The UK's first AI apprenticeship for operations managers and department heads. Build departmental AI roadmaps, earn CMI Level 5 leadership and coaching credentials — no coding required.
Google & Trustpilot
Training Provider
Not practitioners or general managers
Own your department's AI strategy. Build AI roadmaps, manage implications, deliver operational improvements that the board will notice.
From HR to Finance — lead your department's AI transformation. Design upskilling strategies, manage budgets, report AI ROI to executives.
Drive AI adoption across teams and locations. Build consistent practices, share best practice, create scalable solutions at divisional level.
Apply AI to complex programme delivery. Streamline workflows, automate reporting, use predictive analytics to anticipate risks.
You've managed teams for years — now lead them into the AI era. Combine deep experience with AI skills and CMI Level 5 credential.
Whether Procurement, Customer Service, or Supply Chain — build the AI business case, win investment, deliver transformation at pace.
At no extra cost — strategic leadership + AI mastery
Your operations leaders graduate with five industry qualifications on top of their Level 4 apprenticeship. Strategic AI mastery meets advanced leadership credentials.
Strategic leadership from CMI. Pathway to Chartered Manager (CMgr) status. The leadership differentiator.
Advanced coaching for developing managers. Build coaching cultures that accelerate AI adoption across functions.
Data visualisation, modelling, data-driven decision making — the analytical foundation for AI insights.
Our bespoke qualification. Design effective prompts across AI models at departmental scale.
The official AB-730 certification. Globally recognised. No coding required.
| Accredited Qualifications | 1–2 at best | ✓ 5 |
| CMI Level 5 Leadership | ✗ | ✓ Embedded |
| CMI Level 5 Coaching | ✗ | ✓ Embedded |
| Microsoft AI Certification | ✗ | ✓ AB-730 |
| Fully Funded | Self-fund | ✓ £0 |
For operations leaders and department heads
Structured in 5 phases, each module builds strategic AI leadership capability for departmental transformation:
Advanced coaching, AI vision-setting, cross-functional change leadership, building strategic & coaching foundation. M1–M3.
Cross-departmental process mapping using Lean and Six Sigma. Value stream analysis, strategic prioritisation. M4.
AI Prompt Mastery CQ, NCFE Data L3, executive data storytelling, business case mastery, agile piloting. M5–M8.
CMI L5 Leadership & Coaching Complete, Copilot mastery, AB-730 exam. M9–M11. Enterprise-level impact.
Apply everything to a strategic departmental AI project. Build evidence portfolio, demonstrate enterprise impact, prepare for Gateway and End-Point Assessment.
Market-first AI apprenticeship for operations leaders
Only provider with AI + CMI L5 Leadership + Coaching. Chartered Manager pathway built in.
Dedicated 1-to-1 coaching throughout. Your coach understands operations leadership challenges.
Cohorts begin every month. No waiting. Flexible intake cycles for your team.
Work closely with your team to maximise departmental impact and ROI.
"This programme changed how our operations team thinks about AI — it's not just technology training, it's leadership transformation."
Contact us to discuss how we can build strategic AI capability across your department.