AI Leadership Apprenticeship Units
Boston College are offering apprenticeship units designed to support employers with upskilling their workforce in critical skill shortage areas. These units are for employed learners, aged 19 and over, where their employer has identified that they need to upskill quickly to respond to emerging skill gaps to support business growth and productivity.
There are 3 units available:
- AI strategy and opportunity
- AI adoption, procurement, and government
- AI Delivery and organisational transformation.
Each unit is delivered blended/online, costs £750 per unit, and the typical duration is 30 hours.
AI Strategy and Opportunity
This apprenticeship unit is for individuals in leadership roles responsible for setting direction, governance and oversight for AI use who, with the support of their employer, need upskilling in AI leadership literacy, including the capabilities and limitations of AI and the opportunities it presents to their organisation.
This unit is particularly relevant for individuals in organisations at an early or exploratory stage of AI adoption, where there is a need to build a foundational understanding and identify viable opportunities.
AI Adoption, Procurement, and Government
This apprenticeship unit is for individuals in leadership roles responsible for shaping, influencing, or supporting decisions about the adoption of AI systems within their organisation. These individuals, with support of their employer, need upskilling in adopting AI systems and governing them responsibly. It is suited to those involved in evaluating options, developing business cases, and establishing governance and assurance approaches for AI and digital technologies.
AI Delivery and Organisational Transformation
This apprenticeship unit is for individuals in leadership roles responsible for setting direction and who have oversight of AI use, who, with the support of their employer, need upskilling in the safe and effective delivery of AI-enabled organisational transformation. It is suited to those overseeing implementation of AI and ensuring that AI solutions are integrated effectively into organisational processes and ways of working.
For more information, please contact Boston college apprenticeships team: apprenticeships@boston.ac.uk