November 2026 Cohort
Over six weeks you bring your own HR work into six practice lessons and leave with AI prompts and templates you will use again, a record of how you verified them, and a credential a person confirmed rather than a certificate of attendance.
Built by an HR leader who did this work inside organizations large and small, and then built this program so other HR teams could do the same.
Starts Tuesday, November 3, 2026
AT A GLANCE
- 3 live virtual sessions in week one, one hour each
- All virtual sessions recorded if you cannot attend live
- 6 Practice Lab lessons, 45–60 minutes each, one released every week
- Written feedback from Paul on each one
- AIQ Level 1 final review included and human-confirmed
And You Get:
AIQ Level 1 Certificate awarded upon final review of completion
Your AI Work Portfolio as evidence that you are confident and competent using AI
Got Questions?
You are expected to lead the organization's AI capability, but you haven't built yours first.
HR carries two jobs at once: You have to learn to use AI well on your own work, which includes compensation, performance, learning and development, recruiting, investigations, and terminations. You are also the group the organization calls on to develop AI skills for the rest of the teams. You cannot lead the second convincingly until you have done the first with confidence.
"I can't put employee data in there."
You learn exactly where the line is and how to practice on realistic synthetic data so you never have to test it with a real record.
"I already sat through an AI workshop."
You did and you went back to your pre-AI work habits afterward. This program produces multiple AI assets you can use right away because you built them around your own work.
"How do I guide other teams when I am still learning myself?"
You really can't, yet. You have to build your own confidence first by using your own real work tasks. Then, when you work with other teams, you are describing something you have actually done.
The whole program runs on the work you already do.
Week 1
Three Live Virtual Sessions
one hour each, over 3 days
The full AIQ Advantageâ„¢ core curriculum, taught live with HR examples. Session 1 covers directing AI with confidence and where the boundary sits for HR data. Session 2 covers building and verifying one useful AI interaction. Session 3 covers turning a success into a reusable system.
Weeks 1-6
Six Applied AI Practice Lab Lessons
feedback on every lesson
45–60 minutes each week. You work on real tasks from your own job, one lesson a week. After each lesson, you submit a Learner Report and Paul sends you written feedback on it. Knowing that someone will read your work is what keeps you motivated to finish.
Capstone
AIQ Level 1 Portfolio Review
human review of your work
Your six lessons produce the evidence. Paul reviews it against the AIQ Level 1 evaluation rubric and confirms the outcome himself. Nothing is awarded automatically.
Six Things You Can Use Afterward
Each lesson is a new piece for your work portfolio and builds continuity so that you don't have to keep starting over.
Rethink a persistent bottleneck in your role
Pick the recurring HR task worth fixing and develop a Bottleneck Breakthrough Plan
Build and test a 4-Pillar Prompt for your work
Turn a vague request into clear direction, then improve it on evidence from the output
Shape a professional message with the Personality Trio
Use Role, Tone, and Style on a message that has to land with a real audience
Verify an AI output before you put your name on it
Build the Verification Record that makes the work defensible to Legal, and to you
Turn successful AI work into a reusable prompt system
Snippets, placeholders, and a master template, tested on a second, different case
Decide whether your workflow is ready to use
Five readiness conditions, the human checkpoints, and a decision you can defend
What You Walk Away With
Not a certificate of attendance. Four things you can open, use, and show someone, plus a credential a person confirmed.
A Safe Practice Route and Chosen Workflows
Your Job Profile, the tool and data boundaries you work inside, and recurring HR tasks worth automating
A Verified Output You'd Put Your Name On
A structured prompt, purposeful revisions, and a verification record showing what you checked and why
A Reusable Template That Survived a Second Case
Formatted prompts and templates, proven on a different input, not just the one it was built for
An Evidence Portfolio, Reviewed and Confirmed
Organized against the AIQ Level 1 evaluation rubric, with the human checkpoints reviewed by Paul
Who Is Teaching You
Paul Carney, MBA, SPHR
Paul Carney built the HR AI Accelerator for one reason: nobody was teaching HR professionals how to develop their confidence in AI. Today the program helps HR professionals build real, applied AI fluency in their day-to-day work.
Paul has done this work himself. He has driven AI adoption inside HR organizations, engineered AI-driven interview simulations that turn hiring managers into better interviewers, and designed synthetic-data training environments where teams practice high-stakes conversations without putting any real employee data at risk.
His perspective comes from 35 years at the intersection of HR, business, curriculum design, and technology, most recently as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Carter Bank and, before that, leading worldwide talent acquisition and HR operations at Navy Federal Credit Union.
Learn AI from someone who has sat in the CHRO chair, understands what people and AI each do best, and knows exactly what you're being asked to deliver.
The practical implication about the credential
Finishing the sessions does not award an AIQ Level 1 certification. You earn it by completing all six lessons, submitting your evidence portfolio, showing one changed-input transfer test and then Paul confirms it. A credential that arrives automatically is not worth putting on your profile.
Practical Details
What if I miss a live session?
All three virtual sessions are recorded and available online within 24 hours. Weekly lessons and feedback work on your schedule regardless.
Do I need a particular AI tool?
No. Use whichever tool your organization has approved. The program is tool-neutral by design.
How much time each week?
Three hours of live sessions in week one, plus 45–60 minutes for each weekly lesson, for about 9 hours total.
What if my company restricts using data in AI tools?
Every lesson includes a synthetic data option so you can complete the full program without using a single real record.
How can I pay?
We offer credit card, debit card, and direct bank withdrawal by default. We can also work with you to invoice your organization.
What is your refund policy?
We guarantee you will produce practical, usable AI prompts and templates. If after completing the six Practice Lab lessons you do not believe we have helped you develop those, we will refund the fee you have paid minus a 10% processing fee.
Bring your HR tasks. Leave with repeatable ways to do them with AI and a credential to show for it.
The November cohort starts November 3. Over six weeks you bring your own HR work into six practice lessons and leave with AI prompts and templates you will use again, a record of how you verified them, and a credential a person confirmed rather than a certificate of attendance.
Weeks
Structured program with clear milestones
Live Sessions
HR examples used in the sessions
Real Credential
Confirmed by a person, not automation
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HR AI Accelerator