EU AI Act: Article 4
Already in Force. Organisations deploying AI must ensure staff have sufficient AI literacy.
Educational Programme Designed For Regulated Industries
Your team has seen the demos. The question your leadership team is now asking is harder: How does AI improve performance without compromising compliance, quality or audit-readiness?
This programme answers that question. In twelve hours, with frameworks your team can apply, document and defend.

The Programme At Glance

Governance Than Enables Adoption
Most AI training teaches tools in isolation. Teams learn to prompt, but not when to prompt.
They learn features, but not risk. The outcome is organisations that are technically active but strategically exposed, particularly in environments where governance is non-negotiable.
When Compliance Is Not Optional
Already in Force. Organisations deploying AI must ensure staff have sufficient AI literacy.
In Motion. General scheme, supervision and enforcement of AI systems.
Mapped · Ireland's Seven Principles. Aligned to QMS, change-control and validation frameworks.
Each module answers a single question most professionals cannot answer today. Together they form the analytical spine
From Blind Habit to Intentional Co-Partner
Does the human process matter here?
Participants audit their own work, calculate their AI time tax, and apply judgement before reaching for a tool.
The Intelligent Foundation
Can AI reliably do this?
Plain-English literacy that lets non-technical leaders evaluate vendor claims, internal proposals and risk exposure.
Trust by Design Does the governance allow it? EU AI Act, GDPR, NIST AI RMF and Ireland's Seven Principles; translated for professionals operating inside QMS and change-control environments.
Your AI Advantage
How do we make this sustainable?
Participants leave with a governed pilot plan; a real use case from their own role, ready for leadership sign-off.
Participants leave with four proprietary frameworks, that they can apply, document and teach.
Three operational questions to evaluate whether AI should be involved in any task.
Structured prompting that produces accurate, actionable outputs requiring minimal human refinement.
Practical commitments mapped to the regulations the team already operates within.
A one-page pilot brief that validates high-impact use cases and reduces risk before full implementation.
Yes. The programme is built for senior leaders and managers who need to make sound decisions about AI, not build it. Module 2, The Intelligent Foundation, gives participants the plain-English technical literacy to evaluate vendor claims, challenge internal proposals and assess risk exposure, without requiring a technical background. Sector specific updates
The programme is tool-agnostic and judgement-first, developed specifically for organisations where governance is non-negotiable. Module 3 — Trust by Design — maps EU AI Act requirements, GDPR, NIST AI RMF and Ireland's Seven Principles directly to the QMS, change-control and validation frameworks your team already operates within.
Each participant completes the ADOPT-AI Canvas — a one-page governed pilot brief built around a real use case from their own role. It is ready for leadership sign-off on the day. The programme also equips participants with three additional proprietary frameworks they can apply, document and teach internally.
The programme runs across four modules — twelve hours in total — delivered as two consecutive days or across two weeks, depending on what suits your organisation. Cohorts are capped at fifteen participants. Before delivering the programme; we assess your team profile, operational context and regulatory obligations.
Yes. The programme carries CPD accreditation and is available with 12 documented CPD credits for participants who require formal continuing professional development records. Standard completion is also available for organisations where CPD documentation is not a requirement.
12 Credits
CPD accreditation available for participants requiring documented continuing professional development hours.
Skillnet funding may apply for eligible Cork Chamber members.
Talk to our team about what a structured, bespoke programme looks like for your organisation.