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HR Business Partner CPD Course Online: 2.5 CPHR and HRPA CPD Hours
Becoming a Business Partner is a practical, self-paced CPD course for HR professionals, people managers and leaders. Its nine narrated lessons include: Moving from service provider to trusted advisor; How your organization makes money, serves customers and competes; Reading the numbers leaders use. You practise on realistic situations and finish with a 36-question final exam. Built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements, it gives you 2.5 instructional hours and a certificate for your CPD log.
✓2.5 CPD hours built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements
✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 175 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook
✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, then a final exam to complete the course
✓Certificate on completion, ready for your CPD log. Access never expires
Need more than one course? Get all 27 HR CPD courses for $349 CAD: 67.5 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $974 compared with buying courses separately.
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Becoming a Business Partner at a glance
| Credit |
2.5 instructional hours, built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements |
| Format |
Online, self-paced: nine narrated video lessons (about 175 minutes), exercises and a participant workbook |
| Completion |
Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes can be retaken as often as you like |
| Documentation |
Certificate showing course title, completion date and 2.5 hours |
| Competency areas |
Business Acumen; Leadership and Management; Strategy |
| Level |
Professional: for practising HR professionals, managers and leaders |
| Price |
$49 CAD, or all 27 courses for $349 CAD |
Why this course
Practical skills you can use at work the next day
This course is built for HR professionals, people managers and leaders. Each lesson is about 19 minutes of narrated video with on-screen exercises where you pause and work a realistic situation, followed by a three-question knowledge check that explains every answer. You finish with a written plan or tool you can use at work, a participant workbook with templates, and a final exam that confirms you have the material.
What you’ll be able to do
What you will learn in this HR business partner HR CPD course
- Define the business partner role and how it differs from other HR roles.
- Explain how your organization creates and captures value.
- Read the main lines of a simple income statement.
- Frame a business problem in a clear, measurable statement.
- Describe the sources of credibility and how to build them.
- Describe the parts of a clear business case.
- Map stakeholders by influence and interest.
- Choose measures that link HR work to business results.
- Apply several business partner skills to realistic cases.
What’s inside
Becoming a Business Partner course curriculum: nine lessons, built around real situations
Short, narrated video lessons with worked examples, each closing with a knowledge check so you know the material has landed. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.
Lesson 1: Moving from service provider to trusted advisor
You will define the business partner role and how it differs from other HR roles; describe what leaders expect from a trusted advisor. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 2: How your organization makes money, serves customers and competes
You will explain how your organization creates and captures value; describe its customers, competitors and strategy in plain terms. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 3: Reading the numbers leaders use
You will read the main lines of a simple income statement; explain budgets, forecasts and variances. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 4: Finding the real cause before choosing a solution
You will frame a business problem in a clear, measurable statement; gather evidence from data, documents and conversations. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 5: Being heard, trusted and acted on
You will describe the sources of credibility and how to build them; adapt your message to the leader and the situation. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 6: Making a clear, honest case for an HR initiative
You will describe the parts of a clear business case; estimate costs and benefits with stated assumptions. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 7: Agreeing roles, expectations and ways of working
You will map stakeholders by influence and interest; agree roles, outcomes and ways of working with a leader. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 8: Proving the value of your work with simple measures
You will choose measures that link HR work to business results; build a short dashboard that leaders will use. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 9: Putting the business partner skills to work
You will apply several business partner skills to realistic cases; prioritize where to focus your time as a partner. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Who should take this becoming a business partner course
HR professionals, people managers and leaders. It is available to HR professionals in every province and territory.
CPD hours
HR Business Partner CPD course: 2.5 online CPD hours for CPHR and HRPA professionals
This course is built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements for self-directed online learning. It counts as 2.5 instructional hours. You complete every lesson, pass the final exam at 80 percent, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your association’s CPD log yourself. Keep the certificate and your final exam result as your evidence. It is not accredited or pre-approved by CPHR, HRPA or any other association.
It is written for HR professionals across Canada, including CPHR members in British Columbia and Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, and HRPA members in Ontario, whether you hold a CPHR, CHRP, CHRL or CHRE designation or are working toward one.
Taking more than one course? Get all 27 for $349
The complete HR CPD pack gives you all 27 courses, 67.5 CPD hours and a certificate for each, for $349 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $1,323, so you save $974.
See the CPHR & HRPA CPD Package
FAQ
Becoming a Business Partner course: common questions
What is the Becoming a Business Partner course?
It is a self-paced online CPD course for HR professionals across Canada. It has nine narrated video lessons (about 175 minutes of video), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.
How many CPD hours is the Becoming a Business Partner course worth?
It counts as 2.5 instructional hours. The video runs about 175 minutes, and the exercises, workbook and final exam add to your study time. The credited time is rounded down to 2.5 hours.
Does the Becoming a Business Partner course count as CPHR CPD hours?
It is built to align with CPHR CPD requirements for self-directed online learning. You get a certificate showing the course title, completion date and 2.5 hours to keep as evidence and enter in your CPD record yourself. It is not accredited or pre-approved by CPHR or any provincial association, so confirm the current rules with your association before you submit.
Can I use the Becoming a Business Partner course for HRPA CPD?
It is built to meet HRPA CPD rules for self-directed learning, and the certificate gives you the title, date and 2.5 hours for your CPD log. It is not accredited or approved by HRPA. Check HRPA's current CPD requirements and how they treat self-directed online courses before you claim the hours.
Which HR designations is this for?
It is written for HR professionals holding or working toward CPHR, CHRP, CHRL or CHRE designations, and for HR generalists, managers and leaders who want practical learning. Each provincial association sets its own CPD rules, so confirm yours.
How much does it cost?
The course is $49 CAD. The complete HR CPD pack with all 27 courses (67.5 hours) is $349 CAD, which works out to about $13 a course.
How do I log these hours?
Finish the course, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your association's CPD log yourself. Keep the certificate and your final exam result as evidence in case you are audited.
What do I need to pass?
Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. The knowledge checks give instant feedback with an explanation for each answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.
How long does it take to finish?
Most people take an afternoon or two. The video is about 175 minutes, plus the exercises and the final exam. You can pause and resume at any time, and your progress is saved.
Is this course only for HR professionals in one province?
No. It is available across Canada. Where rules differ by province or territory, the course says so and shows you how to check what applies to you.
Is there an HR CPD pack that includes this course?
Yes. The complete HR CPD pack includes all 27 courses (67.5 hours) for $349 CAD, instead of $1,323 if you bought them one at a time at $49 each.
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Earn 2.5 CPD hours and build skills you will use on Monday.
Self-paced, with your certificate ready as soon as you finish.
