In today’s evolving work environment, organizations are under increasing pressure to ensure transparency, fairness, and equity in compensation practices. The Pay Equity and Compensation Analytics Certification Training Course is designed to empower HR professionals, compensation analysts, and business leaders with advanced tools to analyze, benchmark, and address pay disparities. With the rise of global regulatory frameworks, heightened employee expectations, and the growing importance of employer brand and DEI, this course equips participants with the technical and strategic skills needed to drive equitable compensation systems backed by data.

This certification-level training focuses on mastering compensation analytics, leveraging HR data for pay equity analysis, and using modern tools like regression modeling and dashboards to uncover trends and gaps. Participants will gain deep insights into building equitable salary structures, ensuring compliance with global equal pay laws, and fostering a culture of accountability through ethical data-driven decisions. By the end of the course, learners will be prepared to lead pay equity initiatives and become champions for fair and transparent compensation practices in their organizations.

Duration: 5 Days

Target Audience
• HR Professionals and Compensation Analysts
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officers
• HR Data Scientists and People Analytics Specialists
• Talent Management Leaders
• HR Compliance and Legal Advisors
• Total Rewards and Benefits Managers
• Business Unit Heads involved in workforce planning
• Organizational Development and Strategy Consultants
• HR Technology and Transformation Leaders

Course Objectives
• Understand foundational principles of pay equity and compensation fairness
• Analyze pay structures using advanced statistical techniques and tools
• Use compensation benchmarking data to align pay with market and internal equity
• Detect, report, and correct systemic pay disparities within teams and departments
• Ensure compliance with evolving global pay equity legislation and reporting standards
• Design transparent and equitable salary bands and job grading systems
• Apply regression and cohort analysis to assess pay gaps by gender, ethnicity, and more
• Build data dashboards to track pay equity KPIs and compensation analytics
• Develop internal communication strategies around pay fairness and transparency
• Integrate DEI goals with compensation and rewards strategies
• Build action plans for remediation, monitoring, and continuous improvement

Module 1: Foundations of Pay Equity and Fair Compensation
• Defining pay equity, pay parity, and pay transparency
• Understanding types of pay gaps and root causes
• Legal frameworks: Equal Pay Act, Pay Transparency Laws
• Exploring intersectionality in pay disparities
• Business case for equitable compensation systems

Module 2: Job Evaluation and Salary Benchmarking Essentials
• Creating and aligning job descriptions and grades
• Identifying market data sources and pay surveys
• Designing competitive salary bands using benchmarks
• Internal vs external equity: balancing fairness
• Building frameworks for consistent job leveling

Module 3: Data Collection and Cleaning for Compensation Analytics
• Collecting compensation data securely and ethically
• Validating job titles, pay elements, and demographics
• Handling missing data and outliers in pay datasets
• Structuring compensation elements for analysis
• Data governance and confidentiality protocols

Module 4: Compensation Analysis with Excel and BI Tools
• Using pivot tables and VLOOKUPs for pay comparisons
• Building scatterplots and dashboards for insights
• Automating pay gap calculations
• Applying filters for subpopulation analyses
• Visualization best practices for HR reporting

Module 5: Statistical Techniques for Pay Equity Assessment
• Introduction to regression analysis in compensation
• Understanding pay drivers: tenure, role, performance
• Modeling gender and race pay gaps
• Interpreting coefficients and statistical significance
• Communicating complex statistical findings clearly

Module 6: Designing Equitable Compensation Programs
• Developing pay structures rooted in fairness
• Building salary progression and career path models
• Aligning variable pay and bonuses with equity goals
• Creating transparent performance-to-reward linkages
• Reviewing and adjusting for bias in rewards programs

Module 7: Legal Compliance and Pay Equity Reporting
• Overview of international pay equity reporting laws
• Preparing reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Building audit-ready documentation and evidence
• Remediation strategies and risk mitigation planning
• Understanding legal exposure and best practice compliance

Module 8: Compensation Dashboards and Communication
• Designing real-time pay equity dashboards
• Identifying key metrics and visual storytelling techniques
• Communicating findings to executives and employees
• Training managers to discuss pay with fairness focus
• Building trust through compensation transparency

Module 9: Strategic Action Planning and Future Trends
• Developing ongoing pay equity monitoring programs
• Linking equity to talent retention and employer brand
• Forecasting compensation trends with analytics
• Integrating AI and ML in compensation modeling
• Building a data-driven pay equity roadmap

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Skills for Africa Training Institute Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Skills for Africa Training Institute certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 7 working days before commencement of the training.