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AI Essentials for L&D Professionals - Online (261125AIEV)
Learn the basics of Gen AI literacy and how to use Gen AI to help you create content and assessments, development micro credentials and badges, and provide targeted feedback with expert facilitator Kathryn McGilvray. This is a 1-day, online course (with a follow-up webinar).
AI Essentials for L&D Professionals - Online (270217AIEV)
Learn the basics of Gen AI literacy and how to use Gen AI to help you create content and assessments, development micro credentials and badges, and provide targeted feedback with expert facilitator Kathryn McGilvray. This is a 1-day, online course (with a follow-up webinar).
AI Essentials for L&D Professionals - Online (270512AIEV)
Learn the basics of Gen AI literacy and how to use Gen AI to help you create content and assessments, development micro credentials and badges, and provide targeted feedback with expert facilitator Kathryn McGilvray. This is a 1-day, online course (with a follow-up webinar).
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the AI Essentials for L&D Professionals course for?
L&D professionals and managers, instructional and eLearning designers, content developers, L&D business partners and generalists who have basic experience with a generative AI tool such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot and want more comprehensive, practical skills.
Do I need to be technical or already using AI?
No technical background is needed. Some basic experience with a Gen AI tool helps, because the day moves quickly and is hands-on. Before the course, make sure you can log in to at least one tool, ideally the one your organisation allows.
What will I learn?
Gen AI literacy including how large language models work, regulation and governance, prompt writing, using AI for skills gap analysis, content development, assessments, feedback and personalised learning, data analysis and interpretation, and the ethical responsibilities and human oversight that responsible use requires.
How is the course delivered and how long does it take?
Online it is a blended program: a live one-day Zoom workshop from 9:30am to 4:00pm, a one-hour follow-up webinar two to three weeks later, and self-paced OpenLearning modules with two months of access. Face to face it is a one-day workshop from 9:30am to 4:00pm. You earn an AITD certificate and a digital badge on completion. In-house delivery is also available for teams.
Who facilitates the course?
Kathryn McGilvray, an L&D practitioner who specialises in the practical, responsible use of generative AI in learning. The facilitator for each date is shown on the event listing.
How does this course connect to the AITD Capability Framework?
It builds capability in AI Literacy (foundational to intermediate), Data Analysis and Insight Generation (intermediate) and Learning Experience Design (intermediate to advanced). See the AITD Capability Framework for the full set of L&D capabilities.
Where to next
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