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AI for People Leaders

The UK's first AI apprenticeship for team leaders and supervisors. Build team-level AI capability, earn CMI Level 3 leadership and coaching credentials — no coding required.

CMI L3 Included
5 Qualifications
15 Months
5Qualifications
15Months
0Coding

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👔Team Leaders

Lead your team into AI confidently. Build automations, coach your people, become the go-to AI champion.

Shift Managers

Optimise rotas and workflows with AI. Reduce admin burden and free your team for what matters.

📊Section Leaders

Build AI capability in your area. Identify quick wins, automate tasks, drive measurable improvements.

📋Project Coordinators

Apply AI to project delivery. Streamline communications, track progress with dashboards.

🚀Aspiring First-Line Managers

Fast-track your management career with AI mastery plus CMI Level 3 credential.

🤝Team Coaches

Build coaching skills alongside AI mastery. Develop your people while driving transformation.

Ideal Learner Profile

  • Team leader, supervisor, or first-line manager
  • Curious about AI but no coding background
  • Wants real, practical skills fast
  • Seeks formal credentials (CMI L3)
  • Ready to lead AI adoption
  • Values peer cohorts and accountability
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Your people leaders graduate with five industry qualifications on top of their Level 4 apprenticeship. This is the qualification stack no competitor can match.

★ LEADERSHIP

CMI L3 Management & Leadership

First-line leadership credential from CMI. Practical skills for team leaders. Pathway to professional membership.

★ COACHING

CMI L3 Coaching & Mentoring

Coach team members through AI change. Build coaching culture. Support individual development.

CORE

NCFE L3 Certificate in Data

Data visualisation, modelling, data-driven decision making.

★ TESS

NCFE L3 CQ: AI Prompt Mastery

Systematic prompt design, chain-of-thought, multi-model awareness.

MICROSOFT

AB-730 AI Business Professional

Copilot, responsible AI, business applications.

TESS vs Typical Provider

Accredited Qualifications 1–2 at best ✓ 5
CMI Leadership Credential ✓ CMI L3
CMI Coaching & Mentoring ✓ CMI L3
Microsoft AI Certification ✓ AB-730
Fully Funded Self-fund ✓ £0

Structured in 5 phases, each module builds practical AI leadership skills for your team:

Phase 1 (Months 1–3)

People Leadership & AI Foundations

Coaching models, AI vision-setting, ethical frameworks. M1: AI-Ready People Leader, M2: Leading Through Change, M3: Coaching Fundamentals.

Phase 2 (Month 4)

Operational Opportunity Identification

Team-level workflow mapping, quick wins, business impact quantification. M4: Spotting Opportunities.

Phase 3 (Months 5–8)

Building AI Capability

AI Prompt Mastery CQ, NCFE Data L3, no-code automation, business case development. M5–M8: Your AI Toolkit, Data-Driven Decisions, Making the Case, Piloting.

Phase 4 (Months 9–12)

Governance, Leadership & Coaching

CMI L3 Leadership & Coaching, Copilot mastery, AB-730 exam. M9–M11: AI Governance, Managing Risk, Developing Your People.

Phase 5 (Months 13–15)

Your Team's AI Roadmap & EPA Preparation

Apply everything to a real AI project in your team. Build your evidence portfolio, demonstrate measurable front-line improvement, and prepare for Gateway and End-Point Assessment.

Key Differentiators

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Market First

Only provider with AI + CMI L3 Leadership + Coaching. No competitor offers this combination.

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Real Skills Coach

Dedicated 1-to-1 support throughout. Your coach understands team leadership challenges.

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Monthly Rolling Starts

Cohorts begin every month. No waiting. No long intake cycles.

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Employer Engagement

We work with your HR and line managers to embed AI projects back in your teams.

"TESS Group transformed how our team leaders think about technology. The coaching module alone was worth its weight in gold."

— Programme Manager, FTSE 250 Retailer

Ready to Build Team AI Capability?

Contact us to discuss how we can embed CMI-accredited leadership and AI skills across your front-line teams.

📞 01604 210 500

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