Build AI capability across your workforce with levy-funded training
We equip your people and organisation to do meaningful work in an AI-centric world. Delivering capability that sticks, with real-world application from day one.
What we're hearing
The AI adoption challenges facing organisations today
AI is a board priority. But strategy sits in decks, not workflows.
You’ve rolled out tools like Copilot. Usage is inconsistent. You’re under pressure to do more with less. And roles are changing faster than your people can keep up.
These aren’t new jobs. But the skills inside them are completely different now.
How we help
Levy-funded apprenticeship programmes that embed AI into real roles
Our AI-enhanced apprenticeship programmes embed AI into real roles, at scale. Not abstract training. Not generic workshops. Role-specific capability that delivers measurable gains in productivity and performance.
Whether you’re upskilling your existing team or bringing in new talent, our programmes work. They’re funded through your apprenticeship levy – or we can help arrange levy transfer if you need it. Minimum cohort of 10 for bespoke AI tools integration.
AI apprenticeship programmes overview
Levy-funded corporate training for key business roles
Our business and leadership programmes are designed for non-technical teams who want to work smarter, lead with more confidence and get ahead of the changes AI is bringing to their roles.
Each programme is levy-funded, delivered remotely and built around real workplace application from day one.
Whether you're developing administrators, customer service professionals or senior improvement specialists, we embed AI into the learning so your people build skills that stick.
AI-Enhanced Data Analytics Programme – Level 4
Data Analyst Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We turn existing analysts into AI-enabled data professionals who deliver insight faster and more independently.
What's covered:
- Data collection and sources.
- Data quality and validation.
- Data analysis techniques.
- Data modelling and warehousing.
- Tools and software including Excel, SQL, and Power BI.
- Data visualisation and storytelling. Data governance.
- Programming fundamentals with Python.
- Project management.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- Building reliable data pipelines with AI-supported tools.
- Automated error detection and monitoring.
- Machine learning for trend analysis.
- AI-assisted coding with Pandas AI
- Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Copilot for validation and dashboards.
AI-Enhanced Business Administration Programme – Level 3
Business Administrator Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We turn admin and support roles into AI-enabled productivity engines.
What's covered:
- Understanding your organisation.
- Stakeholder management.
- Relevant regulations and policies.
- IT skills and digital tools.
- Document production and quality.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Planning and organisation.
- Project management.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-enabled document drafting and proofreading.
- Automated compliance checking.
- AI-supported prioritisation and scheduling.
- Stakeholder identification and communication tools.
- Project planning and tracking with AI.
AI-Enhanced Customer Service Programme – Level 3
Customer Service Specialist Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We help customer teams use AI to resolve queries faster while improving experience.
What's covered:
- Knowing your customers.
- Understanding the organisation and its products.
- Regulations and legislation.
- Systems and resources.
- Communication skills.
- Teamwork and personal organisation.
- Dealing with difficult situations.
- Equality and diversity.
- Continuous improvement.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- CRM-embedded AI to analyse customer history and anticipate needs.
- Predictive models to flag dissatisfaction risks.
- AI-driven analysis of service workflows.
- Conflict resolution practice with AI.
- Trend analysis to identify systemic issues and drive improvement.
AI-Enhanced AI & Automation Practitioner Programme – Level 4
Artificial Intelligence and Automation Practitioner Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop practitioners who can identify, design, and implement AI and automation solutions that deliver real business value.
What's covered:
- Responsible automation in an organisational context.
- Discovering automation opportunities in real processes.
- Workforce impact and change readiness analysis.
- Feasibility, risk and viability assessment.
- Evaluating AI and automation tools and platforms.
- Designing human-centred automation solutions.
- Facilitating solution design workshops and co-creation.
- Configuring low- and no-code automations. Building integrated and advanced automation workflows.
- Testing, validation and safe deployment.
- Governance, assurance and auditability.
- Training, enablement and user support.
- Change management, adoption and ongoing support.
- Monitoring, optimisation and value realisation.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- Identifying and validating automation opportunities using AI-supported process analysis and feasibility assessment tools.
- Designing human-centred automation solutions with AI-assisted prototyping, documentation, and collaborative design support.
- Evaluating AI tools, platforms, and vendors for organisational fit, scalability, governance, and long-term value.
- Building and integrating automations using low- and no-code tools, APIs, connectors, and cloud-based services.
- Testing solutions for reliability, security, accessibility, fairness, and compliance using structured evaluation methods.
- Supporting governance, assurance, and auditability through AI-enabled documentation, risk assessment, and oversight processes
AI-Enhanced Quality Mastery Leadership Programme - Level 4
Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship
12 months + End-Point Assessment
We turn quality professionals into AI-enabled improvement leaders who can identify, diagnose and resolve issues at speed.
What's covered:
- Quality principles, culture and regulatory context.
- Process mapping, SIPOC and variation analysis.
- Data collection, measurement and performance metrics.
- Root cause analysis tools and problem-solving frameworks.
- Quality tools, techniques, auditing and inspection.
- Customer focus, voice of the customer and CTQs.
- Risk assessment, compliance and quality governance.
- Continuous improvement cycles and change management.
- Project delivery, reporting and benefits tracking.
- Quality assurance, control plans and sustainability.
- Leadership skills and personal effectiveness.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-driven quality performance analysis to highlight recurring defects and patterns across teams.
- Automated root cause hypothesis generation and historical issue validation.
- AI-supported process map analysis to identify bottlenecks, waste and inefficiency.
- Risk scoring and audit data analysis to surface high-priority compliance concerns.
- AI-assisted project tracking, performance monitoring and delivery reporting.
- Personalised leadership development insights and EPA preparation support.
AI-Enhanced Foundation Business and Leadership Programme - Level 3
Business Administrator Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We build confident, AI-enabled business professionals who can communicate clearly, lead small initiatives and get things done.
What's covered:
- Organisational awareness, purpose and structure.
- Professional communication and stakeholder management.
- Document production, record-keeping and quality.
- Decision making, problem solving and analytical thinking.
- Planning, organisation and workload management.
- Project management foundations.
- Business fundamentals, policies and regulations.
- IT and digital tools.
- Customer and stakeholder relationship management.
- Improvement techniques and leading change.
- Leadership mindset and personal effectiveness.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-assisted document drafting, formatting and quality checking using Copilot.
- Automated task organisation, scheduling and workload prioritisation tools.
- AI-supported project planning, milestone tracking and status reporting.
- Stakeholder insight extraction from communications and interaction data.
- Multi-option problem-solving and decision support using LLM-based tools.
- Personalised leadership reflection, behavioural feedback and development planning.
AI-Enhanced Operational Excellence and Leadership Foundations Programme - Level 3
Improvement Technician Apprenticeship
14 months + End-Point Assessment
We equip operational professionals with the continuous improvement skills and AI tools to reduce waste, solve problems and lead change.
What's covered:
- Continuous improvement foundations and Lean principles.
- Process mapping, analysis and waste identification.
- Problem definition, scoping and prioritisation.
- Data collection, measurement and basic statistics.
- Root cause analysis tools and hypothesis testing.
- Lean tools and techniques including 5S and standard work.
- Problem-solving and improvement cycles (PDCA, DMAIC basics).
- Customer focus and voice of the customer.
- Change management, communication and buy-in.
- Project delivery, monitoring and reporting.
- Sustainability, control planning and embedding improvements.
- Leadership in CI and personal effectiveness.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-powered process analysis to identify inefficiency, bottlenecks and waste.
- Automated generation of alternative process flows for efficiency comparison.
- AI-enhanced root cause exploration and hypothesis validation using historical data.
- Voice-of-customer data analysis to surface themes and recurring service issues.
- AI-assisted change impact analysis and resistance pattern identification.
- Project performance monitoring and risk flagging using Copilot.
AI-Enhanced Project Leadership Mastery Programme - Level 4
Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop project professionals who can plan, lead and deliver complex initiatives with AI embedded into every stage of the project lifecycle.
What's covered:
- Project management foundations, governance and lifecycle.
- Project planning, scope definition and WBS.
- Scheduling, estimating and resource management.
- Risk, issue identification, mitigation and change control.
- Budgeting, cost tracking and financial reporting.
- Quality management and continuous improvement in projects.
- Stakeholder management and communications planning.
- Procurement, contract management and supplier selection.
- Project leadership, team dynamics and motivation.
- Project monitoring, reporting and governance dashboards.
- Agile and adaptive project approaches.
- Personal effectiveness, ethics and professional behaviours.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-driven project planning, scheduling optimisation and dependency identification.
- Automated risk generation and mitigation strategy comparison by likelihood and impact.
- AI-assisted cost data analysis and spend optimisation recommendations.
- Stakeholder needs summarisation and tailored communication planning using AI.
- Real-time project performance monitoring and dashboard reporting with Copilot.
- Agile sprint and iteration analysis to identify improvement areas and delivery patterns.
AI-Enhanced Strategic Improvement and Leadership Programme - Level 5
Improvement Specialist Apprenticeship
14 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop specialist improvement leaders who can drive complex, cross-functional change and align operational performance to strategic goals.
What's covered:
- Advanced continuous improvement philosophy and Lean and Six Sigma overview.
- Value stream mapping and end-to-end systems thinking.
- Advanced data analysis and data-driven decision making.
- Complex problem definition, hypothesis testing and prioritisation.
- Lean tools for specialist practice: flow optimisation and visual management.
- Change leadership, stakeholder management and behavioural dynamics.
- Customer-centric improvement, VOC and service design.
- Project leadership, governance and strategic communication.
- Financial and strategic impact: cost-benefit analysis, ROI and benefits tracking.
- Sustainability, capability building and continuous control.
- Leadership in continuous improvement and senior influence.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-driven analysis of complex end-to-end systems to identify flow and design improvements.
- Advanced data interpretation to support strategic decisions and executive reporting.
- LLM-based multi-hypothesis generation and solution pathway comparison.
- AI-supported change impact analysis and stakeholder resistance pattern identification.
- Cost-benefit simulation and ROI scenario modelling with AI tools.
- Leadership behaviour analysis and strategic performance monitoring.
Mastering Information and Data Management Programme - Level 4
Information Manager Apprenticeship
24 months + End-Point Assessment
We build information professionals who can govern, manage and leverage data as a strategic asset with AI tools that improve accuracy, compliance and insight at scale.
What's covered:
- Information management principles and data lifecycle.
- Information governance, GDPR, FOI and legal compliance.
- Data and information quality management.
- Information systems, architecture and integration.
- Records and document management: classification, retention and disposal.
- Information security, risk management and incident response.
- Data analysis, dashboards and reporting.
- Information sharing, collaboration and interoperability.
- Digital transformation, automation and workflow optimisation.
- Project and programme support for information initiatives.
- User-centred information services and accessibility.
- Information strategy and organisational alignment.
- Advanced governance, assurance and audit.
- Knowledge management and organisational learning.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-powered governance and compliance risk identification by scanning documents for GDPR and data protection issues.
- Automated data quality detection: identifying missing, duplicate and inconsistent records.
- AI-supported system architecture mapping and integration gap analysis.
- Intelligent document classification, retention scheduling and lifecycle management.
- LLM-based insight generation from datasets to support strategic information decisions.
- Knowledge capture optimisation and improved sharing practices using AI tools.
Digital and Tech Apprenticeship Programmes
Our digital and tech programmes develop the technical talent your organisation needs to build, manage and scale in an AI-first world.
From software developers and data analysts to machine learning engineers and cyber security specialists, each programme is levy-funded and designed to produce job-ready professionals who can hit the ground running.
AI is woven into every programme so your tech teams aren't just keeping up, they're leading the way.
Digital Product Manager Programme - Level 4
Digital Product Manager Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop product managers who combine user insight, data and AI tools to define, deliver and scale high-performing digital products.
What's covered:
- Product lifecycle management and strategic planning.
- User research methods, personas and inclusive design.
- Product delivery, MVP principles and iterative development.
- Agile and backlog management using tools such as Jira.
- Stakeholder management and communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Data-driven product management: KPIs, OKRs and A/B testing.
- Risk, security, GDPR compliance and product governance.
- Live product management, performance monitoring and optimisation.
- Roadmapping, budgeting and sustainable product strategy.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-driven ROI modelling, cost-benefit simulation and product value analysis.
- Automated user feedback analysis and persona generation from behavioural data.
- AI-assisted backlog prioritisation, user story refinement and delivery risk prediction.
- Stakeholder sentiment analysis and tailored report and presentation generation.
- Trend identification, anomaly detection and predictive product performance analytics.
- Horizon scanning and strategic opportunity identification using AI tools.
DevOps Engineer Programme - Level 4
DevOps Engineer Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop DevOps engineers who automate delivery pipelines, embed security and use AI to build faster, more reliable systems.
What's covered:
- DevOps principles, culture and ways of working.
- Source control, Git and collaborative development practices.
- Continuous integration and automated testing (CI/CD, TDD).
- Cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code and deployment strategies.
- Monitoring, observability and incident diagnosis using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Security and risk management embedded into DevOps (DevSecOps).
- Architecture, systems thinking and API integration.
- Continuous improvement, retrospectives and team collaboration.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-driven delivery workflow analysis to identify pipeline delays, bottlenecks and failure points.
- Automated code review and early test coverage gap detection.
- AI-assisted infrastructure performance optimisation and cloud cost management.
- Anomaly detection in logs and predictive system failure alerting.
- Automated vulnerability identification in code, dependencies and CI/CD pipelines.
- Team productivity analysis and AI-supported communication and knowledge-sharing tools.
Data Analyst Programme - Level 4
Data Analyst Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We turn data professionals into AI-enabled analysts who surface insight faster, communicate clearly and drive evidence-based decisions.
What's covered:
- Data foundations, lifecycle and governance frameworks.
- Data collection, extraction and preparation using SQL, APIs and Python.
- Data cleansing, transformation and quality validation.
- Data analysis techniques: descriptive, diagnostic and trend analysis.
- Data modelling, warehousing and architecture.
- Data tools and programming: Excel, SQL, Power BI and Python.
- Data visualisation, storytelling and accessibility.
- Statistics and predictive analytics.
- Business insight, stakeholder engagement and problem solving.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-powered governance monitoring: automatically flag compliance risks and track data lineage. .
- Automated anomaly detection, data cleansing rules and transformation pipeline management.
- AI-driven pattern recognition and hypothesis generation across complex datasets.
- AI-assisted dashboard validation, narrative storytelling and audience-specific reporting.
- Predictive modelling and statistical validation with AI tools.
- Automated business insight mapping to KPIs and data-driven decision frameworks.
Software Developer Programme - Level 4
Software Developer Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop software professionals who write clean, maintainable code and use AI tools to build, test and ship better software faster.
What's covered:
- Software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile ways of working.
- Programming fundamentals: algorithms, logic, data structures and debugging.
- Software design, architecture and design patterns.
- Databases, data modelling and integration techniques.
- Testing and quality assurance: unit, integration and system testing.
- Development practices and tooling: Git, CI/CD, coding standards.
- UI design principles, user experience and accessibility.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-assisted coding tools for suggestion, refactoring and early bug detection.
- Automated test generation and failure point prediction to improve quality assurance.
- AI-supported software design validation and architecture pattern recommendation.
- Database query optimisation and schema improvement using AI analysis tools.
- CI/CD pipeline enhancement and code review automation.
- User experience analysis and accessibility improvement recommendations.
Machine Learning Engineer Programme - Level 6
Machine Learning Engineer Apprenticeship
20 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop machine learning engineers who can frame, build, deploy and maintain AI systems that solve real business problems responsibly and at scale.
What's covered:
- ML problem framing and business alignment.
- Data engineering, ETL and feature engineering for ML.
- Model development and algorithm selection.
- Model evaluation, bias analysis and explainability.
- MLOps: CI/CD for ML, model versioning and lifecycle management.
- Security, governance, compliance and ethical AI frameworks.
- Cloud deployment, containerisation and scaling.
- Monitoring, drift detection and model retraining.
- Advanced ML techniques: deep learning, NLP, computer vision and transformers.
- ML strategy, innovation and business impact.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AutoML tools for hyperparameter optimisation, model comparison and performance improvement.
- AI-driven feature engineering, pipeline generation and data quality detection.
- Bias detection, model explainability and fairness evaluation using AI frameworks.
- Automated MLOps pipeline monitoring, drift alerting and retraining triggers.
- AI-supported compliance, governance oversight and regulatory risk identification.
- Research acceleration, emerging trend identification and innovation pathway analysis.
AI Data Specialist Programme - Level 7
AI and Data Scientist Apprenticeship
20 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop AI and data leaders who combine advanced analytics, responsible AI and technical depth to drive strategy and deliver transformational outcomes.
What's covered:
- AI and data science foundations: ML techniques, NLP and computer vision.
- Data engineering, pipelines and scalable architecture.
- Advanced analytics, statistical modelling and experimentation.
- Data product development and iterative delivery.
- Ethics, governance, bias mitigation and responsible AI.
- High-performance computing, cloud platforms and distributed processing.
- Communication, stakeholder engagement and data storytelling.
- Research methodologies, hypothesis testing and innovation.
- AI strategy, leadership and organisational impact.
- Advanced AI application: APIs, automation, real-time systems and deployment.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI to assess problem feasibility, recommend ML approaches and optimise solution design.
- Intelligent pipeline architecture with automated bottleneck identification and scalability planning.
- Advanced model performance comparison, bias detection and optimisation using AI tools.
- Infrastructure performance prediction, resource management and cost optimisation.
- Ethics and compliance monitoring with AI-driven oversight of governance frameworks.
- Research acceleration, AI-generated hypothesis development and innovation pathway analysis.
Digital Accessibility Specialist Programme - Level 4
Digital Accessibility Specialist Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop accessibility specialists who embed inclusive design across digital systems and use AI to test faster, identify barriers and drive lasting change.
What's covered:
- Accessibility foundations: disability types, user impact and inclusive design principles.
- Standards and compliance: WCAG, legal frameworks and conformance levels.
- Accessible design and development using HTML, CSS and ARIA.
- Assistive technologies: screen readers, speech tools and compatibility.
- Accessibility testing, audit methods and evaluation techniques.
- Communication, stakeholder engagement and accessibility training delivery.
- Security, live system operations and accessibility incident management.
- Accessibility strategy, governance, policy development and continuous improvement.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI simulation of user accessibility needs, barriers and real-world interaction scenarios.
- Automated WCAG scanning, compliance checking and audit report generation.
- AI-powered UI accessibility recommendations during design and development.
- Screen reader compatibility testing and colour contrast issue detection.
- Personalised accessibility training content and knowledge gap identification.
- Long-term accessibility maturity tracking and strategic initiative recommendations.
Cyber Security Technologist Programme - Level 4
Cyber Security Technologist Apprenticeship
16 months + End-Point Assessment
We develop cyber security professionals who can detect, analyse and respond to threats and use AI to stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape.
What's covered:
- Networking and systems fundamentals: protocols, operating systems and vulnerabilities.
- Cyber threats and attack techniques: vectors, threat intelligence and exploits.
- Security tools and technologies: SIEM, monitoring systems and detection platforms.
- Risk assessment, governance frameworks, compliance and audit.
- Cryptography, encryption, key management and data protection.
- Incident response, digital forensics and recovery planning.
- Secure system design: architecture, controls and threat modelling.
- Security culture, awareness campaigns and continuous improvement.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- AI-driven network anomaly detection and emerging threat prediction.
- Automated vulnerability identification in code, systems and third-party dependencies.
- Intelligent SIEM analysis: reducing false positives and correlating events across systems.
- AI-assisted risk modelling, governance gap identification and audit analysis.
- Incident triage, timeline reconstruction and AI-generated response recommendations.
- Security culture assessment and targeted training pathway recommendations using AI.
Short Course Apprenticeship Programmes
Not every organisation needs a full apprenticeship programme. Our short course gives leaders a focused, practical introduction to working with AI, covering the tools, mindset and skills needed to drive performance in an AI-enabled workplace.
AI-Enhanced Leadership - Level 5
Short Course
6 to 16 weeks + Assessment (TBC)
Full course details are pending government confirmation. The below reflects current information.
We give leaders the practical AI skills and strategic mindset to drive performance, lead with confidence and build AI-enabled teams.
What's covered:
- AI tools and applications for leadership and decision-making.
- Leading AI-enabled teams and managing change. .
- Strategic use of AI to drive organisational performance.
- Responsible AI leadership, ethics and governance.
- Embedding AI into everyday workflows and culture.
AI-enhanced learning includes:
- Hands-on application of AI tools including Microsoft Copilot for planning, communication and insight.
- AI-supported decision-making frameworks and scenario analysis.
- Practical tools for monitoring team performance and identifying development opportunities.
- Personalised leadership reflection and development planning using AI prompts.
Why AI apprenticeships work
The business case for levy-funded upskilling
- Funded differently. Use your levy – or we can arrange levy transfer if you need it.
- Role-specific. Training aligned to actual job responsibilities, not generic content.
- Embedded capability. Skills that stick because they’re applied in real work from day one.
- Upskill or hire. Works for developing or augmenting your existing team.
- Measurable impact. Faster adoption, stronger teams, productivity gains you can see.
Why choose La Fosse Academy?
Your AI apprenticeship training partner
We’ve trained tech talent since 2007. We already have the curriculum, the training team, and the experience.
What sets us apart is how we approach it. We take the time to understand your organisation and your challenges. We tailor our programmes to your priorities, and your people. And we combine deep tech expertise with a human, holistic approach to learning.
Our partners see faster adoption, stronger teams, and measurable gains in productivity and revenue. We sit at the heart of people and technology, translating possibility into performance.
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