Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:00 - 15:00
(
2 hours )
Online
This comprehensive course, led by industry experts, includes a certification exam to validate your skills and knowledge. Upon certification, you’ll increase your efficiency, be equipped to lead your organisation into the future of HR and stand out in the jobs market. Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your career and become an AI-savvy HR leader. Enrol now and get certified!
Learn to harness AI tools to enhance HR efficiency, ensure ethical AI practices, and develop robust implementation strategies.
Master legal considerations, including privacy and data security, and understand the impact of the EU AI Act. Transform your HR capabilities and lead with confidence in the age of AI.
This unique event features both AI and legal experts allowing attendees to understand how to optimise tools such as ChatGPT whilst remaining firmly within the law.
*According to a Legal Island survey of 100 employers across the island of Ireland (2 April 2025) 62% of respondents said they are now using GenAI at least weekly for many HR tasks
This course will suit anyone in HR wanting to boost their HR career with a CPD Certified Course covering the fundamentals of AI for the workplace. No level of AI knowledge is assumed.
This highly practical course will allow you to quickly develop your own AI skills and to rapidly boost own output levels.
After attending this course, you will:
The course structure:
The course will run for 4 weeks, plus exam and assignment time.
It will be delivered online weekly on the following dates:
Each online module will be recorded and accessible at any time until 31st March. You do not have to attend live to complete the certificate.
The course includes 30 minutes of recommended reading per week (optional), totalling 8 hours of class time, 2 hours of reading, and a recommended 1 hour of study time. With the addition of 1 hour exam and time to complete the written assignment (5 hours), the total course hours come to approximately 17 hours.
What's the assessment process?
Assessment will consist of:
Sarah Cochrane joined the Employment Team at Carson McDowell in 2012. Sarah attained a degree in law (LLB Honours) from Queens University in 2005 before embarking on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the College of Law in Chester later that year. Sarah trained with DAC Beachcroft LLP in Manchester and qualified as a solicitor into the Employment & Pensions Team in 2009.
Sarah is dual qualified in England & Wales and Northern Irish law. She provides practical employment advice to employers from a wide variety of industries throughout the UK. This advice and assistance is given mainly to Human Resource officials and management and ranges from day to day ad hoc issues to more detailed, complex advice and project work. Sarah acts for clients in defending claims in the Industrial Tribunal and Fair Employment Tribunal. Sarah also assists Carson McDowell’s Corporate Team by providing employment advice in relation to mergers and acquisitions.
Sarah is a committee member of the Employment Law Group for Northern Ireland and a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Kieran Gilmurray is the author of the book “The A-Z of Organizational Digital Transformation.” He is regularly ranked as one of the top global experts Automation, Data Analytics, Brand Influencers and Business Technology Innovators.
Kieran is a senior executive with 28+ years of experience leading digital transformations for businesses. He has been a director, board member, research fellow and advisor to multiple international companies.
Ali McNickle is an eLearning Content Writer at Legal Island. In her role, she is responsible for creating engaging and informative course content, from idea generation through to completion, identifying key learning points and developing both written and verbal materials for eLearning modules.
With a keen interest in artificial intelligence, Ali has developed a team of AI Agents to support her day-to-day work and enhance productivity. In this session, she will share practical insights on how to build a simple AI Agent for your own use, helping you discover how AI can simplify tasks and streamline personal workflows.
Barry Phillips (CEO) BEM founded Legal Island in 1998. Since then, the company has become the leading workplace compliance training company in the island of Ireland. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in the New Year’s Honours List 2020 for services to employment and equality.
Barry is a qualified barrister, coach and meditator and a regular speaker both here and abroad. He also volunteers as mentor to aspiring law students on the Migrant Leaders Programme.
Barry is an author, releasing his latest book titled 'Mastering Small Business Employee Engagement: 30 Quick Wins & HR Hacks from an IIP Platinum Employer' in 2020 along with Legal Island MD Jayne Gallagher.
Barry has worked at the European Parliament, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation in Geneva before qualifying as a lawyer in 1993.
He has travelled extensively and lived in a total of eight different countries considering himself to be a global citizen first, a European second and British/Irish citizen last of all. His guiding mantra in life is “Never react but respond. Get curious not furious.”
Barry is an Ironman and lists Russian language and wild camping as his favourite pastimes.
The CPD certificate course features:
