After this training you can explain how AI and machine learning work, where generative AI makes sense, and which ethical, legal and data risks need attention. You can spot suitable uses in your organisation and structure a business case for them. The course suits you if you work in development, project or product management, leadership, consulting or change projects and want to contribute to AI decisions with confidence. You do not need to know how to code.
What you’ll take away.
- Explain key AI terms, its historical development and the types of AI
- Recognise ethical, legal and regulatory issues in using AI
- Describe supervised and unsupervised learning and why good training data matters
- Identify AI opportunities in an organisation and structure a business case
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Developers, project and product managers, leaders, change practitioners and consultants who want to assess and use AI in their organisation.
- Prerequisites
- BCS sets no formal entry requirements. The BCS Essentials Certificate in Artificial Intelligence is useful but not necessary.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 3 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
AI terminology, milestones and effects on society
Ethics, regulation and risk management
Robotics and machine learning as enablers of AI
Data: quality, risks, visualisation and model training
Generative AI and large language models
AI in the organisation: opportunities, stakeholders, business case and governance
The future of people and AI working together, plus exam preparation
You pick an AI use case from your own work and outline its benefits, stakeholders, data risks and a short business case.
Exams, licences & credentials
The course prepares for the BCS Foundation Certificate in Artificial Intelligence exam. BCS awards the certificate. The exam and fees are included only if confirmed in the offer. It is not an official BCS course unless the offer says so.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
What does the exam look like?
BCS lists a one-hour closed-book exam with 40 multiple-choice questions. You need 26 correct answers, which is 65 per cent, to pass.
Essentials or Foundation: where should I start?
Essentials gives you a quick overview. Foundation goes much further on data, regulation, generative AI and introducing AI in an organisation. If you are personally involved in AI initiatives, Foundation is usually the better choice.
Does BCS Foundation Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: understanding and introducing AI include a certificate?
The course prepares for the BCS Foundation Certificate in Artificial Intelligence exam. BCS awards the certificate. The exam and fees are included only if confirmed in the offer. It is not an official BCS course unless the offer says so.