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HRBP online diploma · 2 months

Diploma & Certification HR Business Partner

Don't just support the transformation.
Lead it as a business partner.

A diploma for HR leaders who want to move beyond a support function and become true strategic partners. Based on the Dave Ulrich model and applied to a real challenge from your organization.

Methodologies aligned with
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The LBS difference

This isn't an academic program. It's the ability to solve the problem with confidence.

The return isn't measured in credits or a diploma. It's measured in walking out able to solve a real business problem or take on a new responsibility with technical judgment and strategic vision. Every session is designed to move you from what you know to what you decide — and to what you execute.

An academic course teaches you the theory. LBS prepares you for the moment you have to decide.

Practicing faculty, not lecturers

You learn from leaders in active practice who live today the problems you're about to solve — not from academics who study them. They bring the judgment of the field, not of theory.

Executive flipped classroom

You work through the theory beforehand; live time is spent applying, debating, and deciding on real cases. Every session is deliberate practice, not a lecture.

Validated by the market, not by an endorsement

Its authority comes from reputation, from practicing faculty, and from the adoption of the companies that trust us — the same logic by which the market recognizes the top firms. It doesn't rely on a university seal.

Global, current, and proven over time

A global, continuously updated perspective, sustained by several generations of executives who have already gone through the program. What's new, tested by the rigor of those who came before.

How it works

At LBS we don't use live sessions to deliver theory you can read on your own. You master the fundamentals beforehand, in asynchronous pre-work at your own pace, so that time with practicing faculty goes where it truly creates return: applying the knowledge to real cases and business decisions. The program closes with a capstone that isn't an academic exercise, but the solution to a real problem in your own organization.

  1. Asynchronous pre-work

    You master the fundamentals on your own, before each live session.

  2. Live sessions with practicing faculty

    You apply those fundamentals to real cases and business decisions.

  3. Capstone

    You solve a real problem in your own organization, with tangible return from day one.

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Ideal profile

Who is this
experience for?

We curate each cohort to ensure high-level strategic debate and cross-industry, regional peer calibration.

HR leaders

HR leaders who need to elevate their role to that of a strategic business partner.

Practicing HRBPs

Business Partners who want to consolidate the model and operate at the level transformation demands.

People-area managers

Leaders who manage talent teams and seek greater impact on business decisions.

Professionals transitioning to HRBP

HR specialists stepping into a partner role who need the full framework of the Ulrich model.

Our methodology

Theory is a commodity.
Application is rare.

We don't do traditional lectures. The program operates as a guided consultancy project under a Flipped Classroom model: you bring a real challenge from your organization and solve it with our frameworks.

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Flipped Classroom format
You consume the theoretical content on your own time (self-study). Live sessions are reserved entirely for debate, case resolution, and applying frameworks to your reality.
02
Bring your business problem
Your project isn't academic. From week one, you develop a concrete solution specific to your company's current transformation.
03
Faculty of active practitioners
Taught not by career academics, but by active regional leaders and former partners from global consulting firms — practitioners sharing real-world strategies.
04
LATAM peer calibration
You analyze your organizational challenges alongside carefully selected leaders from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and across the region. Cross-border perspective is the core of the experience.
Format & duration

How it unfolds 100% online.

A highly structured rhythm designed for working executives: it blends asynchronous self-study with synchronous live debate-and-application sessions.

Duration
2 months · 9 weeks of coursework + 3 for the final project
Format
100% online · live sessions
Live sessions
Tuesdays 6:00–7:30 pm (CDMX)
Workload
~27 h of self-study + ~14 h live
Focus
Dave Ulrich model
Language
Spanish
Next cohort
Date confirmed by Admissions
Curriculum

9 modules to operate as an
HR Business Partner.

Module 1
The HRBP role and the Ulrich model
Fundamentals of the Dave Ulrich model and the Business Partner's mandate in the organization.
Module 2
Business acumen
How to read the strategy, operating model, and business metrics to add value.
Module 3
Talent management
Attracting, developing, and retaining critical talent aligned to the strategy.
Module 4
Metrics & people analytics for HRBPs
Using people data to make and support business decisions.
Module 5
Change management
The HRBP as a change agent in transformation processes.
Module 6
Organizational culture & climate
Diagnosing and intervening on culture, climate, and engagement.
Module 7
Internal consulting & partnering
Consulting, influence, and relationship skills with business leaders.
Module 8
HRBP leadership & impact
Positioning, executive communication, and building credibility.
Module 9
Applied final project
A Business Partnering plan for a real challenge from your organization.
Faculty

Guided by active industry leaders.

Recognized practitioners associated with the program. Specific participation may vary by cohort and will be confirmed during the admissions process.

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Official credential

Backed by Latam Business School.

Upon completing the diploma and defending your final project, you earn the LBS HR Business Partner Certification — a credential recognized across Latin America that attests to your ability to operate as a strategic business partner under the Dave Ulrich model.

  • Verifiable digital credential
  • Recognized across LATAM markets
  • Project defense before a faculty panel
The cohort profile

Your peers face the same structural challenges.

The program relies heavily on peer calibration. You share a cohort with leaders from comparable organizations across Latin America.

2
months of program
9
modules based on the Ulrich model
100%
work applicable to your company
1:1
expert project calibration

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For your organization

Is this certification for you, or to prepare your whole team?

A certification quickly closes a specific gap. But when the challenge is building a capability across an entire area or aligning a regional team, what you need isn't a course: it's a partner. LBS designs tailored programs together with your organization and brings first-rate training wherever your team is, not just to the capitals.

Let's talk about a tailored program

Admissions are open for the upcoming cohort.

Spaces are limited to ensure high-quality debate and dedicated faculty attention to your business problem. An Admissions Director builds a personalized proposal with you and confirms the next cohort date.

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