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YOUR STARTING POINT. YOUR PATH. YOUR PACE.

AI is moving fast.
You don’t have to.

Start where you are. Find a learning path that fits your goals, build useful AI skills, and take your next step when you’re ready.

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Find my starting point.

Tell us what brings you here. We’ll suggest a useful first step.

1. What would you like to do?
2. How comfortable are you with coding?
YOUR FIRST STEP

A small start can go a long way.

Choose your goal and coding comfort to see a suggested pathway.

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01 / LEARN SOMETHING USEFUL

What would you like to do?

Choose a skill to see your learning pathway.

AI foundations

Understand what AI can do, where it falls short, and how to use it thoughtfully.

AI workflow automation

Connect the tools you already use and build a workflow with human review where it matters.

AI workplace productivity

Identify a useful workplace task, use an approved AI tool and measure whether it improves the result.

Our free workshops include five lessons, worked examples, practice materials and a portfolio workbook. Automatic assessments recognise knowledge and applied scenario decisions; certificates are non-accredited. External providers set their own access and fees.

A QUICK BEGINNER’S GUIDE

AI jargon, explained.

Plain-English meanings and examples. Open a term to learn more.

AIArtificial intelligence

Software that performs tasks such as recognising patterns, understanding language or making predictions.

What it can do: Spot unusual transactions or help answer a question.

MLMachine learning

A way of building AI by learning patterns from examples rather than writing a rule for every situation.

What it can do: Predict demand from past sales or filter spam.

GenAIGenerative AI

AI that creates new text, images, audio, video or code from patterns learned during training.

What it can do: Draft an email, create an illustration or suggest code.

LLMLarge language model

A model trained on large amounts of text to process and generate language. Many chat assistants use LLMs.

What it can do: Summarise a report, explain a topic or translate text.

NLPNatural language processing

Methods that help computers work with human language, including text and speech.

What it can do: Classify customer feedback or extract names from documents.

RAGRetrieval-augmented generation

An approach that retrieves relevant information and gives it to a model to help produce an answer.

What it can do: Answer questions using a company handbook; accuracy still needs checking.

APIApplication programming interface

A defined way for software systems to request data or actions from each other. It is used across software, including AI.

What it can do: Let an AI app request a weather forecast from another service.

MCPModel Context Protocol

A shared protocol for connecting AI applications to tools and data sources.

What it can do: Give an assistant access to a document search tool with the permissions you allow.

What about AI agents and agentic AI?

These are terms, rather than acronyms. People sometimes use them interchangeably; here is a useful distinction.

Generative AI

Creates a response to your request.

Example: Drafts a weekly project update from notes you provide.

AI agent

A system that uses AI to choose steps and use available tools to work towards a goal, within its permissions.

Example: Finds project updates in connected tools, prepares a summary and asks you to approve sending it.

Agentic AI

An approach where AI plans, takes actions and adapts based on results. It can involve one agent or several working together.

Example: Coordinates research, checks findings and revises a report when information is missing.

What an agent can actually do depends on its tools, access and setup. AI can make mistakes: check important outputs and keep human approval for consequential actions.

Further reading: IBM’s guide to AI agents · RAG explained · MCP introduction

02 / GET TO KNOW THE TOOLKIT

The right tool for the task.

Explore by what you want to accomplish.

ChatGPT

Brainstorm, draft, explain concepts and explore questions in conversation.

Explore ChatGPT

Claude

Work through documents, ideas and writing tasks with an AI assistant.

Explore Claude

Perplexity

Explore questions with source-linked answers; check the original sources.

Explore Perplexity

GitHub Copilot

Get assistance writing, understanding and reviewing code in a development workflow.

Explore GitHub Copilot

Cursor

An AI coding environment for working on projects and understanding a codebase.

Explore Cursor

Make

Connect applications and create visual workflows, including AI-powered steps.

Explore Make

n8n

Build connected workflows with integrations, custom logic and AI capabilities.

Explore n8n

Canva AI

Explore AI-assisted design and content creation within Canva.

Explore Canva AI

Hugging Face

Explore models, datasets and demonstrations from the open-source AI ecosystem.

Explore Hugging Face

Kaggle

Find datasets, notebooks and challenges for practising data and machine learning skills.

Explore Kaggle

Start with one tool. Check its pricing and privacy settings, and review AI outputs before using them.

03 / TURN LEARNING INTO OPPORTUNITY

There’s more than one way into AI.

Explore career directions and the skills behind them.

Your experience is a starting point.

Concerned about AI changing your job? Start with one useful skill and build evidence of what you can do. Career switchers can bring writing, business, customer or subject knowledge into AI-related work. Entry-level opportunities exist, but availability and requirements vary; no course guarantees a job.

These are example job titles to search for, not current vacancies. Titles differ between employers.

AI evaluator / AI trainer

Review model answers against a rubric. Writing, language or subject expertise can be useful. Some openings are freelance or task-based; check pay, terms and experience requirements.

Skills to build: Clear writing · Fact-checking · Rubrics · Bias awareness · Subject expertise

Data annotator / AI data specialist

Label text, images or other data and check quality. Suitable for building experience, though specialist projects may require domain knowledge and work can be temporary.

Skills to build: Attention to detail · Annotation guidelines · Spreadsheets · Data privacy · Quality checks

AI business analyst

Turn business problems into requirements for AI solutions. Operations, customer service and process improvement experience can transfer; junior availability varies.

Skills to build: Process mapping · Requirements · AI literacy · Stakeholder communication · Success metrics

AI automation specialist

Build and maintain workflows with AI and connected tools. Start with low-code projects, then learn APIs and error handling. Search related automation and implementation titles too.

Skills to build: Make or n8n · APIs · Workflow logic · Testing · Human review · Documentation

Junior data analyst with AI skills

Analyse data and explain findings while using AI to assist with code or reporting. This is often an adjacent route into AI rather than a dedicated AI job.

Skills to build: Excel · SQL · Data cleaning · Charts · Statistics basics · Python · Output verification

AI product manager

Choose useful problems, prioritise features and evaluate AI products. Usually builds on existing product or delivery experience; consider associate product roles as a starting point.

Skills to build: Discovery · Prioritisation · AI limitations · Evaluation · Product metrics · Responsible AI

AI application engineer

Build software around AI models and APIs. A practical next step for software developers; beginners first need programming and application delivery foundations.

Skills to build: Python or TypeScript · APIs · Retrieval · Testing · Security · Deployment · Model evaluation

Machine learning engineer

Train, evaluate and deploy predictive models. Requires stronger programming, maths and data skills; short introductions alone will not prepare you for this role.

Skills to build: Python · Statistics · Linear algebra · ML frameworks · Data pipelines · MLOps

READY TO EXPLORE?

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04 / LEARN BEYOND YOUR SCREEN

Meet the people shaping what’s next.

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05 / FIND YOUR PEOPLE

You don’t have to learn alone.

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