LEMONT, Ill. and ROSELAND, N.J., July
18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Workforce Educational
Organization (WEO) today announced that ADP®, a leading provider of
human resource outsourcing, payroll, and benefits administration
services, has signed on as Diamond sponsor, becoming the non-profit
organization's largest contributor to date. ADP's premier
sponsorship and longstanding expertise in providing time and labor
management solutions to organizations of all sizes will assist the
WEO in establishing the industry's first time and labor management
professional curriculum and certification.
The WEO is the first non-profit organization dedicated to
increasing the understanding, utilization, and impact of time and
labor management systems from an operational, strategic, and
financial standpoint. Time and labor management includes
timekeeping, scheduling, attendance and leave, data collection,
reporting, and labor related analytics.
WEO President Barry Rubin said,
"We are thrilled to have one of the leading providers of time and
labor management solutions support our organization. ADP's
experience in working with thousands of organizations around the
world will help ensure that our training and certification best
meets the needs of the market and creates increased recognition of
the value of effective time and labor management."
The WEO will offer two levels of certification. The first,
the Workforce Asset Management Professional (WAM-P) Certification,
covers an array of time and labor management functional areas,
offered through instructor-led online training and the Workforce
Asset Management Book of Knowledge study guide. The WAM-P
designation consists of an exam and oral interview and requires a
minimum of three years' on-the-job time and labor management
experience. The second level of certification, the Workforce
Asset Management Master (WAM-M) Certification, requires completion
of designated continuing education unit courses and a thesis-like
project. Both Professional and Master certifications are
effective for three years and can be maintained by submitting four
qualified Continuing Education Unit credits each year.
Recertification (exam and project) is required every 10
years. The WEO's current goal is to have as many as 3,000
professionals certified by the end of 2013.
"As a human capital management industry leader, ADP is committed
to the advancement of best practices and supportive of the WEO's
new WAM training curriculum and certification program as a way of
ensuring that time and labor management professionals remain at the
forefront of their profession," said Lisa
Lane, Vice President of Product Management for ADP Time and
Labor Management Solutions. "ADP is pleased to partner with
the WEO who shares our vision for helping employers to reap more
strategic, bottom-line benefits from time and labor
management."
About ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP), with about
$10 billion in revenues and
approximately 570,000 clients, is one of the world's largest
providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging over 60
years of experience, ADP offers a wide range of human resource,
payroll, time and labor management, tax and benefits administration
solutions from a single source. ADP's easy-to-use solutions for
employers provide superior value to companies of all types and
sizes. ADP is also a leading provider of integrated computing
solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine, recreational vehicle,
and heavy equipment dealers throughout the world. For more
information about ADP or to contact a local ADP sales office, reach
us at 1.800.225.5237 or visit the company's Web site at
www.ADP.com.
About the WEO
Headquartered in Lemont,
IL, the Workforce Educational Organization (WEO) is a 501
(c) (3) non-profit education organization that will serve as the
premier, dynamic repository of information and advocacy critical to
the management of workers, and the achievement of maximum mutual
benefits for both employer and employee. The WEO is funded through
grants and donations and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors
from the workforce management technology industry. Initiatives
sponsored by the WEO are directed by volunteer Committees made up
of academics, professionals, researchers, technologists and policy
makers.
WEO Media Contact: Natalie
Sword, Director of Operations, natalie.sword@weo-cert.org,
1-888-264-5724.
ADP Media Contact: Michael G.
Schneider, Senior Director, Corporate Communications,
1-973-404-4241, Michael.Schneider@ADP.com
SOURCE Workforce Educational Organization