Three AI Apprenticeship Units
that turn AI talk into AI delivery.
Strategy. Governance. Transformation. Three Level 5 AI Apprenticeship Units (AU0009 / AU0010 / AU0011) for leaders, managers and AI champions across your organisation. Each unit £750 fully funded via the Apprenticeship Levy. £2,250 for the full pathway.
Three named deliverables, one per unit
- Your AI Strategy on a Page, signed off by your sponsor
- Your AI Governance Framework + Risk Register + Vendor Selection Guide
- Your 90-Day Transformation Plan + Pilot Charter + Workforce Impact Assessment
- Aligned to EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, UK AI Playbook
- Choose your stack: Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, or Claude
Take just one AI Apprenticeship Unit. Or pair them.
Most clients pick Unit 1 to set the AI direction, or pair Unit 1 with Unit 3 for strategy plus delivery. Take all three only if the full leadership pathway is the right fit. Each unit stands alone at £750 fully funded.
AI Strategy & Opportunity
- Foundations & Opportunity Mapping
- Use-Case Viability & Risk
- Vendor & Horizon Scanning
- Strategy Synthesis & Stakeholder Engagement
AI Adoption, Procurement & Governance
- AI Solution Evaluation & Procurement
- Risk, Ethics & Regulatory
- Governance Frameworks & Compliance
- Human Oversight & Adoption
AI Delivery & Organisational Transformation
- AI Change Lab, Leading Transformation
- Workforce & Ecosystem Impact
- Risk, Audit, Compliance & Monitoring
- Storytelling, Communication & Scaling
Pick how your AI Apprenticeship Unit runs.
30 guided learning hours per AI Apprenticeship Unit, however you want them. These Level 5 units sit alongside our wider AI apprenticeship hub covering Levels 3 to 6. Most learners join an open cohort. Closed cohorts (8+ from your organisation) get fully customised delivery.
Three ways to run it
Same content. Same outcome. Choose what works for your people.
4 weeks, 1 day per week
One full day a week for four weeks, alongside the day job. The most popular format.
4-day intensive sprint
Four consecutive days, deep immersion. Best for leaders who want it done.
Fully customised for your organisation
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.
- Format flexed to your calendar (no fixed dates)
- Use cases pre-built from your real workstreams
- Sector-specific frameworks and regulators
- Group sponsor onboarding for your exec
AI Apprenticeship Units designed for everyone in your organisation with influence over AI decisions.
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.
The AI tools your leaders will use across these AI Apprenticeship Units.
Every TESS AI Apprenticeship Unit gets delivered in your real enterprise tooling. We run the units in a Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, or Anthropic Claude track, with cross-platform exposure to the major AI assistants leaders need to know.
Meet Coachy — your learners’ AI tutor, 24/7 between sessions.
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.
- Always-on coaching: assessment prep, framework recall, prompt practice — on demand, between live days.
- Trained on the L5 AI standards: Coachy knows AU0009/10/11 inside out, including the Skills England KSBs.
- Safe by design: employer-controlled, no data leakage to public models, audit-trail friendly.
- Built on Anthropic Claude: the same model used as a vendor variant inside the unit itself.
AI Apprenticeship Units, tailored to your sector and your job.
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.
NHS Trusts & Healthcare
Clinical workflow automation, patient data governance, AfC-aligned role redesign, NHS England assurance.
Local Government & Councils
Council AI use cases, UK AI Playbook in practice, transfer-levy mechanics, citizen-trust frameworks.
Multi-Academy Trusts & Education
Safeguarding-first AI, KCSiE alignment, exam-board evidence, AI for academic and admin staff.
Financial Services
Model risk management, FCA AI guidance, customer-outcomes evidence, audit-ready governance.
Manufacturing & Engineering
Predictive maintenance, supplier ecosystem impact, ISO 42001 alignment, Industry-4.0 reskilling.
Energy & Utilities
Grid optimisation, asset management AI, OFGEM assurance, supplier governance, sustainability reporting.
Transport & Logistics
Routing & optimisation, predictive ops, customer experience, ORR / DfT assurance, last-mile automation.
Professional Services & Legal
Confidentiality-first AI, SRA / ICAEW guidance, client-data governance, document intelligence at scale.
Retail & Consumer
Customer experience automation, supply-chain forecasting, marketing AI, in-store productivity.
Charities & Third Sector
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 →
Three reasons UK leaders choose TESS for AI Apprenticeship Units.
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.
Coachy AI Tutor
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.
Three vendor variants: Microsoft, Google, or Claude
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.
Published outcomes
72% distinction rate on TESS AI apprenticeships vs ~33% UK average. We publish the number. Most competitors don't.
Honest comparison: TESS AI Apprenticeship Units vs the UK peer set.
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 |
AI Apprenticeship Units: straight answers.
What's the difference between the three AI Apprenticeship Units?
Can I take just one?
Who's actually eligible?
How does the £750 funding work?
What's the difference between an open and a closed cohort?
How is the unit assessed?
What's Coachy?
How quickly can we start?
Ready to put your team through these AI Apprenticeship Units?
Take the 2-minute fit assessment to see which unit (or all three) maps to your organisation's stage. Or talk to a TESS learning advisor about a closed cohort for 8+ from your team.