Data and analytics literacy are becoming essential skills for HR professionals. Join this free webinar to explore how people analytics can turn workforce data into practical insights, inform decisions and strengthen HR’s contribution to business outcomes.

You’ll also be introduced to the CPHR People Analytics & Intelligence Learning Pathway, including the Foundations Course and Certification Program, with options to deepen your knowledge and build your skills.

This webinar is open to all HR professionals interested in people analytics, regardless of their experience with data.

Live Virtual  |  Two classes, two hours each  |  6-8 PM, January 14 & 21, 2027

This guided pre-course gives HR professionals with little or no Power BI experience the practical foundation needed to use data with confidence. Through carefully paced instruction, hands-on practice and optional support, participants build a workforce report and use it to explore a decision-relevant question. 

The goal is not to create data scientists. It is to equip HR professionals to combine what they already understand about people with analytical capabilities and the systems needed to make insight possible.

Course Design

• Two, two-hour classes.
• Each class combines approximately one hour of guided instruction and demonstration with one hour of supported, hands-on practice.
• One prepared HR dataset and one report developed across both classes.
• Deliberately paced for participants with little or no Power BI experience.

Class 1: Building a Clear People Analytics & Intelligence Report

Purpose: build confidence in Power BI by creating clear data visualizations.

• How Power BI supports HR decision-making.
• Navigating the report canvas, data fields and visual tools.
• Opening a prepared HR dataset and understanding the information available.
• Creating a headcount card, department chart and slicer.
• Arranging and formatting visuals, titles and labels.
• Applying simple chart selection and design principles.

Class outcome: a clear, one-page workforce overview that participants can navigate and explain.

Class 2: Exploring Workforce Questions and Communicating Insight

Purpose: use the data to explore a workforce question and communicate what the information means for a decision.

• Starting with a clear organizational or workforce question.
• Using filters, slicers and sorting to explore the data.
• Examining patterns in tenure, absence, location or employment type.
• Distinguishing a metric, an observation and an insight.
• Explaining what was observed, why it may matter and what should be examined next.
• Applying privacy and small-group considerations.

Class outcome: a People Analytics & Intelligence report with a decision-focused explanation of its key finding.

Optional Support Sessions

• Review difficult steps and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Repeat key skills through screen-sharing and guided practice.
• Introduce no new required content.

 

Participant Outcomes

By the end of the Foundations Course, participants will be able to:

• Navigate the Power BI interface with confidence.
• Build and format common workforce visuals.
• Use filters, slicers and sorting to explore a workforce question.
• Distinguish reporting from decision-relevant insight.
• Communicate a finding with appropriate context and caution.

Begin the Certification course ready to focus on interpretation, storytelling and decision support

Thursdays in Feb 4, 11, 18, 25

Program Overview

February 25th & 26th

This onsite two-day course offers a comprehensive examination of workplace investigations, covering relevant legislation, clarifying the scope of investigation mandates, and providing instruction on effective interview techniques and report writing. Participants will be provided with a certification in Workplace Investigations through the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources New Brunswick Association.

Day 1: Foundations of Workplace Investigations

Welcome and Training Objectives
Introduction to the training program, facilitator introductions, and participant expectations.

Overview of Applicable Legislation
Review of relevant employment laws, human rights codes, and regulatory frameworks governing workplace investigations.

Understanding the Investigation Mandate
Clarifying the scope, authority, and purpose of an investigation. Discussion on neutrality and procedural fairness.

Conducting Interviews and Collecting Evidence
Best practices for planning and conducting interviews. Techniques for gathering and documenting physical and digital evidence.

Special Considerations: Reluctant Witnesses and Anonymous Complaints
Strategies for handling uncooperative participants and managing confidentiality and credibility in anonymous reports.

Day 2: Applying Investigation Techniques 

Assessing Credibility
Frameworks and indicators for evaluating the reliability of statements and consistency of evidence

Report Writing Essentials
Structure and content of investigation reports. Writing clear findings and recommendations.

Workshop: Applying Investigation Tools
Participants apply learned techniques in a guided scenario-based workshop, focusing on interviews, evidence review, and analysis. 

Workshop Debrief and Lessons Learned
Group discussion on approaches used, challenges encountered, and key takeaways from the workshop. 

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Apply coaching skills to HR conversations and leadership interactions
• Structure powerful questions that unlock insight and drive accountability
• Support performance, engagement and change through a coach approach
• Build a coaching culture that multiplies impact across your organization

PROGRAM DETAILS

Format: Virtual Online Delivery
Structure: 3 Modules × 3 Hours Each
Dates: March 11, 18, 25 - 2027
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Atlantic)
Capacity: Maximum 24 Participants
Offering: Inaugural Cohort — Fall 2026

CPD COMPETENCY AREAS

• Communication, Conflict Resolution & Relationship
• Management
• Learning and Development
• Engagement
• Change Management & Cultural Transformation
• Professional and Ethical Practice

MODULE HIGHLIGHTS

Module 1 · March 11, 2027
Using Coaching to Lead & Activate — Introduction to the coaching framework and two core skills.

Module 2 · March 18, 2027
Evoke & Generate — Structuring coaching sessions and powerful questions that unlock insight.

Module 3 · March 25, 2027
Declare & Launch — Action planning, accountability, and integrating the coach approach into daily HR practice