Major changes to apprenticeship funding from April 2026. Understand the new rules and what they mean for your organisation.
Learn More →Where most AI initiatives stall. Lead AI-enabled change that actually sticks. Manage the workforce impact honestly. Communicate to teams, peers, executives and regulators in language they'll act on. Walk away with a 90-day Transformation Plan, Pilot Charter and Workforce Impact Assessment your sponsor will sign.
Three working artefacts. A 90-day plan with named owners and milestones. A pilot charter you can run on Monday. A workforce impact assessment your CHRO will recognise. All ready for sponsor sign-off by Day 4.
Most AI projects don't fail technically. They fail at delivery, at workforce communication, at scaling. This unit is built around exactly those failure modes, and uses your real initiative as the case study.
Six concrete capabilities mapped to AU0011, phrased the way transformation directors and programme leads actually speak.
30 guided learning hours per AI Apprenticeship Unit, however you want them. Most learners join an open cohort. Closed cohorts (8+ from your organisation) get fully customised delivery.
Same content. Same outcome. Choose what works for your people.
One full day a week for four weeks, alongside the day job. The most popular format.
Four consecutive days, deep immersion. Best for leaders who want it done.
Half-days, evenings, two-day blocks, split delivery across sites, whatever fits your operating rhythm. Tailored examples, exercises and case studies pulled from your team's actual context.
You don't need to be on the exec to take this. Anyone with autonomy to shape AI direction in their area or function fits the brief, and that's how closed cohorts of 8+ become realistic across your organisation.
Coachy is the Claude-powered AI tutor we built specifically for apprenticeship learners. Every TESS L5 AI Apprenticeship Unit comes with Coachy in your learners’ pockets — so when they’re drafting their AI Strategy on a Page at 9pm, or stress-testing a Risk Register before their next session, they’re not stuck waiting until the next live day.
Every unit is mapped to the frameworks that matter most in UK regulated and public-sector contexts. Not generic "responsible AI" hand-waving.
We've delivered AI training across every major UK sector. Every closed cohort gets tailored use cases, regulators and language from your team's actual world. Not generic frameworks.
Clinical workflow automation, patient data governance, AfC-aligned role redesign, NHS England assurance.
Council AI use cases, UK AI Playbook in practice, transfer-levy mechanics, citizen-trust frameworks.
Safeguarding-first AI, KCSiE alignment, exam-board evidence, AI for academic and admin staff.
Model risk management, FCA AI guidance, customer-outcomes evidence, audit-ready governance.
Predictive maintenance, supplier ecosystem impact, ISO 42001 alignment, Industry-4.0 reskilling.
Grid optimisation, asset management AI, OFGEM assurance, supplier governance, sustainability reporting.
Routing & optimisation, predictive ops, customer experience, ORR / DfT assurance, last-mile automation.
Confidentiality-first AI, SRA / ICAEW guidance, client-data governance, document intelligence at scale.
Customer experience automation, supply-chain forecasting, marketing AI, in-store productivity.
Fundraising AI, beneficiary safeguarding, grant-funder reporting, low-code automation for small teams.
… and any sector where AI leadership matters. Talk to us about your context →
Every provider in the UK delivering these new units charges the same £750 per unit. You're choosing on depth, format and proof. Not price.
The only UK AI apprenticeship provider with a Claude-powered AI tutor included. 24/7 between sessions, embedded in the platform, ready when your leaders are.
Most enterprises have already standardised on Copilot, Gemini, or Claude variant. A growing number now run Anthropic Claude as well. Your learners arrive on day one in their actual tooling. No other UK provider offers all three vendor variants at the £750 funded tier.
72% distinction rate on TESS AI apprenticeships vs ~33% UK average. We publish the number. Most competitors don't.
All major providers deliver these new units at the same £750-per-learner funding cap. The differences are in format, depth, frameworks named, and what you actually leave with. The five rows below summarise the major UK providers offering these units in 2026 (anonymised), data pulled from each provider's own public pages.
| Provider | Format | Day-by-day shown | Named deliverable | Frameworks named | Vendor variant | AI tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESS Group | 3 ways: 4 wks · 4-day sprint · closed-cohort custom | Yes, full day-by-day per unit | 3 named outputs (one per unit) | EU AI Act, NIST RMF, ISO 42001, UK Playbook, ICO, OECD | Microsoft, Google, or Claude | Coachy (Claude-powered) |
| A leading Cambridge-based data & AI provider | Undisclosed | 3 phases (vague) | In a news article only | "Responsible AI" generically | None | Proprietary platform |
| A major IT training brand | 5-day rigid block | No | None | None named | None | None |
| A regional digital training provider | 12 weeks online | No | "Real workplace outputs" (generic) | None | None | None |
| A digital apprenticeship platform | 1–16 wks vague | No | None | None | None | None |
| A boutique online apprenticeship provider | ~4 wks online | 3 themes | None | None | None | None |
Take the fit assessment to see if Unit 3 maps to where your AI delivery is now, or talk to us about running a closed cohort built around your real initiative.