Gain measurable visibility into payroll capability, compliance readiness and workforce expertise across countries, teams and providers. Identify skills gaps, reduce risk and provide recognised certification for payroll professionals.
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Managing payroll means navigating constantly changing legislation, complex processes, multiple systems and increasing compliance pressure across every country you operate in. Yet many organisations still rely on assumptions, interviews or inconsistent training records to determine whether payroll teams truly understand the regulations, controls and processes they are responsible for.
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Unlike generic learning or testing platforms, GAP is purpose-built for payroll operations and compliance. It combines payroll assessment, benchmarking and certification in one platform.
Use GAP's growing library of expert-designed payroll assessments covering country-specific payroll compliance requirements.
Give payroll leaders a clear, measurable view of how well teams understand the regulations and processes they manage every day.
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Our library of country-specific payroll assessments continues to grow. If the country you require is not currently listed, please contact the GPA team.
Every payroll environment is different.
GAP allows organisations to build tailored assessments aligned to their own:
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GAP provides payroll leaders with dashboards and reporting designed specifically for payroll operations.
Use GAP to:
Track payroll capability over time and focus development where it delivers the greatest operational impact.
GAP provides payroll professionals with a clear route to validate their knowledge, gain recognition, and progress towards recognised GPA certification.
GAP isn't just designed to help organisations assess payroll capability — it also gives payroll professionals the opportunity to demonstrate and validate their knowledge
Employees can work towards GPA Country Certification and GPA Global Certification. Successful completion provides:
Perfect for payroll professionals looking to benchmark their knowledge and gain recognition for their expertise.
Payroll teams needing visibility and consistency
Pricing for team assessments varies. Contact the GPA Team team@gpa-gap.net
Looking to assess payroll knowledge outside the UK?
Pricing for international assessments varies. Contact the GPA Team team@Gpa-gap.net
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GAP allows employers to objectively test the payroll knowledge of external candidates before or during the recruitment process.
Whether you’re hiring a Payroll Administrator, Payroll Specialist or Global Payroll professional, GAP helps identify candidates with the right level of technical knowledge.
Turn payroll hiring and development decisions into evidence-based decisions.
Get startedPerfect for occasional recruitment or one-off hires.
Ideal for organisations recruiting throughout the year.
GAP is the Global Payroll Alliance's payroll assessment platform, designed to measure payroll knowledge across individual countries. It helps payroll professionals, managers and employers understand current capability, identify knowledge gaps and recognise expertise.
GAP has been designed for:
• Payroll professionals looking to validate their knowledge
• Individuals starting a career in payroll
• Experienced payroll practitioners
• Payroll managers and team leaders
• Organisations recruiting payroll professionals
• Companies looking to benchmark and develop their payroll teams
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GAP is FREE for:
FullSuite Members
Payroll Training Academy Members
Organisations can purchase GAP licences for their payroll teams to:
• Benchmark knowledge across the department
• Identify skills gaps
• Support training plans
• Measure learning progress
• Assist with succession planning
• Support recruitment decisions
GAP provides employers with an objective way of assessing payroll knowledge before or during the recruitment process, helping identify candidates with the skills required for specific payroll roles.
Taking a GAP assessment allows you to:
• Demonstrate your payroll knowledge
• Benchmark yourself against industry standards
• Identify areas for further learning
• Gain recognition for your expertise
• Increase confidence in your knowledge
• Support your professional development
After successfully completing an assessment, you will receive:
• Your overall assessment score
• Topic-by-topic performance breakdown
• Feedback highlighting strengths and areas for development
• A digital certificate (where applicable)
• Recognition of your achievement from the Global Payroll Alliance
Our assessment library is continually expanding.
Current assessments include:
• UK – Level 1
• UK – Level 2
• Belgium
• Germany
• India – Level 1
• India – Level 2
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Sweden Level 1
• United States – Level 1
• United States – Level 2
• United States – Level 3
New countries are added regularly.
All questions are developed and reviewed by experienced payroll professionals and subject matter experts to ensure they remain accurate, relevant and aligned with current payroll practices.
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GAP includes assessments designed for those new to payroll as well as more advanced assessments for experienced professionals.
Please contact the Global Payroll Alliance team. We are continually expanding our country library and may already have your country in development. Contact team@gap-gpa.net
Our team is here to help. team@gap-gpa.net
If you have any questions about GAP, purchasing assessments or accessing your account, please contact the Global Payroll Alliance support team.