There are seven functional coverage areas:

Business management and strategy (30%)This section focuses on mission and values, vision, policy formulation, guiding and leading change, and other areas.
Human Resources development (19%)The training and development portion of the exam focuses on performance appraisals, performance management, and more.
Workforce planning and employment (17%)This focuses on the hiring and retention process, including, succession planning, orientation, recruitment, and more.
Employee and Labor Relations (14%)This area focuses on maintaining strong workplace relationships
Compensation and benefits (13%)Compensation and benefits packages are of the utmost importance to employees, and that what this area of the test is focused on.
Risk management (7%)This area focuses on providing a safe, secure, working environment.