AI for HR Professionals certification 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 Sep 14
EnrollAI for HR Professionals certification course
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.
Format
5 weeks
Online + live sessions
Tools
You earn
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Certification of Completion
What you'll learn
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
Break down your daily tasks to identify where AI can save hours each week.
02
Draft polished, on-brand HR documents—onboarding guides, job descriptions, policy summaries, and more—in less time.
03
Explore where custom GPTs, voicebots, and chatbots can scale HR expertise across your organization.
04
Use AI to analyze data sources and uncover insights from employee surveys, industry reports, and existing people data.
05
Identify manual, repetitive tasks that AI and no-code tools can streamline.
What you walk away with
Fall 2026
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
AI for HR Professionals
Issued by Nebraska · Delivered with Ziplines
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
Starts September 14
Optional live sessions:
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Full curriculum
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.
Get the week-by-week breakdown, tools list, and time commitment.
Meet your instructors
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.
Workforce Strategist, Institute for Corporate Productivity
VP of Talent Enablement and Chief Learning Officer, Allstate
Director, People Operations
AI and People Analytics, Cloudflare
Founder & Advisor, The Collab Lab, Inc.
Secure your seat in the next cohort, or grab the syllabus and decide on your own time.
How it compares
| Feature | Self-taught (YouTube, blogs) | Generic online course | Nebraska + Ziplines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured, sequenced curriculum | — | partial | Included |
| Live expert sessions | — | — | Included |
| Cohort + accountability | — | — | Included |
| University-issued credential | — | — | Included |
| Portfolio piece you can show at work | — | partial | Included |
AI for HR Professionals Certification Course
Program tuition
$1,750
What's included
Earn your certification of completion from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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
September 14-October 16
Optional live sessions:
October 5-November 6
Optional live sessions:
October 19-November 20
Optional live sessions:
November 2-December 4
Optional live sessions:
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The learner experience
Have questions?
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:
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.
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