1.2. Development of the Human Resource Body of Knowledge
With its goal clearly set, ASPA went about the process of developing a body of knowledge for the profession. ASPA created a task force to study and report on the issues involved and recommended a course of action. The ASPA Accreditation Institute (AAI) was formed in 1975 with a mandate to define a national body of knowledge for the profession and develop a program to measure the knowledge of its practitioners.
As a first step in the process, AAI created six functional areas for the BOK:
Employment, Placement, and Personnel Planning
Training and Development
Compensation and Benefits
Health, Safety, and Security
Employee and Labor Relations
Personnel Research (later replaced by Management Practices) ...
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