The program,

sponsored by the Georgia Local Government Personnel Association in cooperation

with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal

Association, is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of those

persons responsible for the management and administration of personnel

systems in local government.

Requirements

for designation as a Certified Human Resource Manager include completion

of seven required and five elective courses, completion of a written test,

and participation in an assessment center, where a participant's reactions

to real-life situations are evaluated based on multiple observations by

multiple observers.

Rick Watson

joined Coweta County in February 1988 and has served as personnel director

since August 2000.

On achieving

the status of Certified Human Resource Manager, Watson commented, "It

is an excellent program focused on the constant updates of human resource

principles and laws as they relate to local governments."