AI-Powered Productivity

Boost your team's productivity with GenAI tools such as Microsoft CoPilot and Gemini and ensure responsible AI use.
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AI-Powered Productivity

Boost your team's productivity with GenAI tools such as Microsoft CoPilot and Gemini and ensure responsible AI use.
Part of our
courses.

Key info

Level 3 Apprenticeship
Digital Support Technician
Fully funded by the Levy.

Duration

13 month delivery

Entry requirements

  • Right to work in the UK
  • Lived in the UK or EEA continuously for the past 3 years
  • Not previously studied the course content
  • Not undertaking any other qualification during apprenticeship
  • Able to apply learning to role
Fully-funded
Eligible for full Levy funding
Price £13000. Read our UK Apprenticeship Levy FAQ.

Course overview

AI-Powered Productivity is crafted to help your teams use GenAI effectively in their daily tasks and drive real efficiencies with tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot or Gemini.

Skills gained

Responsible AI
AI Tools
AI championship
AI adoption
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Google Gemini

Business outcomes

Real-time ROI

Enable scalable adoption of Generative AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot, to create measurable business impact and tangible business outcomes.

Streamlined workflows

Enable teams to boost productivity gains from the start and automate repetitive tasks, through smart use of GenAI..

Reduce risk

Promote AI literacy and responsible usage across your organisation.

Curriculum

Laying the groundwork: AI literacy and responsible use

Month 1

AI technologies in the workplace

  • Discover how AI technologies are changing the modern workplace, focusing on Generative AI (GenAI) to understand key concepts and practical uses.

Month 2

Prompt engineering and assessing risk

  • Learn to integrate and use GenAI in business, with a focus on Microsoft 365 Copilot or Gemini.
  • Develop effective prompts, optimise AI-generated outputs, and implement AI systems to boost efficiency and innovation while maintaining high standards of reliability and accuracy.

Month 3

Data privacy, security, and governance

  • Dive into the critical aspects of data privacy, security, and governance in AI-driven workplace technologies.
  • Focus on best practices for data management to ensure security and compliance.

Month 4

Harnessing GenAI for productivity

  • Apply continuous improvement methodologies using GenAI.
  • Get to know Microsoft 365 Copilot or Gemini and their features to enhance productivity in key applications like Word, Outlook, Gmail and Google Docs.

Leveraging Microsoft 365 Copilot or Gemini to supercharge productivity

Month 5

From productivity to quantifiable impact

  • Identify improvement opportunities and measure the impact of Generative AI in roles.
  • Spot AI-addressable gaps in daily processes and define success metrics for AI initiatives.

Month 6

Data analysis and visualisation

  • Learn to handle data using Generative AI and advanced functionalities within Copilot to gain deeper insights and drive business decisions.

Month 7

AI for effective communication

  • Improve communication strategies by leveraging Generative AI.
  • Use AI tools in key Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace applications like Outlook and PowerPoint to boost productivity, enhance presentations, and improve team collaborations.

Month 8

End point assessment (EPA) preparation + durable skills

  • Learn more about the EPA, practice for interviews, and work on project evidence.
  • Enhance durable skills, focusing on how to communicate with different stakeholders and conduct compelling presentations.

Championing GenAI in the workplace

Month 9

How GenAI is driving innovation

  • Learn how Generative AI is driving business transformation and innovation.
  • Understand fundamental AI concepts crucial for modern business practices and master skills to support the deployment of AI tools across organisations.

Month 10

Supporting others to use GenAI

  • Boost team performance by empowering colleagues to use Generative AI tools.
  • Enhance team productivity and champion the successful adoption of AI technologies within the organisation.
  • Focus on the intersection of sustainability and digital technologies, leveraging GenAI to support sustainable practices.

Month 11

Ethical and sustainable AI

  • Navigate the ethical and responsibility issues surrounding the use of Generative AI in business.
  • Enhance personal productivity using digital technologies while adhering to ethical principles.
  • Explore sustainable practices in the deployment and use of Generative AI technologies.

Month 12

Staying ahead in the Generative AI revolution

  • Embrace a growth mindset, focusing on continuous learning and flexibility to thrive in an AI-driven business landscape.

Month 13

End point assessment (EPA) preparation session

  • Working session to learn more about the EPA, practice for interviews, and work on project evidence.

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Weekly delivery model

Structured learning

~ 2-3 hours

35%

Asynchronous learning

Online, self-paced content that sets the foundation of skills for the module

Live workshops

Instructor-led, interactive workshops that dives deeper and reinforces the asynchronous content

Group coaching

Structured coach & peer support on project deliverables

Coach support

Includes tutoring, progress reviews, and other individual/group support

Applying learning in role

~ 4-5 hours

65%

Project & applied learning

Structured and unstructured application of learning to apprentices’ roles

Approx

6-7

hours per week

Why our approach works

Measurable Impact

Track quantifiable return on learning investment through business efficiencies, productivity and cost-savings.

Applied learning

We deliver project-based learning in a real-world context, personalised to each learner, to drive deep skill retention.

Guided by experts

Learners receive 1-to-1 coaching from industry experts, regular group coaching and community collaboration.

Transform careers

Everyone in your team has future-focused potential and deserves equitable access to economic opportunity.

AI-Powered Productivity is a great example of a programme that places AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot at the heart of building the skills for the future.

Darren Hardman
CEO at Microsoft UK

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