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HR Metrics and Data Analytics Training
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HR Metrics and Data Analytics Training

This HR Metrics and Data Analytics Training Course
is offered throughout South Africa as
in-house, public and online training

HR Metrics and Data Analytics Training

Who should attend?

• HR Managers & Business Partners
• Payroll & Compensation Specialists
• Executives seeking measurable HR impact

• Talent & Learning Professionals
• Line Managers
• SDFs & Workforce Planning Professionals

Course duration: 3 days

The Purpose of this Training Programme

Turn HR Data into Business Intelligence

HR can no longer afford to be reactive.
Modern organisations require HR professionals who can interpret data, demonstrate ROI,
and influence executive decision-making.

This highly practical POP Training programme equips HR professionals, Managers,
and Business Leaders with the tools to move from operational reporting
to strategic human capital analytics – enhanced with AI capabilities.

Why POP Training?

POP Training focuses on practical, business-aligned learning
that drives measurable performance improvement.
We don’t just teach metrics.
We enable HR to become a strategic business partner powered by data and AI.

Programme Overview

This programme is based on global best practice in HR metrics and data analytics. It is structured around the 5-Step HR Analytics Model:
  1. Explore – Identify where HR can create strategic impact
  2. Extract – Select and define meaningful metrics
  3. Obtain – Collect and structure relevant data
  4. Evaluate – Analyse and interpret trends and insights
  5. Extrapolate – Communicate insight to drive strategic decisions
Participants will learn how to align HR metrics directly to business outcomes such as profitability, productivity, retention, and workforce ROI.

Course Outcomes
After attending this HR Metrics and Data Analysis training programme, participants will be able to:
  • Design HR metrics aligned to strategy
  • Demonstrate HR’s financial contribution
  • Calculate key workforce ROI measures
  • Interpret recruitment and turnover trends
  • Identify strategic workforce risks
  • Communicate insight to senior leadership
  • Use AI responsibly to enhance HR decision-making
Course Content
Foundations of HR Metrics & Analytics
  • Difference between HR measures and People measures
  • Efficiency vs Effectiveness vs Impact metrics
  • Linking HR strategy to business strategy
  • Avoiding “metric overload”
  • Human Capital ROI & Value Add
Strategic HR Measurement Categories Participants will work through practical metric design in key HR areas:
  • Remuneration & Labour Cost Metrics
  • Recruitment & Sourcing Analytics
  • 90-Day & First-Year Turnover Analysis
  • Retention & Engagement Indicators
  • HR Efficiency Measures
  • Skills Development & Training ROI
  • Productivity & Revenue per FTE
  • Human Capital Return on Investment
Includes structured group exercises from the workbook to apply metrics to:
  • Executive needs
  • Line management needs
  • HR needs
  • Employee needs
Advanced Reporting & Insight Communication
  • Moving from spreadsheets to executive dashboards
  • Telling the data story
  • Benchmarking & longitudinal tracking
  • Strategic KPI selection (critical few vs. too many)
  • Presenting to Exco & Board
AI in HR Analytics & Workforce Intelligence
Modern HR must embrace AI responsibly and strategically.
This module equips participants to:
  • Understand AI in HR
    • What AI is (and what it is not)
    • Predictive vs Descriptive analytics
    • AI in recruitment, engagement, and workforce planning
  • Practical AI Applications
    • Using AI tools to analyse HR data trends
    • Automating dashboard generation
    • Predicting turnover risk
    • Skills gap identification
    • Workforce forecasting
    • Generating executive-ready reports
  • Ethical & Governance Considerations
    • Bias and fairness in AI
    • POPIA & data privacy compliance
    • Responsible use of employee data
    • AI governance in HR
AI Prompt Engineering for HR
Participants will learn:
  • How to write effective AI prompts for HR analysis
  • How to validate AI outputs
  • How to use AI safely for reporting and insight

Learning Methodology

This HR Metrics and HR Data Analytics Training is a highly interactive programme, including:
  • Case studies
  • Real-world HR metric modelling
  • Metric design workshops
  • Data interpretation exercises
  • Executive scenario simulations
  • AI application demonstrations
  • Action planning for immediate workplace implementation
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HR Metrics and Data Analytics Training
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or
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