ETP Success Story – Professionals in Human Resources Association

Established in 1944 and headquartered in Gardena, CA, Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to providing business education, networking, and advocacy with an emphasis on the human resources environment. PIHRA is the largest affiliate of the Society for Human Resources Management Organization, and serves approximately 4,600 members in California. PIHRA provides yearly educational seminars inhuman resources-related topics for existing and new members, with a focus on keeping businesses current on issues relevant to human resource professionals.

“An entire department was threatened with being eliminated by the overseas parent company due to poor performance. By implementing lean manufacturing training through PIHRA’s (ETP)funding, the manufacturing team increased efficiency. This resulted in a higher profit margin, saving the department and current employees and allowing the organization to hire more employees.”

“Another company that received PIHRA ETP-funded training had their employees complete process improvement training. As a result, the organization created a “learning center” to help further reduce manufacturing errors and increase product output.”

“One of the organizations that received ETP-funded leadership development training decided to include leads and above plus high-potential employees. In this case, a high potential employee who participated in the training received her certificate of completion and simultaneously was promoted to a management position. “-Liliana Argüello, MBA, SHRM-SCP Director, Membership PAGE