Program Overview
Data and analytics literacy are quickly becoming essential HR skills. In this free webinar, discover how people analytics can help HR professionals move beyond reporting and become strategic decision-makers. Explore the CPHR People Analytics & Intelligence Learning Pathway and learn how to transform workforce data into insights, stories, and actions that drive better business outcomes.
This webinar is open to any HR professional wanting to be introduced the People Analytics & Intelligence Learning Pathway, including the Foundations Course and Certification Program for those interested in developing their skills further
Description
In today’s fast-paced Canadian workplace, HR professionals are under growing pressure to make confident, data-driven decisions. At the same time, they need to clearly communicate those decisions across the organization. Yet many still feel unsure about how to find the right data, interpret it effectively, and turn it into insights others can understand and act on.
This program was designed to change that. Through hands-on, interactive training and use of Microsoft Power BI, participants learn how to translate complex HR data into clear, compelling visuals and stories that influence decisions and spark meaningful conversations. No technical background required.
Over the course of the program, participants explore the principles of effective data visualization, develop practical storytelling and design skills, and apply their learning through real-world HR-focused projects.
This program is designed for all HR professionals, from CHROs across the entire team. Whether new to analytics or looking to sharpen existing skills, it offers a supportive environment to build confidence, strengthen communication, and lead with insight.
Why attend?
- HR is increasingly expected to make confident, data-driven decisions and communicate them clearly across the organization
- People Analytics positions HR as a strategic enabler, not a reporting function, by translating workforce data into insight that supports decisions
- Data and analytics literacy in HR have moved from a differentiator to a baseline expectation
Format
- Delivered live virtually, with time reserved for questions
- Foundations Course completion is recommended, not required, for the Certification Course
- Participants continuing to the Foundations or Certification course will need a PC laptop with Power BI Desktop (free) installed
What will be Discussed in the Webinar?
- An overview of the stages of the program and how they build on one another
- What Power BI is, why it is the platform used throughout the program, and what participants will be able to do with it at each stage
- The effectiveness, impact, and speed of principled and clear data visualization in communication
- The distinction between a metric, an observation and a decision-relevant insight, introduced here and developed fully in the later courses
- Who the program is for: HR professionals, CHRO to generalist, with no technical background required
About the Facilitator
Jason L. Urquhart
Jason L. Urquhart is a leading Canadian data practitioner and national consultant for human resources, insurance, finance, IT, and health professionals, integrating large datasets to empower these organizations and their people to reach their goals and objectives through analytics and decision science. Jason is HUB International’s Vice President of Advanced Analytics & Decision Science and Chief Client Data Scientist for large national clients.He has more than 26 years of experience consulting in areas of analytics, data science, data privacy and security, innovation, digital and technology transformation, system design and optimization, safety metrics, certification and inspection, project and operations management, human capital management, and business development strategy.
Jason is a co-founder of Data Science Practitioners East, an open mentoring network of practicing and aspiring data scientists, and a member of the Python Software Foundation.
Jason is also a contracted instructor at the University of New Brunswick MBA program in the Faculty of Management for Advanced Analytics & Data Science Strategy and Data Visualization courses, a guest lecturer, a speaker at AI, data science and technology events, and a regional judge at national data competitions. He resides in Fredericton, NB.
Pricing
MembersFREE
Non-MembersFREE
Online registration is available until: 2026-10-15
