Workshops and Events

AI workshops, talks and away days

Face-to-face or online, from one hour to a full day, for universities, colleges, schools and organisations. Every session is built around real tasks, your policy and the tools your people already use.

From £250

Book your free AI Capability Check

Length set by you: 1 hour to a full day; Length set by you
Wherever suits your team: In person or online; Wherever suits your team
Personalised to sector and role: Any catalogue topic; Personalised to sector and role
To set the right level: Free Check first; To set the right level

Workshops

INSET, away days, team and departmental sessions on any topic from our course catalogue, personalised to your sector and roles, including professional services, academic and researcher roles. Copilot training from foundation through to advanced.

Leadership workshops

The AI Leadership Briefing and The AI Strategic Roadmap, for senior teams who want a shared view of where AI fits and a plan they will own.

Talks and events

Keynotes and conference talks, one-off sessions and leadership away days, tailored to the audience so the room leaves with something it can act on.

Workshop topics

Choose from our catalogue

Any course topic can be run as a workshop, alongside our two leadership workshops.

Leadership workshops (2)

The AI Leadership Briefing
A non-technical view of what AI means for your area: where it helps, where it doesn’t, and what to ask.
The AI Strategic Roadmap
Move from isolated experiments to a phased, prioritised AI plan for your department or faculty.

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.

Academic (4)

AI for Academic Content Creation
Create and adapt teaching materials aligned to learning outcomes, checking accuracy and accessibility.
The AI-Enabled Classroom
Bring AI into live teaching to support discussion and active learning, and guide responsible student use.
AI for Academic Assessment
Design assessments that hold up in an AI-enabled world, and use Copilot to support marking and feedback.
AI for Researchers
Use AI for literature reviews, synthesis and early writing, while judging outputs for methodological soundness.

Professional services (2)

AI for Process Improvement
Map workflows, assess risk and plan where Copilot and Power Automate can redesign routine processes.
AI for Comms and Engagement
Write audience-specific communications across channels, reviewed for accuracy, inclusivity and reputation.

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