HR Analytics Certificate

HR has always been about people, and this remains true today. However, given the rapid digital transformation in
today’s organizations, the need for data-driven decision making has become essential. There is both a shortage of
analytical talent within HR and an increasing demand for these types of skills. In this certificate program, you will
learn to source, analyze, and visualize HR data to inform decisions and recommendations. You will strengthen your
analytical acumen to make decisions through analysis and storytelling. Through the application of data analytics you
will be positioned to examine common HR challenges around hiring top talent, engaging the workforce, managing
retention, and evaluating workforce diversity more rigorously. You will also apply a cost-based approach to determine
the business impact and return on investment associated with HR initiatives. By the end of this program, you will have
developed the strategic and systematic measures necessary to excel in HR analytics.

Inside the Program Who Should Enroll

• Certificate consists of 4 two-week courses
• Courses include multiple choice quizzes, instructor-
moderated discussions, and a final project to practice
what you’ve learned in a real-world context
• Opportunities for collaboration and networking with
fellow students both during and after your courses
• Course materials available 24/7 during the two-week
course and a third week to review the content
• Plan to spend 3-5 hours per week on each course
• HR Associates, Managers and Directors
• Analysts
• CHROs and VPs of HR
What You’ll Earn
• HR Analytics Certificate from Cornell ILR School
• 32 Professional Development Hours

Total Investment
What You’ll Learn • $3,600 with monthly payment options available
• Analyze and visualize data to inform business • 2 months to complete all the courses
recommendations and decisions
• Develop analytics capabilities in your organization
• Apply rigorous analysis to common HR challenges
around hiring top talent, engaging the workforce,
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• Apply a cost-based approach to determine the
business impact of investments in HR initiatives

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HR Analytics Certificate Courses
Essentials of HR Analytics (ILRHR581)
Students will review HR data, identify key questions
that drive the analytical process, and explore basic
calculations for correlation and regression. Taking this
a step further, students will mindfully interpret findings,
looking beyond data as they take a holistic view of the
situations they encounter. Through a course project,
students will compose a presentation to visualize
essential HR data and communicate findings to key
decision makers.
• Conduct basic and intermediate analyses of HR
data and use data visualization
• Draw appropriate interpretations from HR
output and identify actionable insights and
recommendations
Strategic Talent Analytics (ILRHR582)
This course focuses on building analytical acumen
and taking a strategic view of talent analytics. Using
a framework presented in this course, students
will examine outcomes and drivers throughout an
organization to assess strategic needs.
• Align HR analytics to support larger organizational
needs, including linkage of HR data to business
outcomes
• Assess and enhance your organization’s maturity
around HR analytics
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Applied Predictive Analytics in HR (ILRHR583)
Predictive analytics help organizations anticipate
and plan appropriately for the future. In this course,
learners will apply rigorous measurement and analysis
techniques to common HR areas involving hiring top
talent, evaluating workforce diversity, engaging the
workforce, and managing retention.
• Explore methods to measure, analyze, and interpret
data for key areas of your workforce including
hiring, engagement, diversity, and turnover/
retention
• Outline issues uncovered, communicate your
findings, and create recommendations for a non-
technical audience
Valuing HR Initiatives (ILRHR584)
How can HR professionals show the return on
investment in human resource programs? In this
course, learners will walk through the steps involved
in conducting a credible return on investment (ROI)
analysis and will be provided strategies for overcoming
common ROI challenges such as isolating the impact
of a program and converting the benefits of a program
to a monetary value.
• Determine plausible ROI calculations that can be
supported using data
• Apply the ROI frameworks to different scenarios
such as cost of turnovers, training and
development, work-life balance, health and
wellness, and diversity