AI for HR: fundamentals and in practice
Build your AI foundations and put them into practice. From core concepts to confident, effective prompting for the people profession
Perfect for:
You’ll learn how to:
- Explain what AI and Generative AI are, and how concepts like machine learning, automation, or robotics, relate to the people profession
- Identify opportunities and risks of using AI tools within the people profession and the wider organisation
- Apply proven prompting techniques to write clear, effective prompts that produce reliable AI outputs across the employee lifecycle and carry a personalised tone of voice to support and streamline your HR work.
About this course
Course length: One day
Delivery: Online classes
Suitable for: HR administrators and early-career HR professionals looking to build a grounding in AI, as well as people managers curious about its impact on their work.
Topics covered
- navigating AI and GenAI with confidence
- the impact of AI and GenAI on HR
- effective prompt engineering techniques
- using AI and GenAI across the employee lifecycle
What to expect from this ‘AI for HR: fundamentals and in practice' course
This one-day facilitator-led course equips people professionals with both the understanding and the practical skills to start engaging confidently with AI at work.
You'll start by building a solid foundation: getting familiar with the core building blocks of AI, including machine learning, robotics, automation, and generative AI, so you can speak confidently with your team members. From there, you'll explore how AI is already being applied across the employee lifecycle and learn how to design an AI policy for your own organisation. You'll work through real-world scenarios AI is already creating in HR, such as handling AI-generated CVs or employee communication.
With that grounding in place, you'll move into hands-on practice, writing, testing, and refining real prompts throughout, with facilitator feedback at every step. You'll build a toolkit for turning AI into a reliable working partner: applying best practices to get consistent, high-quality results from any AI tool, and shaping outputs so they carry your own voice rather than sounding generic.
You'll then put all of this into practice across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to development and offboarding, writing prompts that tackle the kinds of tasks people professionals face in their roles.
By the end, you'll have both the conceptual grounding to navigate the challenges AI raises in HR, and the hands-on experience of writing effective prompts for a wide range of real work scenarios.
What you’ll need to do on this CIPD ‘AI for HR: fundamentals and in practice’ course
This is a one day virtual live course, divided into four sessions of 1 hour 15 minutes each, with a break after each session. You'll learn through facilitated online lessons, hands on activities and real world scenarios covering issues and tasks people professionals face when working with AI.
Before attending the course, we recommend familiarising yourself with your organisation’s AI policy and any guidance on the use of AI tools. This will help you take part in the practical activities confidently and ensure that your use of AI during the course is in line with your organisation’s requirements, and you will need to have access to the internet and a laptop (or any equivalent device).
What you’ll get on this course
At the end of this AI for HR: fundamentals and in practice course, you’ll receive a certificate.
You’ll receive a resource pack before the course begins. This will include additional reading.
Taking part in this course gives you access to the CIPD Learning Hub for 12 months. Here, you can access your course content together with other valuable resources and tools. When you finish your course, you can enjoy an additional 12 months of access to other resources on the Learning Hub.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this ‘AI for HR: fundamentals and in practice’ course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain core AI and GenAI concepts and principles behind prompt engineering
- Apply best practice techniques to generate reliable, personalised GenAI outputs
- Confidently approach AI-related organisational tasks and challenges in a variety of HR scenarios
Interested in booking this course for your team? We offer group bookings solutions for teams of four or more people.
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