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.
Google & Trustpilot
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Not practitioners or senior executives
Lead your team into AI confidently. Build automations, coach your people, become the go-to AI champion.
Optimise rotas and workflows with AI. Reduce admin burden and free your team for what matters.
Build AI capability in your area. Identify quick wins, automate tasks, drive measurable improvements.
Apply AI to project delivery. Streamline communications, track progress with dashboards.
Fast-track your management career with AI mastery plus CMI Level 3 credential.
Build coaching skills alongside AI mastery. Develop your people while driving transformation.
At no extra cost — the qualification stack no competitor matches
Your people leaders graduate with five industry qualifications on top of their Level 4 apprenticeship. This is the qualification stack no competitor can match.
First-line leadership credential from CMI. Practical skills for team leaders. Pathway to professional membership.
Coach team members through AI change. Build coaching culture. Support individual development.
Data visualisation, modelling, data-driven decision making.
Systematic prompt design, chain-of-thought, multi-model awareness.
Copilot, responsible AI, business applications.
| 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 |
Designed for team leaders at the front line
Structured in 5 phases, each module builds practical AI leadership skills for your team:
Coaching models, AI vision-setting, ethical frameworks. M1: AI-Ready People Leader, M2: Leading Through Change, M3: Coaching Fundamentals.
Team-level workflow mapping, quick wins, business impact quantification. M4: Spotting Opportunities.
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.
CMI L3 Leadership & Coaching, Copilot mastery, AB-730 exam. M9–M11: AI Governance, Managing Risk, Developing Your People.
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.
Market-first AI apprenticeship for team leaders
Only provider with AI + CMI L3 Leadership + Coaching. No competitor offers this combination.
Dedicated 1-to-1 support throughout. Your coach understands team leadership challenges.
Cohorts begin every month. No waiting. No long intake cycles.
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."
Contact us to discuss how we can embed CMI-accredited leadership and AI skills across your front-line teams.