This course is the first core payroll course of the Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) 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 PLP courses must have their Payroll Experience Prerequisite Application (PEPA) approved by the Institute prior to enrolling in this course. For more information, see PLP - 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.
Online Courses: Online directly through the National Payroll Institute (excluding challenge)
The National Payroll Institute offers Online courses, which are primarily self-directed, meaning that, for the most part, there are no scheduled class times or lectures. Students work through the material at their own pace, however, must complete assignments, discussion questions, and exams by the dates communicated to them at the start of the course. Students are assigned an instructor and can email course-related questions to them at any time during the course.
In addition, there are instructor-student live “Check-in” sessions, scheduled at various intervals throughout the course. These live sessions are opportunities for students to meet virtually with their instructor, to ask any questions they might have about the content, and to understand more about the exam experience, including a review of the exams proctoring requirements. The sessions will be recorded for students who cannot attend
The assignments, the discussion activities, along with the exams have pre-determined due dates. All of the coursework is completed online through the Institute’s Learning Management System, Brightspace.
The online midterm and final exams are remote proctored through Integrity Advocate. The remote proctoring fee is included in the online course fee.
Live Courses: Post-Secondary Classroom and Virtual Classroom
Live, In-class and virtual courses, completed through a post-secondary institution, are directed by the post-secondary institution’s instructor. Students will attend and participate in classes and lectures at the same time as their peers.
The online midterm and final exams are remote proctored through Integrity Advocate. The remote proctoring fee is included in the classroom course fee.
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.
PLP Designation Completion Timeline
Effective January 1, 2017, students must complete all of the PLP 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 PLP course. In the event that a student fails a given PLP course three times (through the classroom, or online study option), they will no longer be permitted to register for the course.