ERI DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER
online training in compensation and benefits
www.eridlc.com
Compensation & Be
Yo u r O n l i n e E d u c a t i o n R e
The ERI Distance Learning Center (DLC) offers over 50
online courses on the latest trends in compensation and
benefits administration. Courses last one-to-two hours and
provide in-depth Human Resource training.
The ERI Distance Learning Center offers:
• 24/7 access to education via the Internet
• Convenient training for new hires
• Continuing education credit for professionals
• Certifications for job and compensation analysts
Professional Continuing Education Credit
Now you can satisfy your recertification requirements
anywhere, anytime.
DLC courses are approved for the following types of professional continuing education credit.
• BAC for Benefits Analysts
• CAC for Compensation Analysts
• CCC for Compensation Committees
• CCP/CBP/GRP for WorldatWork Professionals
• CE for Insurance Agents
• CLE for Lawyers
• CPE interactive self-study for Accountants
• CRCC for Rehabilitation Counselors
• JCA for Job and Compensation Analysts
• PHR/SPHR for Human Resource Professionals
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Ta ble of Contents:
How to Enroll
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DLC Value
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My DLC username: _____________________
Who Uses the DLC?
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Password: ____________________________
Earn CE Credits
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Resources
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Accreditation Organizations
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DLC Courses
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The ERI Distance Learning Center is the online training website for ERI Economic Research Institute. Since 1987, ERI
has provided salary survey and cost-of-living analyses to
compensation professionals worldwide, including over 80% of
the US Fortune 500. In order to provides our subscribers with
advanced training in compensation and benefits administration, ERI enlisted top professionals to create this state-of-theart HR education website.
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H ow to En r o ll
HOW TO ENROLL
Enrolling in the ERI Distance Learning Center takes just 5 minutes.
1. Open an Internet Explorer browser to www.eridlc.com.
2. Click on the HR Courses, HR Webinars, or HR Seminars tab at the top of the screen to
review our offerings and add items to your shopping cart.
3. Once you have made your selections, click on the Proceed to Checkout button in the
shopping cart.
4. In the Sign In box, enter your email address as a New Customer. Then enter a password
(of at least six characters), and click on the Sign In button.
5. Next enter your contact information, address, and billing information. After each, click on
the Continue with Checkout button. Review your selections, then click Place Order.
6. The next screen will serve as your online receipt and provide direct access to the online
courses and software products you purchased. In addition, you’ll be sent a confirmation
email with details for webinars and seminars.
You can access your online courses for the duration of your annual subscription by logging
into Your Account and clicking on the link to
your Digital Locker.
Should you experience any difficulties with
this process, please contact the DLC
Customer Support Team by email at
contact.dlc@erieri.com or by phone at
800.922.3330.
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ERI DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER VALUE
Convenience
Obtaining quality education no longer requires the inconvenience of traveling to
another city or enduring time-consuming conferences and seminars. Now you can
receive the training and education you need from anywhere you want, any time you
want, at www.eridlc.com.
Cost savings
Make the most of your ever-shrinking budget. Put more into real training and less
into travel time and expenses. The DLC offers exceptional training value! For maximum savings, purchase a DLC course package (of 10, 20, or 50+ courses).
Continuing education credit
DLC courses provide an exceptional value. For a single course access fee, you
can earn multiple types of continuing education credit. For example, you could subscribe to Course 15: Employment Laws and Regulations and take its final exams
to earn each of the following types of continuing education credit: BAC, CAC, CBP,
CCC, CCP, CPE, GRP, JCA, PHR, and SPHR...all at no extra charge. The DLC
makes it easy to maintain your credentials and earn new ones.
Increased productivity
DLC online courses increase on-the-job productivity by saving valuable employee
time. Staff members can use these courses to quickly gain new skills and become
more versatile members of their organizations.
Corporate accounts
HR managers can oversee their staffs’ training by opening a DLC Corporate
Account at www.eridlc.com/corporate. These accounts enable managers to monitor
each staff member’s progress and review all order activity, eliminating the need for
cumbersome invoices, receipts, and employee expense reports.
Instructor-led training
The DLC offers live webinars and in-person seminars, affording participants the
advantages of instructor feedback and peer interaction. These sessions also provide professional continuing education credit.
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W h o Us e s t h e E R I D i s t a n c e Le a r n i ng Center?
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WHO USES THE ERI DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER?
Human Resource Managers
Use the DLC to train your staff onsite. DLC courses provide general
employees with guidance on issues
such as employee health insurance
and retirement plans. Intermediate
and advanced courses help Human
Resource professionals move forward
in their careers by providing specialized training on important topics.
Accountants, HR Professionals,
Rehabiliation Counselors, Lawyers and Insurance Agents
Earn continuing education credit
from the comfort of your own home.
The DLC makes it easy for professionals to enroll, monitor their
progress, print out certificates of
completion, and create detailed
historical reports.
College Professors and Students
Utilize the Distance Learning Center
as a supplemental resource to your
classroom materials. ERI’s online compensation textbook and business glossary are free to all users. In addition,
university professors and their students
receive complimentary access to DLC
courses and seminars. To get started,
email educators@erieri.com.
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EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
ERI Distance Learning Center courses, webinars, and seminars are
approved for:
• PHR and SPHR recertification credit hours through the Human Resource
Certification Institute (HRCI)
• CBP/CCP/GRP recertification credit hours through WorldatWork Society of
Certified Professionals
• CPE continuing professional education credits for accountants through the
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
• CRCC recertification credits for professionals in rehabilitation counseling services
through the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)
• CE credits for insurance agents through State Departments of Insurance
• CLE credits for attorneys through State Bar Associations
The ERI Distance Learning Center also offers original certifications:
• Benefits Analyst Credential (BAC)
• Compensation Analyst Credential (CAC)
• Compensation Committee Certification (CCC)
• Job and Compensation Analysts Credential (JCA)
A closer look at ERI’s JCA Credential…
Becoming a certified Job and Compensation Analyst proves
your mastery of today’s most advanced compensation
administration methods and job analysis techniques. JCA
recipients must complete 50 JCA credit hours within one
year, via seminars, webinars, and online courses (whose
exams must be passed with a score of 100%). ERI expects
that no more than 500 JCA designations will ever be
awarded. This is the only national program available for
the accreditation of job analysts.
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Re so u r c e s
RESOURCES
Assessor Series® Software
ERI Economic Research Institute is a world
leader in compensation survey data. Since
1987, it has published software and reports
providing salary and cost-of-living survey data
for 10,000 locations worldwide. Corporate
managers, over 80% of US Fortune 500
companies, federal and local courts, and
practicing consultants rely on ERI research
products to set wages, salary structures, executive compensation, and cost-of-living
allowances for employee relocations. As part of your course of study at the ERI Distance
Learning Center, ERI provides free demo versions of these Assessor Series software
programs. Available for download from the Instructions page of each course, these
programs provide you hands-on experience solving real-world compensation problems.
DLC Wizard
In order to speed up your learning experience, ERI offers
its free DLC Wizard® software to all users. This program
automatically loads all the resources needed to complete
each DLC course. You can download this program at
www.eridlc.com (see the Instructions page of any course).
Or you can order a CD-ROM version of this software
to be sent to you through the mail. Once open on your
machine, the DLC Wizard displays courses inside a virtual
picture frame. Buttons along the edge of the frame allow
you to quickly access research materials (such as ERI’s
Assessor Series software).
enhanced Dictionary of Occupational Titles
The enhanced Dictionary of Occupational Titles (eDOT)® is a job analysis software
program featured in several DLC courses. This job description database (available
on the DLC Wizard) provides detailed job descriptions and work requirements for
over 20,000 position titles. Its job analysis filters enable subscribers to pinpoint work
opportunities for individuals based on their job experience, education, interests,
and capabilities. HR professionals, career counselors, and vocational rehabilitation
specialists utilize this software for hiring, job placement, and transferable skills
assessments.
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Online Textbook
ERI’s compensation and benefits textbook
is available free of charge online at
www.eridlc.com/textbook. This widely
used college textbook was rewritten by
ERI to incorporate technology’s impact
on compensation and benefit practices.
It is updated continuously so that, in
combination with DLC courses, it provides
the most timely education available.
Employment Laws
The DLC provides an employment law library of US and Canadian compensation laws
and regulations, including state minimum wages, FLSA, HIPAA, discrimination laws, and
more. International employment information is also provided, with links to country profiles,
exchange rates, cost-of-living data, schools, and embassies.
Glossary of Terms
One of the ERI Distance Learning Center’s most
popular offerings is its online business glossary
found at www.eridlc.com/glossary. This free dictionary defines more than 2,000 compensation and benefits terms, and can be accessed from any course by
clicking on the Glossary link in the left-hand menu.
Index
While taking a course, you may be curious to learn more about certain topics. ERI’s index
provides cross-references to hundreds of topics within our courses and online textbook.
To access this feature, click on Index in the left-hand menu of the course you’re taking.
Then click on a topic hyperlink to find out where it appears in DLC material.
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A c c r e d i t ati o n O r g a n izatio n s
ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATIONS
PHR/SPHR
All ERI Distance Learning Center online courses are approved for PHR
and SPHR recertification credit through the Human Resource Certification
Institute (HRCI) of the Society for Human Resource Management. Each
online course provides one PHR/SPHR recertification credit. After you have
completed an online course, take its final exam for PHR or SPHR credit.
Upon passing the exam you will be asked to fill out an online evaluation form for the course.
Then you can view and print your certificate of completion from Your Account’s Training
History page. Submit this certificate to HRCI. For more information about PHR and SPHR
certification, please visit www.hrci.org.
CBP/CCP/GRP
The ERI Distance Learning Center offers online courses
that satisfy CCP®, CBP™, and GRP® recertification credit
requirements. Complete four DLC courses to earn half
a recertification credit or eight DLC courses to earn one
recertification credit. Once you have completed a set of at
least four DLC courses, please print out your CBP, CCP, or
GRP certificates of completion and submit them to the WorldatWork Society of Certified
Professionals to receive recertification credit. Credit approval is subject to their validation
and acceptance of Internet course material. For more information on receiving recertification
credits, see the WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals website at www.
worldatworksociety.org.
CPE
ERI Economic Research Institute is registered with the National Association of
State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional
education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of
Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for
CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to
the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 372192417. To learn more, visit www.nasba.org. For more information regarding refund, complaint
and program cancellation policies, please visit www.eridlc.com.
CRCC
Selected DLC courses are pre-approved by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor
Certification (CRCC) to provide certification for professionals in rehabilitation counseling
services. The CRCC has certified more than 30,000 counselors in the United States
and Canada. Two types of certification are available: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
(CRC) and Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CCRC). To find information about
obtaining your CRC or CCRC, see www.crccertification.com.
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DLC courses are excellent for staff training or the college classroom.
Foundation Courses: Discuss the basic laws and theories behind compensation and benefits.
Salary Administration Courses: Describe how to set pay and design salary structures.
Benefit Program Courses: Provide up-to-date information on administering employee benefit
programs, including retirement plans and health insurance.
Incentive Compensation Courses: Explain variable pay and pay-for-performance plans.
Executive Compensation Courses: Discuss setting competitive and reasonable executive pay.
Tax Issues and Planning Courses: Investigate compensation issues that affect an organization’s
and employee’s taxes.
Relocation Planning Courses: Teach how to plan for employee and facility relocations.
Litigation Challenge Courses: Prepare readers to defend compensation and benefits policies in
court.
Special Topic Courses: Cover areas unique to compensation, such as the gender pay gap and
prevailing wage determinations.
Employee Courses: Educate general employees on how employer-provided compensation and
benefits programs work.
DLC Co u r s e s
ERI DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER COURSES
ERI Distance Learning Center
9817 NE 54th Street, Suite 103
Vancouver, WA 98662 USA
contact.dlc@erieri.com
www.eridlc.com
800.922.3330
The ERI Distance Learning Center (DLC) provides HR education for staff training and continuing
professional education.This website is an offering of ERI Economic Research Institute, a
compensation survey research outsource for Human Resources professionals worldwide.