Professional Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business and HRM

To qualify for Sustainable HRM Skillnet funding on this programme, delegates must be living and working within the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.

See terms and conditions below.

This comprehensive, practical programme is designed for professionals who want to confidently engage with AI, understand its real-world implications, and lead or support its strategic implementation within their organisations.

Whether you’re a HRM Professional, a decision-maker, a team lead, or someone looking to future-proof their business, this course will help you demystify AI, evaluate its role in digital transformation, and align it with your business goals. Participants will emerge with the insight and vocabulary to communicate effectively about AI and drive meaningful conversations in the workplace.

Who Should Enrol?

This course is ideal for:

• Business leaders and professionals at any level
• Project managers, strategists, or transformation leads
• HR and L&D professionals shaping future workforce plans
• Anyone curious about how AI is shaping the future of work

No prior technical knowledge is required—just a working understanding of how businesses operate and a curiosity about AI’s role in that context.

For those who wish to take on a leadership role driving implementation, or even just to understand how this technology will transform the nature of their work, this course will provide a guide for you in understanding both the theory and the real practical capabilities and implications of this technology.

There are no specific entry requirements for this programme, but participants should have a general knowledge of how businesses operate. The technical aspects of Artificial Intelligence and its concepts will be taught with the assumption of no prior knowledge. Learners should be curious about Artificial Intelligence and the opportunities and challenges the technology presents. The course is suitable for professionals working at all levels of an organisation, across all industries, geographies and functions.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

● Explain the core concepts, terminology and role of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Transformation

● Examine the capabilities of the 3 common types of Artificial Intelligence and how they can be used drive greater organisational efficiency and effectiveness

● Analyse how to link business and technical capabilities of an organisation to influence strategy and build competitive advantage

● Evaluate the People-Process-Technology balance implications in leveraging Artificial Intelligence

● Assess the ethical, social, legal and governance considerations of Artificial Intelligence along with the trends that will influence and shape future workforces.

1. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Explore the history, myths, capabilities, and commoditisation of AI.

2. Digital Transformation

Discover how organisations are achieving significantly greater performance through the digital transformation of their processes. Digital transformation has four domains – tech, data, process, and change management.

3. Process Automation Technology

Discover the opportunities, challenges, and implications of AI-powered process automation systems. Look at the application of robotic process automation (RPA) across industries, geographies, and functions.

4. Cognitive Insight Technology

Explore the opportunities, challenges, and implications of machine learning systems. Discover how machine learning is used in different industries, geographies, and functions.

5. Cognitive Engagement Technology

Learn how natural language processing is used in different industries, geographies, and functions.

6. Industry Developments

With the use of case studies, learn about how Artificial Intelligence is implemented in organisations across different industries, geographies, and functions. Discover best practices from the applications of Artificial Intelligence in different contexts.

7. Capability Strategy

Learn about the key capabilities that organisations need to build to harness the benefits of Artificial Intelligence, and develop a strategically focused, vision-led approach.

8. Strategy and Implementation

Develop the knowledge and perspective required to implement Artificial Intelligence and build competitive advantage. Discover how to evaluate organisational capability in areas such as technical skills, technology know-how, integration with cloud projects, employee/vendor decisions, and PM responsibilities.

9. The People-Process-Technology Balance

Learn about the importance of the People-Process-Technology balance in implementing Artificial Intelligence.

10. Societal and Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence

Understand the societal and legal implications of Artificial Intelligence.

11. Ethical Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence

Examine the ethical dimensions of Artificial Intelligence.

Professional Academy Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business

12. The Workforce of the Future

Discover how Artificial Intelligence will influence the development of human capital in the workforce of the future. Examine your own organisational challenges and opportunities.

Course AssessmentAssessed Component: Action Learning Log

Deadline: Week 12

Assessed Component: Business Report (approx. 3000 words)

3 weeks following the final session

Regular price for this programme is €1,995.

Sustainable HRM Skillnet funded price is €1360pp - visit www.sustainablehrmskillnet.ie/ to book your place.

The ticket via this post is to register interest only, this programme is not free of charge