Levy-funded AI apprenticeships for London employers. 100% funded through the Apprenticeship Levy or 95% co-funded for SMEs.
London's position as a global financial and technology capital creates unparalleled demand for AI-skilled professionals. The Square Mile and Canary Wharf house the world's leading banks, insurers, and asset managers, all racing to deploy AI across trading, compliance, risk, and customer operations. Tech giants including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft operate major UK headquarters here, alongside thousands of AI-native startups across Shoreditch, Kings Cross, and the South Bank.
Healthcare trusts across the capital, from Guy's and St Thomas' to Imperial College Healthcare, are implementing AI in clinical workflows, diagnostics, and patient operations. The creative industries, from advertising agencies on Charlotte Street to broadcasters in White City, are adopting generative AI at pace. Yet London employers consistently report that AI talent is their most acute skills gap.
AI apprenticeships let London employers build that capability using funding they're already paying. Levy-paying employers (annual pay bill over £3 million) use their existing levy pot. Smaller employers access 95% government co-funding, paying just 5% of training costs. Teams across the City, Canary Wharf, West End, and beyond can train together online with no travel disruption.
London's banks, insurers, and asset managers are racing to deploy AI across trading, compliance, risk assessment, and customer operations. Apprenticeships help analysts, operations teams, and compliance officers automate workflows.
Global tech headquarters and thousands of startups. Apprenticeships help engineers, product managers, and operations teams build AI-powered solutions at scale.
London's world-leading hospitals are implementing AI in diagnostics, patient scheduling, and clinical operations. Apprenticeships help clinical and administrative teams deploy AI responsibly.
Advertising agencies, broadcasters, and production companies adopting generative AI for content creation, campaign optimisation, and audience analytics.
Central and London government organisations deploying AI for policy analysis, citizen services, and transport optimisation.
Leading law firms and consultancies adopting AI for document review, contract analysis, due diligence, and advisory services.
For first-line managers who need to use data and AI tools to make better decisions, improve team performance, and lead change.
The core hands-on programme. Build, test, and deploy AI and automation solutions using Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, or Google Workspace AI. No coding required. 15 months, fully levy-funded.
Three Level 5 apprenticeship units, AI Strategy, AI Governance, and AI Transformation, built for senior leaders. 8–12 weeks per unit, no EPA, up to £2,250 combined funding per leader. TESS Group is one of the first approved providers.
For HR, L&D, and people managers. Embed AI into recruitment, performance management, workforce planning, and employee engagement.
Operational excellence through AI. Supply chain optimisation, process automation, quality improvement, and operational analytics.
Advanced programme for technical specialists. Machine learning engineering, neural networks, NLP, and responsible AI at scale.
Interactive training via Zoom or Teams. Your team joins from their desks in London. No travel, no disruption.
For employers who prefer face-to-face, we deliver at your London offices. Same programme, same quality.
Every learner gets a dedicated skills coach who understands their role, industry, and goals.
Yes. Any employer paying the Apprenticeship Levy (annual pay bill over £3 million) can use their existing levy funds. This includes the major banks, tech companies, NHS trusts, and professional services firms across London. TESS Group delivers remotely across all London boroughs. Non-levy employers access 95% government co-funding, paying just 5% of training costs.
No. Apprenticeship training can be delivered remotely by any DWP-approved provider in England. TESS Group is Ofsted Good-rated and delivers live, interactive training via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. There is no requirement for your provider to have a physical office in London.
For banks and insurers, the AI & Automation Level 4 covers process automation, compliance analytics, and workflow optimisation. For senior leadership, the AI Leadership Pathway (Level 5) builds strategic AI capability. For quantitative teams, the AI & ML Fellowship Level 6 covers machine learning engineering.
Absolutely. Because training is delivered live online, team members in the City, Canary Wharf, the West End, South Bank, and any London borough can join the same cohort. No travel required.
Every TESS programme includes up to five qualifications: the apprenticeship standard, Microsoft Certifications (AI-900 or MS-900), NCFE Digital Qualifications, vendor-specific credentials (Google AI Essentials, Power Platform), and a portfolio of workplace evidence.
New cohorts start every 4-6 weeks. From initial enquiry to your first learner starting, the typical timeline is 2-4 weeks, depending on your internal sign-off process and DAS setup.
Whether you want to test AI apprenticeships with a small pilot or roll out across your London team, we make it simple.
London is the densest concentration of AI-adopting employers in the UK. Financial services, professional services, media, life sciences, public sector, retail, and consumer brands all run head offices in the capital, and almost every London employer of 50+ is either already running AI pilots or trying to. The challenge is rarely access to the technology; it is finding leaders who can set the strategy, run the procurement and governance, and actually deliver the transformation. That is what the AI apprenticeships TESS delivers in London exist to solve.
Three reasons London employers choose AI apprenticeships specifically: (1) The Apprenticeship Levy is already deducted from your payroll, so the training is £0 net cost. (2) Apprenticeships are workplace-embedded — your learner applies the new skills to your actual problems, not generic case studies. (3) The deliverables are real organisational artefacts (AI Strategy on a Page, Governance Framework, 90-Day Transformation Plan) that move your AI agenda forward as the apprenticeship runs.
TESS runs AI apprenticeships across all London boroughs and is the preferred provider for several of the city's largest employers, including the NHS, Transport for London, the Financial Times and Clarins.
Live online cohorts run monthly. Most London learners attend from their office desk or home, with cohort live days replacing the day they would otherwise spend on email triage. For closed cohorts (8+ from one London employer), TESS can deliver in-person at your London site, blend remote and on-site, or run as half-day formats over a longer calendar to fit board diaries.
Multiple cohorts of senior leaders trained across operations, technology, and customer experience teams.
Editorial and commercial leaders upskilled on AI strategy and responsible AI adoption.
London-based marketing, retail and digital teams building AI capability across the consumer journey.
Plus 60+ other UK employers including NHS England, EDF Energy, DPD, National Highways, Covea Insurance, University of Kent and SKF. See the full client list →