AI & Automation — upskill the team you’ve already got
AI and automation skills are the single biggest gap we hear about from employers right now — and the biggest piece of good news is you probably don’t need to hire for it.
Level 4 AI & Automation Practitioner Apprenticeship (ST1512)
In March 2026, this standard was opened up to employers in every sector, not just tech and digital businesses. It trains existing staff to practically apply AI and automation tools inside their actual day-to-day roles — not a generic ‘intro to AI’ course.
Who it suits
- Operations and process teams looking to automate repetitive work
- Marketing, sales and customer service teams adopting AI tools
- Any business that keeps hearing “we should be doing more with AI” without a route to actually do it
Beyond the flagship
AI and automation isn’t just one apprenticeship standard — depending on your team, there are other funded routes covering automation, data and digital transformation skills. We’ll tell you which applies once we know your team.
Eligibility
Funding and eligibility depend on your business, your levy status, and your region — confirmed on a call, not guessed at on this page.
