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AIQ ADVANTAGE™ · LIVE ONLINE COURSE

HR AI Accelerator

January 2027 Course

Over six weeks you use real HR tasks and turn them into an AI workflows you trust, regardless of your experience level with using AI. 

Built by an HR leader who did this work inside organizations large and small, and then built this program to bring everyone else along the AI learning journey.

$750 $375

Starts January 19 · Live sessions 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET · Registration closes January 18

AT A GLANCE

  • 3 live virtual sessions: Jan 19, 20, and 21, 2:00–3:00 pm ET
  • All sessions and office hours recorded if you cannot attend live
  • 6 Practice Lab lessons: 45 to 60 minutes each, all become available on January 21
  • Work a your own pace, with a weekly reminder to keep you on the six-week plan
  • Written feedback from Paul on each lesson
  • AIQ Level 1 final review is included and human-confirmed
  • Up to 6.0 SHRM PDCs and HRCI credits


You are expected to lead the organization's AI capability, but you haven't built yours first.

HR carries two jobs at once:

  1. Learn to use AI well on your own work like compensation, performance, L&D, recruiting, investigations
  1. Develop AI skills for the rest of the organization

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 don't have to test it with a real record if it's not permitted.

"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'm still learning myself?"

You really can't, yet. Build your own confidence first on your own real tasks. Then when you work with other teams, you're describing something you've actually done.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The whole program runs on the work you already do.

WEEK 1: Three Live Virtual Sessions

Jan 19, 20 & 21 · 2:00–3:00 pm ET

The full AIQ Advantage™ core curriculum, taught live with HR examples. Session 1: what AIQ means, HR data boundaries, and your two AI working profiles. Session 2: the AIQ Brief method, shaping a message, and verifying output. Session 3: turning a good result into a reusable Standing Brief.

WEEKS 1–6: Six Applied AI Practice Lab Lessons

All open January 21 · written feedback on every lesson

45 to 60 minutes each. All six open after the Virtual Session 3. Work ahead or follow the suggested one-lesson-a-week plan. A short reminder arrives each week if that week's lesson is still open. After each lesson you submit a Learner Report and Paul sends written feedback.

CAPSTONE: AIQ Level 1 Portfolio Review

Human review of your work

Your six lessons produce the evidence. You submit your Learner Reports with a short Learning Journey Summary at the end. Paul reviews them against the AIQ Level 1 evaluation rubric and confirms the outcome himself. Nothing is awarded automatically.

All virtual sessions and office hours are recorded if you cannot attend live.

SIX LESSONS

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.

1

Rethink a persistent bottleneck in your role

Pick an HR bottleneck that keeps coming back and leave with a Bottleneck Breakthrough Plan you can test within seven days.

2

Build and test an AIQ Brief for your work

Turn a vague request into a clear brief, test it against the original, and upgrade it on evidence from the output.

3

Shape your message with Voice, Tone, and Style

Make a message land better with a real audience by changing one element at a time and choosing what fits.

1

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.

2

Turn your brief into a reusable Standing Brief

Placeholders and a Human Review Checklist, tested on a second, different case.

3

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.

1

A Safe Practice Route and Chosen Workflow

Your Job Profile and Experience Profile, the tools and data you use at work, and one recurring HR task worth improving.

2

A Verified Output You'd Put Your Name On

An AIQ Brief, purposeful revisions, and a Verification Record showing what you checked and why.

3

A Reusable Standing Brief That Survived a Second Case

A Standing Brief with placeholders and a Human Review Checklist, proven on a different input, not just the one it was built for.

4

An Evidence Portfolio, Reviewed and Confirmed

Organized against the AIQ Level 1 evaluation rubric, with the human checkpoints reviewed by Paul himself.

RECERTIFICATION CREDIT

Earn up to 6.0 SHRM PDCs and HRCI Credits

Use AI on your own HR work and count it toward your SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR recertification.

Live Virtual Sessions

Jan 19, 20, and 21 · 2:00–3:00 pm ET

3.0 SHRM PDCs · 3.0 HRCI credits, HR (General)

Earned by attending all three sessions live on Zoom.

Applied AI Practice Lab

Six lessons · all open January 21

3.0 SHRM PDCs · 3.0 HRCI credits, HR (General)

Earned by submitting all six Learner Reports, passing the knowledge check, and submitting your Learning Journey Summary by April 30, 2027.

AIQ Advantage™ is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. The use of the HRCI seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit. Watching the session recordings does not qualify for the live-session credits.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

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 driven AI adoption inside HR organizations, engineered AI-driven interview simulations, and designed synthetic-data training environments where teams practice high-stakes conversations without real employee data at risk.

His perspective comes from 35 years at the intersection of HR, business, curriculum design, and technology; and most recently as Chief Human Resources Officer at Carter Bank. Before that, he led worldwide talent acquisition and HR operations at Navy Federal Credit Union.

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 Learner Reports with a short Learning Journey Summary, and showing one before-and-after improvement and one changed-input transfer test. Then Paul reviews the work and confirms it himself.

A credential that arrives automatically is not worth putting on your profile.

Practical Details

When are the live sessions?

January 19, 20, and 21, 2027, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern on Zoom. All six lessons open on January 21, right after Session 3. Registration closes January 18.

What if I miss a live session?

All three sessions are recorded and available within 24 hours, and office hours are recorded too. SHRM and HRCI credit for the live sessions requires attending live so watching the recordings does not count toward those 3.0 credits.

Do I have to keep pace with a group?

No. You join the three live sessions with other HR professionals. After that, the lessons are your own work. All six open January 21 so you can work ahead or follow the suggested one-lesson-a-week plan through February 28.

How much time each week?

Three hours of live sessions plus about an hour to build your two profiles in week one, then 45 to 60 minutes per lesson, so about 10 hours total.

Do I need a particular AI tool?

No. Use whichever tool your organization has approved. If your organization does not have an approved AI tool, you can generate synthetic work data so you can use any AI tool you want. The program is tool-neutral by design.

What is the AIQ Brief?

The AIQ Brief is a method for directing AI. It describes the situation, the result you need, the limits, what good looks like, and how you'll check it. You learn it in the Live Session 2 and use it in every lesson.

What if my company restricts data in AI tools?

Every lesson includes a synthetic data option so you can complete the full program without using a single real employee record or other corporate data.

Does this count for SHRM or HRCI recertification?

Yes, up to 6.0 credits total. Live sessions: 3.0 SHRM PDCs and 3.0 HRCI credits when you attend all three live. Practice Lab: another 3.0 of each when you submit all six Learner Reports, pass the knowledge check, and submit your Learning Journey Summary by April 30, 2027.

How can I pay?

Credit card, debit card, and direct bank withdrawal by default. We can also work with you to invoice your organization or groups over 5.

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 don't believe we delivered, we will refund your fee minus a 10% processing fee.

Bring your HR tasks. Leave with a repeatable way to do them with AI and a credential to show for it.

The January course starts January 19, and registration closes January 18. Over six weeks you take real tasks from your job and turn them into AI workflows you trust, with the verification record behind it and a credential a person confirmed, not just a certificate of attendance.

6

Weeks

Six lessons at your own pace, with weekly reminders

3

Live Sessions

Jan 19–21, 2:00–3:00 pm ET

6.0

Recert Credits

SHRM PDCs and HRCI credits

1

Real Credential

Confirmed by a person, not automation

$750 $375

Registration closes January 18, 2027