Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship
Computing & Digital Technologies
AI and Automation Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeship (CertHE)
An 18-month part-time apprenticeship that teaches you to apply AI and automation to real business problems using low-code and no-code tools.
Overview
What You'll Study
Overview
This apprenticeship prepares you to use artificial intelligence and automation to solve real business problems in a way that delivers measurable value. Rather than focusing on complex coding, you will learn to apply AI using practical low-code and no-code tools, and develop the professional judgement to decide when a process is right for automation, manage the ethical, data and governance questions it raises, and bring colleagues with you through the change.
The programme is delivered jointly by Salford Business School and the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Environment, so you build technical and business thinking side by side. Please note this apprenticeship is subject to academic approval.
What you will do
- Identify opportunities to apply AI and automation to improve business processes
- Design and implement workflows using low-code and no-code AI tools
- Apply prompt engineering to get effective results from generative AI
- Support organisational change, including stakeholder engagement and training
- Evaluate AI solutions for ethics, risk, governance and real-world impact
How you will learn
Teaching combines live online sessions, in-person workshop days on the Peel Park campus, guided independent study and projects applied directly to your own workplace. Assessment is through practical, work-based coursework such as projects, reports, presentations and reflective journals.
Entry requirements
GCSE English Language and Maths at grade 4/C or above, or equivalent. You should be employed in a role where AI and automation are becoming relevant, such as operations, administration, IT, project management or business analysis. A technical background is not required.
Fees and funding
The programme costs £18,000, covered by your employer and/or the government through apprenticeship funding. Next enrolment: May 2027.
Why study with The GMIoT?
- Frequent exposure to the workplace through employer visits, guest speakers, live industry briefs and placement opportunities
- Access state-of-the-art, industry-standard equipment and facilities
- GMIoT courses are specifically designed with employer partners
What You'll Study
AI, Data and Generative AI Foundations
AI Systems Implementation
Change Management and Adoption
AI and Organisational Transformation