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Certified Power BI Specialist

Online Certification  ·  11 Weeks  ·  Globally Recognised  ·  (CPBIS)

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Executive Summary

Certified Power BI Specialist

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Power BI Specialist (CPBIS) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness.

This 11 Weeks programme is structured around SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CPBIS holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification
Certified Power BI Specialist
Acronym
CPBIS
Category
Human Resources
Level
Advanced
Duration
11 Weeks
Delivery Mode
100% Online
Assessment
Online Examination
Certificate
Digital + Physical
CPD Eligibility
CPD Accredited
Alumni Benefits
GLI Network Access
Self-Paced
USD 449
Live Virtual
USD 649
Target Audience

Who Should Enrol?

  • HR Managers and Directors
  • HR Business Partners
  • Learning and Development Managers
  • Employee Relations and OD Specialists
Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

  • All study materials and study guide
  • Access to GLI online learning portal
  • Online examination and assessment
  • Digital certificate and digital badge
  • Physical certificate (shipped to you)
  • CPD credits for professional bodies
  • GLI alumni network membership
  • Facilitator and tutor support
  • Resource downloads and reference library
  • Automatic enrolment confirmation
Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement
Accelerate your career towards CHRO and senior people-management roles
Professional Recognition
Credential aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards
Leadership Capability
Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex human resource management functions
Organisational Impact
Design and implement human resource management systems that drive performance and measurable results
Compliance Readiness
Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to human resource management
Global Employability
Qualify for human resource management roles across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations worldwide
Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Data Engineering and Management
✦Analytics, Machine Learning and AI
✦Performance, Reward and Employee Relations
✦HR Strategy, Analytics and Workforce Planning
✦Employment Law, Compliance and HR Governance
✦Professional Ethics and Governance
Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

1
Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Power BI Specialist
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Computing fundamentals and IT concepts
  • The role of IT in business and value creation
  • IT operating models and organisation
  • Hardware, software and systems overview
  • The technology landscape and trends
2
Systems, Architecture and Infrastructure
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Systems analysis, design and modelling
  • Enterprise and solution architecture
  • Operating systems and virtualisation
  • Servers, storage and data centres
  • Cloud computing models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
3
Data Engineering and Management
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Data modelling and database design
  • SQL and relational databases
  • NoSQL and modern data stores
  • Data warehousing and data lakes
  • ETL/ELT and data pipelines
4
Analytics, Machine Learning and AI
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Statistics and exploratory data analysis
  • Supervised and unsupervised learning
  • Model training, validation and tuning
  • Feature engineering and selection
  • Deep learning and neural networks
5
Data Visualisation, BI and Decision Support
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Business intelligence and reporting
  • Dashboards and data storytelling
  • Visualisation tools and design
  • KPIs and metric design
  • Self-service analytics
6
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Security principles: CIA triad and controls
  • Threats, vulnerabilities and attacks
  • Identity and access management
  • Cryptography and secure communications
  • Application and network security
7
Emerging Technologies and Innovation
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Generative AI and large language models
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing
  • Blockchain and distributed ledgers
  • Virtual, augmented and extended reality (XR)
8
IT Service Management and Operations
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • IT service management and ITIL
  • Service strategy, design and transition
  • Incident, problem and change management
  • Service desk and support operations
  • Availability, capacity and continuity
9
IT Strategy, Governance and Project Delivery
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • IT strategy and business alignment
  • IT governance frameworks (COBIT)
  • Enterprise architecture governance
  • IT project and portfolio management
  • Vendor, contract and asset management
10
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Stakeholder mapping and business partnering
  • Requirements gathering and elicitation
  • Translating tech to business language
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Professional and technical documentation
11
Leading Digital Change and Transformation
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Digital transformation strategy
  • Change management and adoption
  • Agile and product operating models
  • Innovation and experimentation culture
  • Data-driven and platform business models
12
Professional Ethics, Standards and Governance
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Professional ethics in technology
  • Data ethics, privacy and protection
  • Responsible AI and algorithmic fairness
  • Intellectual property and licensing
  • Security, confidentiality and integrity
13
Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • IT KPIs, SLAs and scorecards
  • System performance and reliability metrics
  • Benchmarking against best practice
  • Quality, defects and reliability
  • Root-cause analysis and problem solving
14
Business Analysis and Requirements Engineering
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The business analysis discipline and role
  • Eliciting and documenting requirements
  • Process modelling and mapping
  • User stories, use cases and acceptance criteria
  • Stakeholder and gap analysis
15
Advanced Professional Practice: Consulting and Advisory Excellence
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The consulting mindset and trusted advisor positioning
  • Diagnosing client problems before prescribing solutions
  • Structuring engagements: scope, deliverables and expectations
  • The consulting mindset and trusted advisor positioning
  • Diagnosing client problems before prescribing solutions
16
Data, AI and Digital Tools for the Modern Professional
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Data literacy: reading, questioning and using data
  • Descriptive statistics for everyday professional decisions
  • Data visualisation and dashboards that inform
  • Data literacy: reading, questioning and using data
  • Descriptive statistics for everyday professional decisions
17
Professional Communication, Influence and Negotiation
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Active listening and empathy
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Active listening and empathy
18
Leadership, People and High-Performance Teams
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Theories and models of leadership and management
  • Leadership versus management and when each is needed
  • Values, purpose and authentic leadership
  • Theories and models of leadership and management
  • Leadership versus management and when each is needed
19
Talent, Culture and the Modern Workplace
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Learning cultures and the learning organisation
  • Cultural sensitivity and inclusion
  • Team diversity and inclusion
  • Learning cultures and the learning organisation
  • Cultural sensitivity and inclusion
20
Customer, Market and Stakeholder Value
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The value of customer-centricity
  • Customer service and experience principles
  • Customer expectations and satisfaction
  • The value of customer-centricity
  • Customer service and experience principles
21
Financial and Commercial Acumen for Professionals
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The role of finance in organisations and value creation
  • Financial statements and the accounting equation
  • Financial, management and cost accounting distinguished
  • The role of finance in organisations and value creation
  • Financial statements and the accounting equation
22
Evidence, Measurement and Decision Quality
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Evidence, judgement and scepticism
  • Sampling and testing techniques
  • Analytical techniques and bias
  • Evidence, judgement and scepticism
  • Sampling and testing techniques
23
Strategy, Innovation and Leading Change
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Strategic analysis: PESTLE, SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces
  • Vision, mission and strategic intent
  • Setting strategic priorities and choices
  • Strategic analysis: PESTLE, SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces
  • Vision, mission and strategic intent
24
Project and Programme Delivery Essentials
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Project management principles and lifecycle
  • Projects, programmes and portfolios
  • Project roles and the project manager
  • Project management principles and lifecycle
  • Projects, programmes and portfolios
25
Quality, Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Quality management and standards
  • Quality planning and assurance
  • Quality control and continuous improvement
  • Quality management and standards
  • Quality planning and assurance
26
Governance, Risk, Ethics and Compliance
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Corporate governance principles and purpose
  • Governance and organisational value
  • Public, private and non-profit governance
  • Corporate governance principles and purpose
  • Governance and organisational value
27
Sustainability, Safety and Responsible Practice
  • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
  • ESG principles and frameworks
  • Sustainability strategy and materiality
  • Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
  • ESG principles and frameworks
28
Certification Recap and Integrated Review
    29
    Your Certification in Action: 90 Days to Recertification
    • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
    • Designing your first 90 days after certification
    • Your one-year professional development trajectory
    • Designing your first 90 days after certification
    • Your one-year professional development trajectory
    • The two-year horizon: expertise, leadership and professional standing
    30
    Capstone Project and Certification Readiness
    • Certified Power BI Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
    • Capstone scoping: a real people or HR challenge
    • Diagnosis and evidence gathering
    • Designing an HR intervention or policy
    • Business case, cost and impact analysis
    • Implementation and change plan
    Learning Outcomes

    What You Will Achieve

    • Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Power BI Specialist principles aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards
    • Apply evidence-based methods to improve human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness
    • Master talent acquisition, resourcing and onboarding and learning, development and talent management
    • Apply performance, reward and employee relations and hr strategy, analytics and workforce planning in real-world settings
    • Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
    • Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
    • Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
    • Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in human resource management
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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Common Questions

    What is the CPBIS certification?

    Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

    Who should enrol in the CPBIS?

    This certification is ideal for HR Managers and Directors, HR Business Partners, Learning and Development Managers and Employee Relations and OD Specialists, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness with a globally recognised credential.

    How long does the CPBIS certification take to complete?

    The programme is structured over 11 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

    Is the CPBIS internationally recognised?

    Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

    What is the cost of the CPBIS certification?

    The Certified Power BI Specialist is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

    What does the CPBIS certification include?

    Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

    What is the assessment format for the CPBIS?

    The Certified Power BI Specialist is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

    What CPD credits do I earn from the CPBIS?

    The Certified Power BI Specialist carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

    Can I study the CPBIS while working full-time?

    Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

    What career outcomes can I expect from the CPBIS?

    Graduates progress towards CHRO and senior people-management roles. The CPBIS strengthens your expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness and positions you for advancement across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations.

    Graduate Voices

    What Our Alumni Say

    “

    The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

    HR Director
    Private Sector
    “

    GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

    People Manager
    NGO Sector
    “

    I earned my CPBIS while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

    Talent Lead
    Government
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