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AI in HR CPD Course Online: 2.5 CPHR and HRPA CPD Hours
Using AI in HR: Practical, Fair and Compliant is a practical, self-paced CPD course for HR professionals, people managers and team leads who use or are asked to use AI tools in HR work. Its nine narrated lessons include: AI in HR: What It Is and Where It Shows Up; Writing Clear Instructions for HR Work; Everyday HR Tasks: Where AI Helps and Where It Does Not. 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 159 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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Using AI in HR: Practical, Fair and Compliant 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 159 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 |
HR Technology; Employment Law and Compliance; Ethics |
| 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 team leads who use or are asked to use AI tools in HR work. Each lesson is about 18 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 AI in HR HR CPD course
- Explain in plain language what generative AI and screening tools do, and where they appear in HR work.
- Write clear prompts and improve a draft with follow-up instructions.
- Sort HR tasks by value and risk, and keep decisions about people with a person.
- Protect personal and confidential information when using AI tools, and respond to a privacy mistake.
- Recognize how bias enters AI tools and apply practical controls.
- Describe Ontario's AI disclosure rule for public job postings and Quebec's automated-decision notice, and the status of federal AI legislation.
- Verify AI output against official sources using a review routine.
- Outline a simple AI policy, tool register and vendor question list.
What’s inside
Using AI in HR 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: AI in HR: What It Is and Where It Shows Up
You will explain in plain language what generative AI and screening tools do, without jargon; name the main places AI shows up in HR work. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 2: Writing Clear Instructions for HR Work
You will write a prompt with five parts; turn a vague request into a specific one. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 3: Everyday HR Tasks: Where AI Helps and Where It Does Not
You will sort HR tasks by value and by risk; use a drafting assistant well for job ads, policies and communications. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 4: Privacy and Confidentiality When Using AI
You will explain why HR data needs extra care when AI tools are involved; describe the main privacy expectations that Canadian regulators have set out for generative AI. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 5: Bias, Fairness and Human Rights
You will explain four ways that bias can get into an AI tool; recognize proxies, which are details that stand in for protected characteristics. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 6: AI in Hiring: The Rules in Canada
You will describe the Ontario job posting disclosure rule and who it covers; describe Quebec's notice duties for decisions made only by automation. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 7: Checking What the Tool Gives You
You will recognize six common kinds of errors in AI output; rank sources, so that official sources win over the tool. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 8: Simple Governance: Policy, Vendors and Records
You will outline a one page AI use policy for an HR team; keep a simple register of AI tools and uses. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 9: Practice Lab and Your 30-Day Plan
You will write a safe, specific prompt for a real HR task; review a flawed AI draft and find what needs fixing. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Who should take this using ai in hr course
HR professionals, people managers and team leads who use or are asked to use AI tools in HR work. It is available to HR professionals in every province and territory.
CPD hours
AI in HR 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
Using AI in HR course: common questions
What is the Using AI in HR course?
It is a self-paced online CPD course for HR professionals across Canada. It has nine narrated video lessons (about 159 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 Using AI in HR course worth?
It counts as 2.5 instructional hours. The video runs about 159 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 Using AI in HR 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 Using AI in HR 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 159 minutes, plus the exercises and the final exam. You can pause and resume at any time, and your progress is saved.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is professional learning to help you spot issues early and ask better questions. Rules differ by province and territory and change over time, so check current rules for your jurisdiction and get legal advice for specific situations.
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.
