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AI Level 3

Level 3 AI Productivity Professional Apprenticeship

Boost everyday productivity in Microsoft 365 using Copilot, prompts and workflow improvements  or start with our free ACT audit to identify whether this is the right training pathway for your team.

  • Apprenticeship Apprenticeship
  • Self-paced eLearning with tutor support Self-paced eLearning with tutor support
  • Instructor-led virtual Instructor-led virtual
  • Content customised by role Content customised by role
  • Life Power Skills included Life Power Skills included
  • Free AI audit availableFree AI audit available
  • No upfront cost automation build options availableNo upfront cost automation build options available

Work faster with Copilot, safely and measurably

IDEAL

IDEAL FOR

Microsoft 365 users who want to improve productivity with Copilot

FORMAT

FORMAT

  • Apprenticeship
  • Instructor-led virtual
  • Self-paced eLearning
LENGTH

LENGTH

  • Apprenticeship 14 + 3 months EPA
  • Instructor-led virtual: 5 days
  • eLearning: ~25 hrs
FUNDING

FUNDING

  • Apprenticeship 100% or 95% funded
  • Commercially funded

NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PROGRAMME FOR YOUR TEAM?

Start with our free AI Capability & Adoption Audit. In around 10 minutes per respondent, we assess your strategy, skills, systems and scale readiness, then recommend the right training, governance and automation priorities.

Overview

Overview

A practical, workplace-first AI apprenticeship level 3 or commercial programme for Microsoft 365 users with a Copilot licence who want to work faster, smarter and more safely across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and Power BI.

You’ll build real-world capability, with responsible use and measurable outcomes built in from day one.

Build Prompt Fluency

Use Copilot confidently on real documents, data, and meetings.

Workflow Automation

Turn repetitive tasks into simple, dependable workflows your team can repeat.

Who it’s for

Individual Contributors

Microsoft 365 users who want to save time on documents, emails, meetings, summaries and day-to-day admin, while using AI safely.

Team Leaders

Managers, coordinators and power users who need consistent AI working practices across a team.

Departments

Teams identified through our ACT audit as having repeatable Microsoft 365 workflows, quick-win productivity opportunities or readiness for pilot activity.

Work faster with Copilot, safely and measurably

IDEAL

IDEAL FOR

Microsoft 365 users who want to improve productivity with Copilot

FORMAT

FORMAT

  • Apprenticeship
  • Instructor-led virtual
  • Self-paced eLearning
LENGTH

LENGTH

  • Apprenticeship 14 + 3 months EPA
  • Instructor-led virtual: 5 days
  • eLearning: ~25 hrs
FUNDING

FUNDING

  • Apprenticeship 100% or 95% funded
  • Commercially funded

NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PROGRAMME FOR YOUR TEAM?

Start with our free AI Capability & Adoption Audit. In around 10 minutes per respondent, we assess your strategy, skills, systems and scale readiness, then recommend the right training, governance and automation priorities.

Outcomes

Outcomes

Get more done in Microsoft 365 in less time.

Cut admin time on emails, documents, meetings and follow-ups.

Respond faster to customers and internal requests.

Make fewer mistakes and mitigate risks with consistent ways of working and reusable templates.

Faster and better decision making with clear summaries, insights and next actions.

Create more capacity without hiring by removing repetitive tasks.

Keep Copilot use safe and consistent with simple rules and checks.

Prove the impact with easy before-and-after tracking of time and outcomes.

Spread good habits quickly using playbooks, prompt libraries and team champions.

Reduce day-to-day risk with clear guardrails, monitoring and simple audit trails.

Why act now

Why act now

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Workers could save 122 hours a year by adopting AI in admin tasks, says Google
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Since 2022, productivity growth has nearly quadrupled in AI-exposed sectors, which now see 3x higher revenue per employee growth than less exposed industries
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McKinsey 2025 survey: firms report use-case-level cost and revenue benefits; 64% say AI is enabling their innovation
What you’ll learn

What you’ll learn

Prompt strategies

Prompt strategies

Draft, transform, and summarise work across Microsoft 365 apps; build a reusable prompt library.

Copilot in practice

Copilot in practice

Apply Microsoft Copilot to documents, analyse data, email and meetings; communicate the value and limits of AI assistance and AI technologies.

Workflow improvement

Workflow improvement

Use simple automation patterns (Power Automate/Power Platform awareness) to reduce manual steps.

Data literacy & safety

Data literacy & safety

Handle sensitivity correctly (ethical considerations); check outputs for accuracy and ensure data quality; work within policy requirements.

Change skills

Change skills

 Explain the benefits of AI solutions to peers, share patterns, and contribute to a team playbook for consistent AI adoption.

Life Power Skills

Life Power AI Skills

Soft skills tailored for an AI-enabled workplace. Skills include AI-informed critical thinking, best-practice human-AI collaboration, a business- and AI-first team mindset, advocating responsible innovation, confident communication, and reflective learning. These skills help learners apply AI safely, ethically and effectively in the real world.

Which option fits you?

Training & certification

We offer three ways to complete this programme. Each route is designed to build practical AI productivity skills, with the format and depth adapted to the delivery option.

Apprenticeship

Delivery
At work training + projects & coaching

Ideal for
Employees based in England, where the employer will support on-programme learning and off-the-job study time

Certification Inclusions
City & Guilds
Optional: Microsoft

Completion time
15 months with weekly on-programme learning

Funding
95% to 100% UK govt. funded

Availability
Available in England only

Prerequisites
Eligibility checks apply (employment, off-the-job learning support, right to work, English/Maths per UK govt. funding rules)

Assessment
Practical project(s) + assessment

Support
Coach + tutor + account manager

Instructor-led virtual

Delivery
Live online sessions with an instructor, supported by practical projects and coaching

Ideal for
Ideal for teams needing hands-on training that they can apply directly to their roles in a very short period of time

Certification Inclusions
Verifiable digital badge & certification

Completion time
5 days (scheduled per client request)

Funding
Commercially funded

Availability
Available globally

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites

Assessment
Practical project(s) + assessment

Support
Instructor + cohort support

Self-paced eLearning

Delivery
Fully online and self-paced, with projects & tutor support

Ideal for
Teams looking for maximum flexibility to learn at their own pace and apply their learning quickly and effectively

Certification Inclusions
Verifiable digital badge & certification

Completion time
~25 hours of bite-sized, flexible learning

Funding
Commercially funded

Availability
Available globally

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites

Assessment
Practical project(s) + assessment

Support
Tutor Q&A

Tool requirements

Participants will need access to the paid software tools below. If your organisation is unable to provide them, we can arrange temporary licences on your behalf for an additional fee. Any other tools used during the course are accessible via free or trial accounts.

AI Consulting and Training (ACT)

From AI ambition to measurable productivity improvement

This Level 3 AI Productivity Professional course can be delivered as part of ACT, e-Careers’ AI Consulting and Training solution.

ACT helps organisations move from AI ambition or uncertainty to practical, measurable improvement by connecting five key steps:

Audit → Build → Train → Measure → Scale

It starts with a free AI Capability & Adoption Audit, worth £3,500 + VAT, which identifies your current AI readiness, training needs, governance gaps, priority teams and productivity opportunities.

Where the audit shows that Microsoft 365 and Copilot can help your people save time and work more effectively, this Level 3 pathway can train employees to apply AI safely and confidently in everyday tasks.

Training linked to real workplace outcomes

Through ACT, this course is not delivered as generic AI training. It is aligned to your people, tools, workflows and business priorities.

The audit helps identify where Microsoft 365 and Copilot can create the most value, including:

  • Document creation, summarising and formatting
  • Email drafting, thread summaries and follow-ups
  • Meeting notes, actions and next steps
  • Admin workflows and recurring manual tasks
  • Reporting updates and narrative summaries
  • Customer response support
  • Internal knowledge access from approved documents
  • Team prompts, templates and safe-use playbooks

Lower-risk route to measurable impact

ACT gives you a safer way to start. The audit is free, and where suitable workflow, automation or dashboard opportunities are identified, e-Careers can support implementation with no up-front build cost.

We agree the baseline first, build the workflow or automation, then measure the improvement through before-and-after reporting. This means impact is based on evidence, such as time saved, reduced manual effort, improved consistency, faster turnaround or better quality.

Once value is proven, successful ways of working can be scaled across more teams with the right training, templates, guidance and support.

This connects training to practical business improvement, rather than treating it as a standalone course.

No up-front implementation cost is subject to suitability and usually applies to agreed workflow, automation or dashboard builds, not fixed-fee training, policy development or general consulting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What practical tools are covered?

Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and Power BI) with Copilot; safe-use patterns, prompt strategies and workflow improvements. Power Platform awareness may be included for simple automations.

Do learners need a Copilot licence?

How quickly will we see impact?

Can we tailor the course to a department?

Is this suitable for SMEs and enterprises?

Is this programme mapped to an official apprenticeship standard?

Should we book this course first or start with the ACT audit?

What does the ACT audit tell us?

Can this course be customised after the audit?