Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Business and Creatives - Online Courses - Adult Learning

Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) can boost your productivity and streamline everyday tasks, without needing any technical background. Spark your creativity!

This hands‑on course introduces the essentials of prompt writing, creative content generation and some simple automation tools used in many modern workplaces and creative industries.
This is a friendly and accessible course with a small group and real examples you can use straight away.

 Learning Outcomes 

• Write clear prompts to generate ideas, text, visuals, and simple digital content. 

• Use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support business tasks such as planning, marketing, research, and admin. 

• Apply safe, ethical, and practical approaches when using artificial intelligence (AI) for creative or work projects.

 Entry Requirements
No previous artificial intelligence (AI) or technical experience needed.  Basic ability to use a smartphone or computer.  This is an online course, so you will need a laptop or PC with access to the internet and be able to use Teams. Ideal for beginners, small‑business owners, freelancers, and curious creatives.

 What to Bring
This is an online course, so you will need a laptop or PC with access to the internet and be able to use Teams. Reading glasses if needed and a notebook and pen if you wish to take notes.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.