GenAI in practice
Equip yourself to lead impactful AI conversations, ensuring your HR strategies remain relevant and forward-thinking in an AI-driven world.
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You’ll learn how to:
- Critically appraise capabilities of GenAI tools to know when to trust the output and when human oversight is needed.
- Write prompts that work first time, using a repeatable framework rather than trial and error.
- Build a working AI assistant that takes over a repetitive task in your own role.
- Judge where agents fit – what they can do, where the risks sit, and what must stay with a human.
About this course
Course length: One day
Delivery: Online classes
Suitable for: People professionals who want to develop practical skills in using GenAI to support their HR activities.
Topics covered
What to expect from this GenAI in practice course
This facilitator-led one-day course helps HR professionals develop the confidence and practical skills to use generative AI tools effectively in their day-to-day work and maximise their overall productivity. You’ll learn how to write clear, purposeful prompts, experiment with proven frameworks such as SCQA or role-based prompting, and refine AI outputs through structured iteration.
Across a series of hands-on exercises, you’ll apply GenAI to a range of HR tasks and employee lifecycle activities. The course also explores how to polish and adapt AI-generated content to match your own or your organisation’s tone of voice, disguise tell-tale signs of AI writing to avoid producing the vanilla, generic outputs that poorly refined prompts often create, and embed GenAI responsibly into everyday HR workflows. By the end of the day, you’ll know how to produce professional, human-quality outputs efficiently and with confidence.
What you’ll need to do on this CIPD GenAI in practice course
This is a one-day course delivered online. You’ll learn through hands-on activities, peer collaboration, and real-world HR scenarios that will show you how effective prompt engineering works in practice. After the workshop, you’ll get access to examples and templates to help you apply what you’ve learned in your day-to-day role.
No prior experience with GenAI is required, but you will need internet access and a laptop (or equivalent device) to take part fully.
What you'll get on this GenAI in practice course
At the end of this course, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance, and you’ll have access to practical tools and resources to embed learning in your role and sustain progress with your team. To receive your certificate, you must attend 100% of the course dates as detailed below.
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.
Team bookings
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