The Human Resource Analytics and Technology Certificate is designed for HR professionals who want to make a meaningful impact with data-driven decision-making.
In today's digital world, leveraging data and analytics is essential to supporting HR strategies and driving organizational success. With a focus on data-driven transformation, this program will help you master the tools and techniques needed to transform your HR practice. You will gain the necessary skills in HR technology and analytics to design and use meaningful measurement frameworks, improving the decision-making process critical to any organization.
With five courses of hand-on learning and practical application, you will have the foundational knowledge to integrate data and analytics into HR processes, enhancing your ability to support organizational changes and decisions.
By completion of this certificate, successful students will be able to:
- Identify best practices for human resource (HR) reports by employing automation, streamlining information, and ensuring data integrity
- Describe how HR analytics and HR technology benefit organizations across key HR practices
- Identify data requirements for various HR analytics pillars including common forms, location of data, and data structures that provide current and predictive insights to stakeholders
- Create basic HR reports that can be used to communicate vital HR information using data visualization tools like dashboards and other data storytelling techniques
- Apply HR analytics, measurement strategies and technology to a real-world project from start to finish
- Illustrate the outcomes of integrating HR technologies and processes into an organization ensuring ease of use, security, compliance, and adherence to ethics
- Investigate core HR tech services and solutions that help address HR analytics problems and opportunities, such as software categories and third-party vendor offerings
- Outline how to audit an organization's HR processes through identification of opportunities and gaps, and research potential opportunities or challenges within departments
- Recommend measurement strategies by identifying, researching, and collecting a toolbox of practical resources and templates applicable to HR metrics and measurements
This program is perfect if you...
- Are an HR professional looking to deepen your expertise in analytics and technology
- Are a professional in another discipline but have HR-related responsibilities and want to incorporate data into decision-making
- Work with data and technology and seek HR knowledge
- Have completed the Human Resource Fundamentals Certificate or Human Resource Advanced Certificate and wish to specialize in analytics and technology
What will I get?
Students who complete this program will receive a Professional Certificate.
Program details
Online
Courses in this program are delivered online. Courses are scheduled at convenient times, allowing you to complete the program at a pace that fits your life.
You should plan on studying and working approximately 6 hours per week per course.
Online learning fits into busy schedules by taking the learning experience out of the traditional classroom. Students have online access to instructors, fellow learners, and learning materials.
Before taking your first online course, we recommended taking our free course: Digital Skills for Learning Online
5 Courses, 105 Hours
All Continuing Education programs are developed with part-time learners in mind. The Human Resource Analytics and Technology Certificate is a 105-hour program.
The length of time it takes to complete this program varies by student. If you take one course per term (four courses a year), you will likely complete the program in 12 to 18 months. You will complete the program faster if you take multiple courses per term.
$2,672
The approximate cost to complete the Human Resource Analytics and Technology Certificate is $2,672.
This includes the $105 admission fee.
You do not require a degree or diploma to apply for admission to this program. You can take individual courses to start, and apply later.
The admission fee is $105.
To apply, you must meet the following requirements:
- 18 years of age or older
- Grade 12 diploma (recommended)
- Relevant work experience (recommended)
- If English is not your first language, you must meet the English language proficiency requirements
Programs change from time to time, so we recommend that you apply for admission as early as possible. Once admitted, your requirements to complete the program will not change – even if the program changes. You can be confident that completed and eligible courses will apply to your program.
Apply for AdmissionPrior learning from other post-secondary institutions
Advanced standing may be granted for equivalent, graded courses completed at other post-secondary institutions. Credit may be granted up to a maximum of 30 hours towards this program.
Apply for Advanced StandingTransferring credit from other Continuing Education programs
If you have completed requirements for another University of Calgary Continuing Education program, you may be able to transfer some credits to this program. For details, please review the "Credit towards other programs" information in the programs you have completed. To transfer credits, please contact a student advisor.
Maximum advanced standing and transferred credit
The combined total of advanced standing and transferred credits cannot exceed 50 hours for this program.
This program is offered in association with the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Alberta. Individuals already certified often take Continuing Education human resource courses to meet their continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.
To obtain the Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) Designation, please visit www.cphrab.ca/become-a-CPHR
Each year, scholarships and awards are given to deserving students not only for their academic achievement, but also for community involvement. Award sponsors include both corporate and private donors.
To apply, you must meet eligibility criteria and submission deadlines. Students in this program may be eligible for the following awards:
It is the student's responsibility to ensure all requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
See Graduation for details.
This program does not qualify students to apply for an international study permit.
International students who wish to live and work in Canada should consider our International Professional Programs.