Government-funded AI apprenticeships
Build a career in AI without leaving your job.
Work-based AI apprenticeships that teach you to put artificial intelligence and automation to work in your organisation — fully funded through UK government apprenticeship funding for eligible learners and employers. No coding experience needed to start.
✓ Open to people already in work · ✓ No degree required · ✓ Nationally recognised qualifications
Working in England?
Employed in a UK organisation of almost any size or sector.
Employer on board?
We help you make the case — the course costs them little or nothing.
Ready to learn?
Curious about AI and roughly 6 hours a week within your working time.
Programmes
Start with the standard built for non-technical roles
Level 4 AI & Automation Practitioner
Learn to identify inefficient processes, build practical automation solutions and lead responsible AI adoption in your workplace — over 14 months of work-based learning, plus your End Point Assessment.
See the full course- ✓Level 4 — equivalent to an HNC or first year of university
- ✓14 months plus End Point Assessment
- ✓Work-based — real projects in your current role
- ✓No programming experience required
Wondering about other levels? See our guide to AI apprenticeship levels in the UK to find the right route for you.
Who this is for
Built for people in everyday roles — not programmers
AI apprenticeships are designed for people who know how their workplace runs and want to make it run better.
No advanced programming required. These are practical, business-focused qualifications. If you can spot a process that wastes everyone’s time, you already have the raw material — the training teaches you the rest.
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll use the same week you learn them
AI fundamentals
How machine learning, generative AI and large language models actually work — what they do well, and where they fail.
Automation in practice
Turn repetitive manual work — data entry, approvals, reporting — into reliable automated workflows.
Process improvement
Map how work really happens in your organisation, find the friction, and design better ways of working.
Responsible AI
GDPR, data protection, bias and governance — use AI safely and keep your organisation on the right side of the rules.
Real workplace projects
Apply everything to live projects in your own role, building a portfolio of measurable improvements as you go.
Leading change
Bring colleagues with you — stakeholder engagement, training others and making new tools stick.
How it works
From enquiry to qualified in four steps
Check your eligibility
Two minutes, no obligation. We’ll confirm whether you and your employer qualify for full funding.
We sort the funding
We work with you and your employer to confirm government apprenticeship funding — most employers pay little or nothing.
Learn on the job
Work-based learning with dedicated trainer support, workshops and real projects in your role.
Qualify
Complete your End Point Assessment and earn a nationally recognised qualification.
For employers
Build AI capability with the team you already have
Your best people already understand your processes. AI apprenticeships give them the skills to automate the repetitive work and lead AI adoption from the inside.
- ✓ Course fees covered by your apprenticeship levy — or 95–100% government co-investment if you don’t pay it
- ✓ Staff learn while doing their job — projects deliver value during the programme, not after it
- ✓ Works for upskilling current employees as well as new hires
of UK organisations are investing in AI technologies — and the shortage isn’t tools, it’s people who can put them to work. Train yours before your competitors train theirs.
Common questions
The things everyone asks first
Yes — for eligible learners and employers, course fees are covered by UK government apprenticeship funding. Larger employers pay through their apprenticeship levy (money already set aside); smaller employers typically have 95–100% of the cost covered by government co-investment. You pay no tuition fees, and you keep earning your normal salary throughout.
No. Practitioner-level AI apprenticeships are practical and business-focused — no advanced programming is required. They’re designed for people from backgrounds like administration, customer service, operations, HR and marketing who want to use AI and automation tools, not build them from scratch.
That’s exactly how it’s designed. You stay in your role, on your salary, and apply what you learn to real projects at work. You’ll need your employer’s agreement and time within your working week for learning — we help you make that case.
AI apprenticeships follow official, nationally recognised apprenticeship standards. Our featured programme, the Level 4 AI & Automation Practitioner, is equivalent to a Higher National Certificate or the first year of university study. Other standards exist at different levels — see our levels guide to compare routes.
Find out if you qualify in 2 minutes
No obligation, no payment details — just a few questions about your work situation. If you’re eligible, we’ll walk you through every step from there.
Check your eligibility