The buyer's playbook for AI tools. Run a structured procurement, build a governance framework that auditors and regulators recognise, and walk away with a Risk Register, a Vendor Selection Guide and a Governance Framework v1. Not policy you'll never read.
Most teams of 8+ choose a closed cohort — your whole leadership group trained together, every module framed around your sector and its regulators — FCA, CQC, NHS England, ICO and more. Same Level 5 unit, built entirely around your world.
Three working documents your team can drop straight into how you adopt and buy AI. Practical, not theoretical — aligned to the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001, and rolled into one sponsor-signed package by Day 5.
Every exercise applies to a real AI tool you're considering or already running. By Day 5 your three working documents — Vendor Guide, Risk Register and Governance Framework — are rolled into one sponsor-signed package, ready for legal and risk committee review.
Seven concrete capabilities mapped to AU0010, phrased the way procurement, risk and governance teams actually speak.
Every unit is mapped to the frameworks that matter most in UK regulated and public-sector contexts. Not generic "responsible AI" hand-waving.
We've delivered AI training across every major UK sector. Every closed cohort gets tailored use cases, regulators and language from your team's actual world. Not generic frameworks.
Clinical workflow automation, patient data governance, AfC-aligned role redesign, NHS England assurance.
Council AI use cases, UK AI Playbook in practice, transfer-levy mechanics, citizen-trust frameworks.
Safeguarding-first AI, KCSiE alignment, exam-board evidence, AI for academic and admin staff.
Model risk management, FCA AI guidance, customer-outcomes evidence, audit-ready governance.
Predictive maintenance, supplier ecosystem impact, ISO 42001 alignment, Industry-4.0 reskilling.
Grid optimisation, asset management AI, OFGEM assurance, supplier governance, sustainability reporting.
Routing & optimisation, predictive ops, customer experience, ORR / DfT assurance, last-mile automation.
Confidentiality-first AI, SRA / ICAEW guidance, client-data governance, document intelligence at scale.
Customer experience automation, supply-chain forecasting, marketing AI, in-store and operational use cases.
You don't need to be on the exec to take this. Anyone with autonomy to shape how AI is adopted, bought or governed fits the brief — and that's how closed cohorts of 8+ become realistic across your organisation.
30 guided learning hours per AI Apprenticeship Unit, however you want them. Open cohorts run 5 × 6 hours for individual leaders. Most teams of 8+ go closed cohort, with the format and regulators tailored to your sector.
Five days across two weeks (Tue / Wed / Thu, then Tue / Wed), 09:00 to 16:00 with breaks. Mixed organisations, cross-cohort peer critique on Days 4 and 5.
Same agenda, tailored to your operating context. Regulatory framing pulled to your sector (FCA, CQC, NHS, MoD-aligned). Your sponsor on Day 1, signing off Day 5 — the format that converts cohort completion into actual organisational governance.
Every provider in the UK delivering these new units charges the same £750 per unit. You're choosing on depth, format and proof. Not price.
The only UK AI apprenticeship provider with a Claude-powered AI tutor included. 24/7 between sessions, embedded in the platform, ready when your leaders are.
Most enterprises have already standardised on Copilot, Gemini or Claude. Your learners arrive on day one in their actual tooling. No other UK provider offers all three at the £750 funded tier.
72% distinction rate on TESS AI apprenticeships vs ~20% national average. We publish the number. Most competitors don't.
All major providers deliver these new units at the same £750-per-learner funding cap. The differences are in format, depth, frameworks named, and what you actually leave with. The rows below summarise the major UK providers offering these units in 2026 (anonymised), data pulled from each provider's own public pages.
| Provider | Format | Day-by-day shown | Named deliverable | Frameworks named | Vendor variant | AI tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESS Group | 3 ways: 4 wks · 4-day sprint · closed-cohort custom | Yes, full day-by-day per unit | 3 named outputs (one per unit) | EU AI Act, NIST RMF, ISO 42001, UK Playbook, ICO, OECD | Microsoft, Google, or Claude | Coachy (Claude-powered) |
| A leading Cambridge-based data & AI provider | Undisclosed | 3 phases (vague) | In a news article only | "Responsible AI" generically | None | Proprietary platform |
| A major IT training brand | 5-day rigid block | No | None | None named | None | None |
| A regional digital training provider | 12 weeks online | No | "Real workplace outputs" (generic) | None | None | None |
| A digital apprenticeship platform | 1–16 wks vague | No | None | None | None | None |
| A boutique online apprenticeship provider | ~4 wks online | 3 themes | None | None | None | None |
Coachy is the Claude-powered AI tutor we built specifically for apprenticeship learners. Every TESS L5 AI Apprenticeship Unit comes with Coachy in your learners' pockets — so when they're stress-testing a Risk Register at 9pm or shaping a Vendor Selection Guide before their next session, they're not stuck waiting until the next live day.
The only AI tutor in the UK built for L5 AI apprenticeship learners. In every learner's pocket, 24/7.
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