George Brown College - St. James
George Brown College - St. James

200 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Graduate Certificate - People Analytics (B430)

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Summary

Designed for HR graduates and professionals, this program helps students develop the skills to effectively tell the story of employee data. Learn to create and communicate compelling narratives and business cases with data visualizations and dashboards. Explore trends impacting the greater workplace landscape and analytical techniques to inform your recruitment and retention strategies.  

While analysis is key, so is ethical management and governance. Learn best practices to uphold privacy, security and confidentiality in data collection and management. Students also gain valuable real-world experience with a one-semester co-op work term. 

The People Analytics program equips graduates to: 

  • Develop a passion for technology, data, and translating data into business insights 
  • Lead continuous improvement strategies and provide data governance through quality standards and controls
  • Manage data-driven support for operational practices and better user experience
  • Create key insights through building, managing, and optimizing data dashboards and reports
  • Support, resolve, analyze, detect, and correct system issues
  • Control risks in HRIS data systems  
  • This postgraduate program addresses the current needs within the HR sector by providing students with the skills and knowledge to excel. 

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

2-Year Undergraduate Diploma

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

55

Writing

55

Listening

55

Speaking

55

Production

100

Program Intakes

Open date

September 24, 2024

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

April 8, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Level

12 months (2 semesters in-class, 1 semester work experience)

Program Length

$20635 CAD

Cost of Living

$110 CAD

Application fee

$17083 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Mandatory Health Insurance Fee: $787 per year
Administration Fee: $534 per year
Student Activity Fee: $249 per year
Student Levy Fee: $25 (one-time)
Canadian Federation Fee: $19 per year