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AI for HR Professionals certificate course

AI for HR Professionals

When you’re stretched thin, every minute matters. Build practical AI skills that help you work smarter, stay ahead, and make a bigger impact in your HR role in just 5 weeks.

Next cohort starts: Sep 14.
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Format

5 weeks

Online + live sessions

Tools

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You earn

University of Missouri–St. Louis

Certificate of Completion

What you'll learn

Use AI to simplify your day-to-day and strengthen your HR impact

HR professionals are being asked to do more than ever—and AI can help you reclaim time, improve quality, and elevate your work. Gain the clarity, frameworks, and hands-on practice you need to use AI confidently and responsibly. You’ll learn how to:

01

Spot opportunities for AI in HR

Break down your daily tasks to identify where AI can save hours each week.

02

Create quality HR content, faster

Draft polished, on-brand HR documents—onboarding guides, job descriptions, policy summaries, and more—in less time.

03

Build an AI assistant for HR

Explore where custom GPTs, voicebots, and chatbots can scale HR expertise across your organization.

04

Showcase HR’s impact with data + AI

Use AI to analyze data sources and uncover insights from employee surveys, industry reports, and existing people data.

05

Automate manual HR tasks

Identify manual, repetitive tasks that AI and no-code tools can streamline.

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Preview the course

See what you'll learn and how the weekly lessons feel before you enroll.

What you walk away with

Fall 2026

University of Missouri–St. Louis

Certificate of Completion

AI for HR Professionals

Issued by UMSL Advanced Workforce Center · Delivered with Ziplines

ChatGPTZapierNotebook LM

Next Live (optional) Session

Tue, Aug 4, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Course progress

Online content

50%

Playbook assignments

3/6

Next available start date

AI for HR Professionals

5-week program

Starts September 14

Optional live sessions:

Mondays, 6-8 p.m. CT
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Full curriculum

AI training from HR leaders who use AI every day

Curriculum is designed and delivered by Ziplines Education — identical for every learner, in every partner program.

  • Break down your daily tasks to identify where AI can save hours each week.

  • Connect AI initiatives to the business outcomes your leaders care most about.

  • Build confidence using generative AI tools responsibly and ethically.

  • Draft polished, on-brand HR documents—onboarding guides, job descriptions, policy summaries, and more—in less time.

  • Write and refine HR communications using effective prompting techniques for clarity and consistency.

  • Develop content that matches your company’s tone, values, and inclusivity standards.

  • Explore where custom GPTs, voicebots, and chatbots can scale HR expertise across your organization.

  • Design, train, and deploy an AI assistant tailored to onboarding, policy FAQs, or employee support.

  • Test and refine your assistant using prompt templates and feedback loops to optimize its performance.

  • Use AI to analyze data sources and uncover insights from employee surveys, industry reports, and existing people data.

  • Turn insights into leadership-ready visuals and presentations.

  • Align HR insights with business outcomes and KPIs using AI.

  • Identify manual, repetitive tasks that AI and no-code tools can streamline.

  • Build a simple automation without relying on IT or engineering.

  • Learn when human oversight is required—and when AI can safely take over.

Download full syllabus (PDF)

Get the week-by-week breakdown, tools list, and time commitment.

Meet your instructors

Designed for HR Professionals by HR Professionals

This course is led by experienced HR leaders who utilize AI daily in their own work. They bring practical, real-world insight into how AI supports talent processes, strengthens communication, and helps HR teams operate with greater clarity and impact. This partnership ensures an authentic and practical learning experience built around real HR challenges, current best practices, and the responsible use of AI. Meet some of our learning experts below.

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AI for HR Professionals

Jenelle Buatti

Workforce Strategist, Institute for Corporate Productivity

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AI for HR Professionals

Dr. Malika Viltz-Emerson

VP of Talent Enablement and Chief Learning Officer, Allstate

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AI for HR Professionals

Maggie Wong

Director, People Operations

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AI for HR Professionals

Vic Akosile

AI and People Analytics, Cloudflare

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AI for HR Professionals

Maisha L. Cannon

Founder & Advisor, The Collab Lab, Inc.

Ready to get started?

Secure your seat in the next cohort, or grab the syllabus and decide on your own time.

How it compares

More than just a course

FeatureSelf-taught
(YouTube, blogs)
Generic online
course
UMSL Advanced Workforce Center + Ziplines
Structured, sequenced curriculumpartialIncluded
Live expert sessionsIncluded
Cohort + accountabilityIncluded
University-issued credentialIncluded
Portfolio piece you can show at workpartialIncluded

AI for HR Professionals Certificate Course

Master the Skills of AI for HR

5 weeksFlexible onlineOptional mentor-led live sessions

Program tuition

$1,750

$2,300Save 24%
STLBAS10-$175
Total:$1,575
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What's included

Earn your certificate of completion from University of Missouri–St. Louis

Issued by the university · shareable to LinkedIn

On-demand lessons + live expert sessions

Learn on your schedule, with weekly live builds

Expert instructors who use these skills for a living

Flexible payment options

Employer reimbursement available — learn more

7-day money back guarantee — no questions asked

Upcoming start dates

AI for HR Professionals

5-week program

September 14-October 16

Optional live sessions:

Mondays, 6-8 p.m. CT
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AI for HR Professionals

5-week program

October 5-November 6

Optional live sessions:

Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. CT
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AI for HR Professionals

5-week program

October 19-November 20

Optional live sessions:

Mondays, 6-8 p.m. CT
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The learner experience

Built to keep you moving, week after week

Self-paced lessons

Learn on your schedule. Lessons unlock weekly and stay available for the full program.

AI FOR HR PROFESSIONALS · WEEK 3

42%

Module 3

Create quality HR content, faster

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Live expert sessions

Weekly sessions with your instructor — recorded, so missing one doesn't set you back.

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Next Live Session

Weekly, led by your instructor
Recorded if you miss it

Get 1-on-1 guidance

A Learner Success Advocate reaches out proactively — support that finds you, not the other way round.

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Absolutely — share what you have so far. We'll work through it together.

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Have questions?

Get the answers you need, your way

Browse the FAQs, or skip straight to a real person — whichever is faster for you.

Frequently asked questions

AI is rapidly transforming how every business and role operates. Top HR professionals are embracing AI and using it as a strategic tool to save time on mundane, repetitive tasks, so they can focus on what matters most to their organization. And, they’re leveraging data and AI to showcase the value and impact HR has on the business. 

If you’ve been wondering how to put AI to work for you—while keeping the human in human resources—this is the course for you. 

Designed for HR professionals by HR professionals, this course will help you identify where AI will have the most impact in your day-to-day—and get hands-on with prompting, automating repetitive tasks, and building an AI assistant for routine HR tasks.

This course is ideal for HR professionals who seek clear, practical guidance on how to use AI to become more effective and efficient at work. HR practitioners will learn practical, relevant AI strategies from real HR leaders. 

This course is ideal for HR professionals seeking to: 

  • Streamline repetitive tasks and allocate more time to strategic initiatives
  • Consistently create HR content with AI that meets their standards
  • Build confidence using AI responsibly and ethically in real HR contexts
  • Learn advanced AI prompting techniques for HR use cases
  • Strengthen their ability to tell a compelling story with data about HR’s initiatives and outcomes

This course is an excellent fit for HR Managers, HR Directors, HR Business Partners, and other HR practitioners across the talent lifecycle who want to learn practical AI strategies.

Learners should possess basic digital literacy skills to participate in the program. These skills include using web applications, downloading and accessing files, and using email and messaging apps.

Yes! We offer group enrollments for your HR team’s AI training needs. We work with business teams, executives, and organizations of all sizes to provide seamless group enrollment and onboarding. Learn more and request a group enrollment quote here

Our courses are built for real life. Whether you’re balancing a full-time job, family, or both, this course is designed to fit your schedule. We combine flexibility with weekly milestones and support from real people to help you stay on track.

You can expect to spend six to eight hours per week engaging with interactive, on-demand content, which includes hands-on activities and strategic playbook assignments.

Online group sessions facilitated by industry experts meet once a week (2 hours), offering a chance for live demos, discussion, and deeper dives into the course content. They’ll also highlight what’s new in the AI space and what it means for HR professionals. Live sessions are optional and are recorded to watch later.

Yes, you will earn a university-issued certificate of completion that verifies your knowledge and hands-on experience in AI for HR Professionals. This prestigious credential will enhance your LinkedIn profile, company profile, and resume.

To receive a university-issued certificate of completion, you must achieve at least 70% on the module assessments and successfully complete all of the playbook assignments.

No, this is a noncredit course. As such, it is not eligible for financial aid. However, many employers offer reimbursement for continuing education, so check with your human resources department to determine your eligibility.

There are multiple payment options for this course. The first way is to pay upfront, online. This option also provides the largest savings.

We offer both installment and financing options. To find out if you qualify for either of these payment options, fill out the enrollment form to be directed to the payment page. From there, you can click on the "Get Qualified" link to see what options are available.

Many employers also offer tuition reimbursement. Our guide gives you suggestions and templates for how to ask your employer to cover the cost of the course.

View our reimbursement guide.

We are confident in the quality of our learning experience, having supported thousands of learners and received hundreds of 5-star reviews. Because we believe so strongly in the value and impact of our course, we offer a 7-day money-back guarantee from the start date. If the course isn't the right fit for you, you can withdraw within the first week of your course and receive a full refund, no questions asked.

Everything is online. You’ll access on-demand content and assignments through our online learning platform and join the optional instructor-led live sessions once a week through a video conference platform. The live sessions are recorded and available for playback on demand. The online Learner Dashboard can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection on a computer.

Ziplines Education is a market-driven education company based in Silicon Valley, CA. University of Missouri–St. Louis Advanced Workforce Center collaborates with Ziplines Education to offer innovative and highly rated certificate courses that help adult learners and working professionals build work-ready digital skills and earn industry-recognized credentials.

The certificate programs offered through this page are non-credit professional development opportunities and do not confer academic credit through the University of Missouri System. As such, they are not eligible for UM System Tuition Assistance.

If you seek professional development funding through your department, please consult your supervisor before enrolling.

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