Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

ADP Entry-Level Compensation and Benefits Analyst Professional Certificate

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

ADP Entry-Level Compensation and Benefits Analyst Professional Certificate

Unlock your potential in Compensation and Benefits.

Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career as a Compensation and Benefits Analyst. No degree or experience required.

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What you'll learn

  • Identify the value HR’s Compensation and Benefits function provides organizations as a strategic business partner.

  • Build a foundation of basic compensation terms, regulations, and concepts needed to support strategy design and administration.

  • Build a foundation of basic benefit terms, regulations, and concepts needed to support strategy design and administration.

  • Develop essential competencies like research, data gathering and analysis, problem-solving, and project management skills.

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October 2026

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Professional Certificate - 7 course series

Total Rewards & the Role of Compensation & Benefits

Total Rewards & the Role of Compensation & Benefits

Course 1, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • The requirements for attaining the ADP HR Compensation and Benefits Analyst Professional Certificate.

  • To identify the value and risks created by the strategy factors given a fictitious total rewards program strategy.

  • The typical role of a Compensation and Benefits Analyst in terms of the responsibilities and expectations.

  • To evaluate your strengths and development opportunities compared with the skills and competencies of a successful Compensation and Benefits Analyst.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Compensation Management
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Human Resource Strategy
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Human Resources
Category: Compensation Analysis
Category: Compensation Strategy
Data-Driven HR Analytics with AI Tools

Data-Driven HR Analytics with AI Tools

Course 2, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain foundational HR analytics concepts and how data, metrics, and analytics support workforce decision‑making

  • Build and interpret HR analytics dashboards to identify trends, patterns, and issues relevant to business goals

  • Communicate analytics insights through clear, audience‑appropriate data stories and visualizations

  • Apply AI responsibly across the HR analytics lifecycle by evaluating outputs for accuracy, bias, and PII risk

Skills you'll gain

Category: Analytics
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Dashboard
Category: Personally Identifiable Information
Category: Analysis
Category: Decision Support Systems
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Human Resource Management
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: Data Literacy
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Information Privacy
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Performance Improvement
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Human Resources
Category: Workforce Planning
Fundamentals of Compensation Strategies

Fundamentals of Compensation Strategies

Course 3, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • The value created by an effective compensation strategy for both the employer and employees.

  • The regulations that influence compensation strategies, offerings, and administration.

  • The main factors and risks to consider when designing a compensation strategy that promotes fairness, transparency, and accountability.

  • How to use key metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of a company strategy.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Compensation Strategy
Category: Compensation Analysis
Category: Compensation Management
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Labor Law
Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Labor Compliance
Category: Equities
Compensation: Job Evaluations & Pay Structures

Compensation: Job Evaluations & Pay Structures

Course 4, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Come learn common processes and all the terms associated with pay grades, structures, and job analysis.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Job Evaluation
Category: Compensation Analysis
Category: Compensation Management
Category: Compensation Strategy
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Job Analysis
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Data Analysis
Fundamentals of Benefit Strategies

Fundamentals of Benefit Strategies

Course 5, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify legally required and commonly offered benefits and list regulations that influence benefit strategies, offerings, and administration.

  • Summarize the value created by an effective benefits strategy for both the employer and employees.

  • Discuss the factors and process used in designing a benefits strategy, including communications design and administrative tasks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Diversity and Inclusion
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Regulatory Requirements
Category: Administration
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Compensation Management
Category: Brokerage
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Human Resource Strategy
Category: Program Evaluation
Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle

Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle

Course 6, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Critical concepts related to health benefits, plan types and structures, health spending accounts, dependent care, and time-off strategies.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Managed Care
Category: Administration
Category: Health Care
Category: Human Resource Policies
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Internal Communications
Category: Tax Management
Category: Insurance
Category: Diversity and Inclusion
Category: Specialized Accounting
Category: Human Resources
Category: Program Evaluation
Benefits: Financial Protection, Growth & Assistance

Benefits: Financial Protection, Growth & Assistance

Course 7, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Differentiate between different types of financial protection plans, including disability, life, accident, and critical illness insurance. 

  • Define the purpose of financial growth plans and how a well-designed strategy can benefit employees and the organization's total rewards program. 

  • List the basic features of defined benefit and defined contribution plans, with particular focus on details related to 401(k) plans.  

Skills you'll gain

Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Employee Engagement
Category: Insurance
Category: Administration
Category: Financial Services
Category: Benefits Enrollment Processes
Category: Equities
Category: Program Evaluation
Category: Tax Management
Category: Communication
Category: Payroll Tax
Category: Compensation Strategy
Category: Employee Assistance Programs
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Compensation Management
Category: Investments

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Learner reviews across ADP Entry-Level Compensation and Benefits Analyst

avg. across 7 courses

  • 5 stars

    75.17%

  • 4 stars

    15.17%

  • 3 stars

    6.89%

  • 2 stars

    0.68%

  • 1 star

    2.06%

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Course: Total Rewards & the Role of Compensation & Benefits

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Reviewed on Jul 11, 2025

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