The challenge: practical skills, not theory
Business professionals knew AI mattered but found most training too technical to act on. They did not need an explanation of how the models work; they needed to leave a session able to use the tools on the work in front of them - proposals, research, summaries, planning.
What we ran
We delivered hands-on workshops built around real business tasks rather than concepts. Participants worked on their own examples during the session, with the tools open, so the skills were tied to work they recognised from the start.
Built around the work
Each workshop focused on tasks the room actually did, so people left with something they had already used once, not notes to apply later.
The result
More than 500 professionals have been trained across over twenty workshops, delivered with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices, with workshop satisfaction at 95 per cent. The measure that matters is not attendance but application: people using the tools on their own work the next day.
Why it works
The training stays close to the work and light on theory. People adopt what they have used and seen work, so confidence comes from doing rather than from being told it is simple.