Colleges
AI skills for further education
WorkSmart-AI are AI specialists, helping universities, colleges and schools become more productive with AI, through staff and student training built around each institution’s own policy and tools.
For principals, L&D and digital leads, and the teaching and support staff they look after.
Book your free AI Capability CheckPractical skills, not demos
Every course opens with a real task your staff already do, so the value shows in the first ten minutes.
Inspection-ready responsible use
Training built around your own AI policy, with compliance scenarios so staff can show they know it.
Learners ready for work
White-labelled courses so every learner knows what is allowed in their studies and what employers expect.
Services
What we do for colleges
AI Capability Check
Any public or private organisation
A free 30-minute call and a written report placing your team on the AI Use Hierarchy, with two or three next steps.
Workshops and Events
Staff and leaders
Face-to-face or online, from one hour to a full day: INSET, away days, leadership workshops, keynotes and talks.
Online courses
All staff, all students
Self-paced, interactive courses hosted on the WorkSmart-AI Academy or white-labelled for your own LMS.
AI adoption coaching
Senior leaders
One-to-one or small-group coaching for senior leaders on leading AI adoption: strategy, policy and a phased roadmap.
Academic coaching
Academics and research teams
Discipline and role-specific coaching for research, writing, grant work and teaching preparation.
Courses
Where most colleges start
Staff courses run as workshops or online courses. Learner courses are white-labelled online courses.
All staff (6)
AI Foundations and Responsible Use
A shared understanding of AI in your role: what’s appropriate, what’s risky, and how to prompt Copilot well.
AI for Daily Workflows
Draft emails and documents, run meetings and capture actions with Copilot in Outlook, Word and Teams.
AI for Summarising and Analysing
Summarise documents in Word and turn data into tables and charts in Excel, checking results before use.
Building Custom AI Agents
Build reusable agents in Copilot Studio and automate multi-step tasks with clear instructions and guardrails.
Copilot Chat to 365 Copilot
What changes when you move to licensed Microsoft 365 Copilot, and how to use it safely on your own files.
Intermediate to Advanced Copilot
Go beyond drafting: complex multi-step work, reusable prompts and grounding Copilot in your own documents.
Students (2)
AI Foundations and Responsible Use
Know when AI support is appropriate in your studies, spot the risks, and prompt Copilot for reliable results.
AI Skills for the Workplace
Use AI the way employers now expect, with the judgement to know when it helps and when it doesn’t.
The evidence
Why colleges are acting now
71%
of FE leaders name AI as their top challenge.
37%
of HE institutions have delivered AI staff development (44% in FE).
Not sure where your staff are starting from?
A free 30-minute call and a written report placing your team on the AI Use Hierarchy, with two or three next steps.