When HR professionals understand finance [and executives understand HR] organizations grow smarter, faster, and stronger. This program bridges the gap between HR and finance, giving you the confidence to speak the language of business and position HR as a driver of enterprise success.

By mastering financial fluency, you will:

• Translate HR strategies into measurable business results

• Build credibility with executives by speaking their language

• Influence enterprise decision-making and secure support for HR initiatives

• Strengthen HR’s role as a strategic partner in driving growth and performance

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Gain foundational financial literacy by learning to read P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements

• Translate people metrics into business impact, linking HR strategies to ROI, margin, and growth levers

• Build compelling, numbers-driven business cases that secure executive buy-in

• Strengthen influence with senior leaders by confidently speaking the language of finance

• Apply a practical toolkit to connect HR strategies directly to enterprise goals

Module 1 – The Business of HR
Understand why financial literacy is a leadership imperative. Learn how executives view performance and decision-making, and how to position HR insights in ways that resonate at the C-suite level.

Module 2 – Decoding the Numbers
Build confidence in interpreting the three core financial statements [P&L, balance sheet, cash flow]. Connect workforce and budget metrics to business outcomes.

Module 3 – Metrics that Matter for Influence
Identify the business metrics that resonate with executives [such as productivity ratios, retention in critical roles] and translate them into persuasive HR insights.

Module 4 – Speaking the Language of the C-Suite
Learn to frame HR initiatives in terms of revenue, margin, and customer impact. Use proxy and qualitative data to build credible influence stories.

Module 5 – Applying it in Your Role
Work through case studies and build a practical business case linking HR strategy to ROI. Create a personal action plan to embed financial fluency into your day-to-day HR practice.

HR professionals who master financial literacy can:

• Translate people strategies into measurable business results

• Build credibility with executives by speaking their language

• Influence enterprise decision-making and secure support for HR initiatives

• Strengthen HR’s role as a strategic partner in driving growth and performance

• Members: $199.00

• Non-Members: $299.00

• Group Rates: Take advantage of corporate group rates for even greater discounts when enrolling your team, department, or entire company.

For more information, please contact professionaldevelopment@hrpa.ca.

This program has been approved for 2.5 CPD hours.

In this 5-module, self-paced, online learning course, you’ll gain essential AI literacy and practical skills to integrate AI into your HR practice and organization. Featuring industry leaders and subject matter experts, this program will empower you to lead your organization’s AI journey in HR and beyond with confidence. 

• AI foundations and history  

• Emerging trends on leveraging AI in HR 

• Responsible AI use and ethical considerations  

• Developing AI governance and policies  

• Navigating regulatory frameworks and human rights issues   

• Engaging video content from experts 

• Case studies  

• Interactive knowledge assessments  

• Practical AI tools for your tool kit  

• HR Skill UP certificate upon completion   

HR professionals who want to:  

• Develop foundational AI skills in the new era of work  

• Transform their HR practice with AI 

• Lead the organization’s AI strategy and adoption  

• Excel in their careers in a rapidly evolving world of work 

• Boost your AI literacy  

• Drive innovative AI implementation 

• Position yourself as an AI-savvy HR leader  

• Members: $395.00
• Non-Members:  $495.00

Take advantage of corporate group rates for even greater discounts when enrolling your team, department, or entire company. For more information, please inquire at  professionaldevelopment@hrpa.ca. 

This program has been approved for 7 CPD hours.