Information and Booking
Trainer: Corndel and Imperial College Executive & Professional Education
Cost: The course fee of £18,000 is fully funded by Imperial’s Growth and Skills Levy, and there is no cost to the individual or department. The standard cancellation policy will apply.
Duration: 17 months
Starts: Launches on Monday 19 April 2027, various groups online
Book your place on the briefing session on Thursday 11 February 2027, 10.00 – 11.00.
Overview
Business Impact with AI is one of four new AI Academy programmes designed to equip staff with the technical skills and confidence to use Artificial Intelligence. This programme is for people managers or staff who work in a strategic role that involves business process transformation.
Delivered over 17 months, the course will build your knowledge of AI fundamentals, allowing you to identify and implement solutions that align with departmental and institutional goals. Key themes include:
- Ethical AI decision-making
- Generative and agentic AI fundamentals
- Data fundamentals for leaders
- Leading change, managing AI projects and stakeholder engagement
- Business process transformation with AI
Delivery will include 11 monthly interactive virtual workshops with Corndel practitioners, coaches, and AI specialists, bringing together practical expertise in business transformation, AI adoption and organisational change.
You will also attend monthly 1-1 sessions with a specialist coach, undertake guided self-learning, and bite-sized practical projects. Learning is complemented by a special masterclass programme delivered by Imperial academics on themes such as Scaling Generative AI and Digital Transformation.
As such, this course is a unique opportunity to access leading-edge thinking in Artificial Intelligence and technology.
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The programme is open to Imperial staff working at grade 3b or above who manage people and/or work in a strategic role that involves business process transformation.
You should have access to AI tools in your work role and will be involved in planning for AI integration in your area.
However, your primary role will not be creating and managing major automations (staff in more specialist digital and machine learning roles might wish to consider our Automation with AI or Applied AI Engineering programmes)
Applicants should:
- Be working at grade 3b or above.
- Be a people manager (i.e. have a direct report/s) or be working in a strategic role that involves business process transformation.
- Have access to AI tools at work and want to build confidence in their use.
- Be involved in planning for AI integration in your area.
- Have approval from your line manager to participate.
- Be ready to commit to the minimum learning requirement (approximately one day per week) and discuss with your manager how this can be balanced with operational demands.
- Have enough time remaining on your contract of employment to complete the programme in full (at least 17 months from the course start date).
- Have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of your programme and an eligible residency status (please refer to Annex A: Residency Eligibility Criteria in the Apprenticeship Funding Rules for further information).
- Not currently be receiving any other direct/indirect funding from the Department for Education (e.g. student finance).
The programme is fully aligned to the Level 4 Business Analyst apprenticeship standard, and the course will incorporate units on:
- Business transformation in the AI era
- Ethical AI decision-making
- Data literacy for AI-enabled innovation
- Stakeholder engagement for AI change
- Requirements definition for AI solutions
- Business process transformation with AI
- Solution assessment and value realisation
- Leading change for AI transformation
- Project management for AI implementation
- Strategic implementation and business value
On successful completion, participants will gain a Level 4 Business Analyst apprenticeship, a nationally recognised qualification.
You will also become an Associate Alumnus of Imperial and have access to a range of alumni benefits.