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Level 6 Transformation Leader in the Age of AI Apprenticeship

Lead organisation-wide AI transformation with clear strategy, governance, measurable value and scalable adoption.

  • 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

Lead organisation-wide AI service transformation that is human-centred, governed, and outcome-driven.

IDEAL

IDEAL FOR

Department heads, transformation specialists, senior managers, product or ops leaders, business analysts, service designers, and C-suite executives.

FORMAT

FORMAT

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

LENGTH

  • Apprenticeship 15 + 3 months EPA
  • Instructor-led virtual 10 days
  • eLearning ~40 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 leadership programme for designing and embedding AI-enabled services with safety, inclusion and measurable value. You’ll learn how to run discovery, map needs and friction, prototype AI-assisted solutions, govern ethically, and lead the change from pilot to scaled service. 

The emphasis is people-first and service-first: aligning strategy, data, policy and capability so AI becomes everyday, auditable and value-tracked to help solve complex business problems.

Design AI-Enabled Services

Run discovery and prototypes to build services people trust and use.

Govern & Scale with Value

Manage risks, roles and measurement to scale AI safely and prove impact.

Who it’s for

Senior Leaders

Business owners, C-suite, and leaders across product, ops, customer service, HR, finance and change.

Scaling Organisations

Organisations moving from pilots to designed, governed AI services.

Teams Needing a Framework

Teams aligning outcomes, risks, roles and measurement in one approach.

Lead organisation-wide AI service transformation that is human-centred, governed, and outcome-driven.

IDEAL

IDEAL FOR

Department heads, transformation specialists, senior managers, product or ops leaders, business analysts, service designers, and C-suite executives.

FORMAT

FORMAT

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

LENGTH

  • Apprenticeship 15 + 3 months EPA
  • Instructor-led virtual 10 days
  • eLearning ~40 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.

Business outcomes

A prioritised AI roadmap that gives your organisation a clear starting point and a logical path forward.

Smarter workflows and redesigned processes that translate into faster, more reliable services.

Confident AI adoption underpinned by solid governance, clear controls and defined accountability.

Tested pilots with results you can measure and a scalable plan built around what actually works.

Better collaboration across leadership, IT and frontline teams working towards shared goals.

A continuous improvement pipeline with outcomes tracked and progress visible at every stage.

Why act now

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IBM CDO Study 2025: 81% of data leaders now prioritise investments that accelerate AI capabilities and initiatives
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Deloitte Tech Trends 2026: Breakthrough firms move beyond pilots to measurable outcomes with modular architectures and embedded governance.
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BCG 2025: organisations that lead on AI transformation achieve 1.7x more revenue growth and 3.6x greater shareholder returns than laggards, yet only 5% of companies are truly future-built. BCG.

What you’ll learn

Discovery to decision

Run fast discovery to surface needs, risks and leverage points; prioritise with value vs. feasibility

Service design with AI

Blueprint target journeys, define human-in-the-loop, inclusivity and safety checks

Prototyping to pilots

Gain practical knowledge to frame hypotheses, analyse test data, measure performance metrics and data plans, and take proofs into value-tracked pilots.

Governance & ethics

Align to acceptable use, fairness, transparency and auditability; consider equality and accessibility impacts.

Operating model & change

Define roles, comms, coaching routes and release discipline.

Measurement & dashboards

Set baselines, KPIs and telemetry; report usage, time and £ value and quality outcomes.

Scaling & embedding

Codify patterns, playbooks and communities; manage portfolio, risks and reinvestment decisions.

Life Power Skills

AI-aware critical thinking, human-AI collaboration, responsible innovation, confident communication, and reflective leadership. Plus other soft skills for leading AI change to meet business needs.

Delivery options

Training & certification

This course is available through three delivery routes, each shaped around different schedules and ways of learning. Regardless of which one you choose, you will work towards the same recognised outcome.

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
CMI - Chartered Management Institute

Completion time
15 months

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
10 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
~40 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

AI Consulting and Training (ACT)

From AI ambition to organisation-wide transformation

This Level 6 AI Transformation Leader course can be delivered as part of ACT, e-Careers’ AI Consulting and Training solution.

ACT helps organisations move from AI 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, strategic priorities, governance gaps, capability needs and transformation opportunities.

Where the audit shows that your organisation needs senior leadership capability, this Level 6 pathway can help leaders design AI-enabled services, prioritise transformation activity, govern risk and scale measurable change across the business.

Training linked to strategic business value

Through ACT, this course is not delivered as generic AI leadership training. It is aligned to your strategy, operating model, service journeys and measurable transformation goals.

The audit helps identify where senior leaders can create the most value, including:

  • AI strategy and transformation priorities
  • Service redesign and workflow improvement
  • Governance, accountability and risk controls
  • Pilot-to-scale planning
  • AI adoption across departments
  • Data, policy and capability gaps
  • Value-tracked roadmaps
  • Executive dashboards and impact reporting

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, automation or dashboard, then measure improvement through before-and-after reporting. This means transformation activity is linked to evidence, such as time saved, cost reduction, better service performance, improved quality or stronger adoption.

Once value is proven, successful pilots can be scaled through governance, leadership playbooks, adoption plans and ongoing measurement.

This connects senior leadership development to measurable AI transformation, rather than treating strategy, training and implementation as separate activities.

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

How is this Level 6 different from Level 4 Leader and Specialist?

This Level 6 AI Transformation Leader programme focuses on service-level transformation and governance across functions. It’s less hands-on with low-code builds and more about designing journeys, setting guardrails, measuring outcomes and scaling change. Level 4 programmes focus more on practical workflow automation, role-based AI adoption, and hands-on implementation.

Do I need technical skills or coding?

Does the programme include ethical and inclusive AI?

What deliverables will we leave with?

Can we tailor the content to our sector and strategy?

Which apprenticeship standard does this map to?

What’s the time commitment, and who should sponsor?

How do you measure success?

How does ACT fit with this programme?

Can we integrate our internal policy and risk frameworks?

Will this help us move beyond pilots?

What do Levels 3, 4 and 6 mean in the UK?