This course is the first core payroll course of the Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation.
Introduction to Payroll Management (IPM) prepares professionals to manage a payroll department by introducing them to the most applicable core management skills. Based on market research, the course provides the management content and tools required to be a successful manager, such as decision making and project management. It builds on the foundation of a Payroll Compliance Practitioner’s experience, knowledge and application of legislative monitoring and effective communication of payroll programs and policies.
Prerequisites: PCP Designation and Payroll Experience prerequisite approval from the National Payroll Institute.
PCP designated members who wish to enrol in the CPM courses must have their Payroll Experience Prerequisite Application (PEPA) approved by the Institute prior to enrolling in this course. For more information, see CPM - Payroll Experience Prerequisite.
Students enrolling at a post-secondary institution must first register with the school and pay the tuition fees. Students must also register with the National Payroll Institute and pay the Institute’s course fee, and membership fee, if applicable.
Upon completion of Introduction to Payroll Management (IPM), students should be able to:
- Define the role that strategic, operational, human resources and financial management play in an organization.
- Demonstrate the ability to monitor, analyze, communicate and implement legislative changes.
- Analyze situations and apply the appropriate decision- making tool.
- Participate in an organization’s risk management process by developing payroll continuity plans.
- Identify and apply the principles of project management.
- Define change management in terms of the forces that lead to organizational change.
- Demonstrate a professional payroll profile by applying privacy principles to the management of payroll information.
- Analyze ethical situations that may emerge related to compliance and/or human resources situations.
Synchronous Courses: Post-Secondary Classroom and Virtual Classroom
Blended courses, completed through a post-secondary institution, are synchronous courses and are directed by the instructor. Students will attend and participate in classes and lectures at the same time as their peers.
The final exam is proctored by the post-secondary institution.
Asynchronous Courses: Online directly through the National Payroll Institute
Online (Asynchronous) courses are self-directed, meaning students study and participate at their own pace. There is no scheduled class time and there are no lectures. Instead, students review the course content according to their own schedule. Students are encouraged to email the online instructor for any course related questions. The assignments, the individual and group activities, along with the exam, have pre-determined due dates. All of the coursework is completed online through the Institute’s Learning Management System.
The online final exam is proctored through a post-secondary institution test centre.
Both an overall grade of 65% and a mark of at least 65% on the final exam are required to pass the course. An online grade report will be available four weeks after the official end date of the course. For confidentiality reasons, marks cannot be given by phone, fax or email.
Withdrawal Policy
Students who withdraw within the first three weeks of the term will receive a full refund from the National Payroll Institute, less a withdrawal fee of $100.00, plus applicable taxes.
CPM Designation Completion Timeline
Effective January 1, 2017, students must complete all of the CPM courses, including the transfer credit courses, within 5 years from the start of their first successful IPM course.
Maximum Course Attempts
Students are permitted a maximum of three attempts at any individual CPM course. In the event that a student fails a given CPM course three times (through the classroom, or online study option), they will no longer be permitted to register for the course.