Program Overview

Introduction to Boosting Productivity with AI

The Professional Academy's Boosting Productivity with AI Skill Sprint is designed to help professionals harness the power of AI tools to enhance their productivity in workplace environments. This practical, hands-on course focuses on developing the ability to use AI effectively as a collaborative partner in daily workflows.

Course Overview

The full three-level journey is now available as a Skill Pack, with bundled pricing. The course consists of live online learning, spanning 6 hours over 3 weeks, with the opportunity to earn 1 badge per level.

Levels

Each level within the Boosting Productivity with AI Skill Sprint set provides six hours of targeted content to build skills progressively and meet wider challenges.

Level 1

• Introduction to AI Concepts: Understanding how language models work, including their capabilities, limitations, and ethical considerations.
• Prompt Engineering Basics: Applying prompt engineering basics to interact effectively with AI tools like text and image generators.
• Enhancing Daily Workflows: Enhancing daily workflows by using AI for writing emails, generating notes, and ideation.
• Real-World Use Cases: Exploring real-world use cases of AI across business functions like marketing, sales, and internal communications.
• Responsible AI Practices: Building responsible AI practices with a focus on compliance, bias, and appropriate workplace use.

Level 2

• Advanced Prompt Engineering: Applying advanced prompt engineering to produce refined, context-aware AI outputs.
• Custom Templates and Role-Based Prompts: Building custom templates and role-based prompts to streamline recurring tasks.
• Business-Ready Content Creation: Creating business-ready content such as website copy, presentations, and training assets.
• Evaluating AI Tool Outputs: Evaluating and comparing AI tool outputs to inform productivity strategy.
• Personalized Roadmap for Scaling AI: Developing a personalized roadmap for scaling AI use across business functions.

Level 3

• Strategic Discovery and Process Mapping: Identifying where to automate and analyzing current operations to find high-value automation potential.
• Building Robust Automations: Turning logic into action by constructing workflows, integrating applications, and ensuring automations are robust and reliable.
• Leading AI Transformation: Scaling with confidence by measuring the business impact of automations, building compelling business cases, and implementing governance frameworks for safe scaling.

Skill Sprint Units

Each level of the Skill Sprint is structured into three key units, focusing on specific aspects of AI application and productivity enhancement.

Suitable For

The course is designed for professionals across industries who want to start using AI tools to boost everyday productivity. It is particularly suited for:

• Busy professionals looking to automate tasks and save time.
• Individuals feeling overwhelmed by their workload and seeking efficiency tools.
• Tech-curious people interested in practical AI applications for daily life/work.
• Entrepreneurs/Small Business Owners aiming to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
• Students wanting to enhance their research, writing, or study habits.
• Anyone looking to upskill and stay relevant by understanding practical AI tools.
• Content creators or marketers seeking AI assistance for ideation, drafting, or optimization.

Assessment

Skill Sprints are assessed by a pre-learning evaluation, a quiz after each unit, and a post-learning evaluation. These steps must be completed within 2 weeks after completing the last live session to receive the Skill Sprint badge.

Continuing Learning Journey

Upon completion of this Skill Sprint, learners can continue their learning journey by taking the next level of this Skill Sprint or browsing other Skill Sprints to build a bespoke learning experience that meets their exact needs. Additionally, they can explore the 40+ Professional Academy Diplomas and Certificates to take their career to the next level.