 2026; Week 2: 11-15 January 2027; Week 3: 14-18 June 2027.

Global Remuneration Professional GRP® 2026 – The world's most recognised reward qualification

WorldatWork's partnership with E-reward offers GRP® classroom courses in the UK and Ireland to prepare reward professionals for certification.

Nine virtual courses hosted in UK & Europe by E-reward on behalf of WorldatWork.

With newly updated content and the consolidation of courses from ten to nine, the GRP certification is better than ever!

A globally recognised certification for over 35 years, the GRP designation positions you for success in developing and integrating compensation programmes tailored for multi-national organisations.

Earning the GRP showcases your commitment to upholding the highest standards in compensation management. Armed with the GRP designation, you will be primed to strategically implement effective multinational solutions to today's complex business challenges. This certification ensures alignment with and support for your organisational objectives, enhancing retention and contributing to the overall success of your organisation.

OVERVIEW

  • Recognition as an expert: With over 65 years of unparalleled total rewards education, your GRP designation from WorldatWork sets you apart as an expert in your field.
  • Preferred by leading organisations: 3% of Fortune 500 organisations rely on WorldatWork’s total rewards education and certification to power their attraction, engagement and retention programmes.
  • Confidence and performance boost: 94% of our customers report increased confidence and 96% note enhanced effectiveness at work as reported by WorldatWork’s Impact Survey.
  • Gain Certification, Not a Certificate: The GRP is a certification, which is a higher standard of achievement than a certificate.
  • Lifetime professional network: Your certification journey will connect you to field leaders, faculty and peers to exchange experiences, ideas and solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Updated GRP education courses will give you the in-depth knowledge and practical skills required to tackle current reward initiatives and embrace new challenges with confidence. You will be equipped with a solid understanding of proven design techniques, practices and skills required to manoeuvre through the international landscape and requirements in compensation management.

With the GRP designation, you will be prepared to strategically navigate and implement effective multi-national solutions to the complex business challenges of reward today. Moreover, you will seamlessly align these solutions with your organisation’s objectives, ensuring the integration of compensation strategies with broader business strategies.

WHO SHOULD GET A GRP

  • This certification is perfect for professionals who want to validate their knowledge and credibility in the compensation field for multi-national organisations.
  • Ideal for HR and reward professionals entering the field or those currently responsible for designing, implementing, and managing compensation programmes.
  • Whether working in total rewards yourself or engaging with compensation analysts, consultants and advisors, this certification ensures the knowledge you bring is of strategic value to your remuneration design.
  • Obtaining a GRP requires a passing score in nine curriculum-based exams, validating that you have the technical and business skills for success. We strongly recommend taking the course and exam in the order listed below.

HOW IT WORKS

The WorldatWork GRP designation is earned by passing NINE required exams. WorldatWork provides a corresponding course designed to help learners prepare for each required exam. It is highly recommended learners take the related course before sitting for the exam.

For additional information regarding the certification upgrade, click here


UK and Ireland TEACHING FACULTY

Our panel of instructors has been recruited from the world's most respected and qualified practitioners, consultants and educators. These highly-experienced experts have dedicated their careers to the total reward profession. They will provide you with the critical advantage of showing you how to apply the facts and theory to real-life business situations that affect your organisation's bottom line.

The members of the UK and Ireland teaching faculty providing our reward management classes are as follows:

DIANNE AULD, GRP, CCP, CSCP
DIANNE AULD, GRP, CCP, CSCP
Senior Consultant, Auld Compensation Consulting

Dianne Auld, GRP, CCP, CSCP, is the founding member of Auld Compensation Consulting, operating out of Cape Town, South Africa. Her consulting work around the world covers all areas of total rewards, including reward strategy, base pay management, job evaluation, pay structuring, incentive design and sales compensation. She has developed and taught Excel and rewards courses in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the United States.

As a WorldatWork faculty member, Dianne teaches the GRP reward qualification courses in Southern Africa. She is the author of Dianne Auld’s Excel Tips, 3rd edition. Dianne has developed and recorded several e-learning products for WorldatWork, including Excel Skills, Advanced Excel Skills and Pay Structures. She is an honorary life member of the South African Reward Association (SARA) and an accredited Master Reward Specialist.

DR DUNCAN BROWN
DR DUNCAN BROWN
Independent adviser, Visiting Professor University of Greenwich and Principal Associate IES

Duncan has worked at major HR consultancies and research institutes including Aon and Willis Towers Watson. He was Deputy CEO at the Chartered Institute of personnel and Development for five years.

Duncan’s recent clients have included Shell, Royal Holloway University, NHS Employers and Unicef UK. He has advised the UK government on a range of issues including pay determination for doctors and dentists and the judiciary; and the development of the gender pay gap reporting regulations in 2017.

He has just authored the CIPD’s new guide on ethnicity pay reporting and wrote their recent report on employment status. He is the joint author with Michael Armstrong of the UK’s best-selling Handbook of Reward Management.

Duncan has an MA from Cambridge University, an MBA from the London Business School, his PhD was in reward strategy and he is a Chartered Companion of the CIPD. He is also Board trustee at the High Pay Centre, the Involvement and Participation Association and at the Pensions Policy Institute.

SYLVIA DOYLE
SYLVIA DOYLE
Interim Reward Director | Reward Consultant | Reward Mentor

Sylvia is a business-focussed reward leader. Her focus is on reward strategies and practices that align people, performance, and business goals. Working with UK and global clients across a wide range of sectors, recent projects include pay transparency, reward transformation, performance-based reward and reward frameworks. Sylvia has mentored numerous Chief People Officers / HR leaders since 2010. She is also a Trustee Director for the pension scheme of a FTSE100 company.

As part of her portfolio career, Sylvia was previously lead tutor for the CIPD’s postgraduate reward programme to 2021. She is a Chartered Fellow CIPD.

BUSOLA FARINMADE
BUSOLA FARINMADE
Director Total Rewards EMEA, Equinix

Busola is a HR/reward leader supporting organisations through critical moments such as HR transformation, M&As and IPOs across multiple jurisdictions. She has both internal company experience and many years of solid consulting experience with KPMG which gives her unique skills as an advisor, researcher, thought leader, designer and implementer of HR and reward programmes.

She is the Total Rewards Director with Equinix where she partners with business leaders to embed fair and competitive reward practices on compensation, benefits, wellbeing and recognition. Her areas of expertise are in reward strategy design, equity-based and cash-based incentive design, executive compensation and benefits. In her role, she has been actively involved in using technology to scale the strategy, design, deployment and administration of benefits across multiple countries and complex jurisdictions, to improve employee experience and engagement.

Busola is a thought leader having written business articles and facilitated sessions on total rewards. She is passionate about the experience of people at work and mentoring the next generation of HR leaders.

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Failure to attend the Course will be subject to the same terms.

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