Don't Get Left Behind: How to Master AI and Boost Your Career

Daily use of AI has doubled over the past 12 months. The technologies give individuals more freedom to focus on what’s important to their job by automating mundane tasks and speeding time-to-insights. According to McKinsey, "The value of AI comes from rewiring how companies run." 

But value isn’t realised by simply adopting AI technologies. AI is complex. Without knowing how to use it properly, understand the use cases for it, or consider the risks it can introduce to a business, the AI reality won’t live up to expectations.

So, do you understand how to apply AI to your role?

AI Anxiety Risks Derailing Transformation

Because AI has evolved to be one of the fastest user-adopted technologies, it’s difficult to keep up with the pace of change. Less than a quarter of employees (23%) feel “very” or “somewhat” comfortable using AI in their roles, with over three-quarters (77%) feeling “lost”.

When you’re not confident about how to use AI, you risk using it in a way that has negative ethical, moral, legal, or security implications. An over-reliance on technology is also known to make individuals feel lazy and question their worth to their employer, which promotes fear about AI replacing roles. Alternatively, if you don’t know what the tech can do in detail, it can cause feelings of inadequacy, frustration, or worries about how the technology is making decisions.

From a business perspective, your employer may be concerned about losing some of their best people through employee churn. As well as fears over increased risk, not using AI to its full potential, and missing out on lucrative opportunities. 

Right now, this anxiety is causing a massive disconnect between management expectations around AI in the workplace and how employees actually use AI day-to-day. And it stems from one critical oversight: lack of training.

A Guaranteed Path Towards Learning How to Use Cutting-Edge Technologies While Gaining Real-World Experience

Employees are demanding AI training/upskilling because building practical AI knowledge helps them to confidently engage in digital transformation projects.

According to the World Economic Forum, “Companies of all sizes should look to deploy inclusive AI skilling initiatives at scale and at every level…That is not just in the interest of the employee, but of the company, given that the cost of hiring a new worker can be as much as seven times that of upskilling an existing employee.”

Upskill via apprenticeships, and you’ll become familiar with current technologies, as well as possess the skills to adapt to future innovations and trends. It means you instantly become a valuable source of knowledge for your current employer. And if/when you choose to move on, you’re instantly more marketable - 71% of leaders would hire a candidate with AI skills over those with more conventional experience. 

At Cambridge Spark, we set the gold standard – always first to market with courses that develop new data and AI skills. To date, we’ve supported 4,000+ learners through apprenticeships to progress their careers. And our learners achieve a 99.5% pass rate with 70%+ distinction/merit grades, compared to an industry average of just 33%.

With each programme, you’ll gain access to our online learning platform, EDUKATE.AI, to practice your skills and accelerate training outcomes. You can also join our community to network and learn from your peers. And at all times, you are supported by our expert lecturers, technical mentors, and professionally trained coaches. 

Introducing the AI Transformation Pathway

If you’re serious about adding AI skills to your repertoire to futureproof your career, the AI Transformation Pathway will serve you well. Allowing you to learn at your own pace, with each programme building on your previously learned knowledge, you’ll develop critical skills in AI literacy, ethical leadership, agile delivery, and product innovation. 

Whether you're just starting your AI journey or scaling your influence across your organisation, these programmes offer a clear path forward.

AI Champion (L3): develop skills to identify, implement, and champion AI technologies across your organisation. This programme will prepare you to support colleagues and work effectively with AI tools, so you become a pivotal change agent in your workplace's AI transformation.

AI Transformation Specialist (L4): master the skills to leverage AI responsibly and drive accelerated business outcomes by developing expertise to analyse business processes, translate user requirements into AI-driven products, and implement ethical AI practices.

Digital Product Manager (L4): understand the impact of AI on products and learn how to develop user-centric digital products across the entire product lifecycle.

AI Leader (L5): gain the skills to execute on the overall vision, manage your organisation’s AI transformation, drive responsible AI, deliver ROI, and build AI literacy.

Discover more…

In this webinar, we explore how Cambridge Spark’s AI Transformation Pathway enables you to engage with AI, lead innovation, and design impactful digital solutions without needing a heavily technical background. Watch on-demand to:

• Explore how each programme builds AI awareness, strategic thinking, and digital delivery skills.
• See how learners grow into transformation and innovation roles, without technical experience.
• Hear how you’ll be supported throughout your journey with expert mentors, coaches, and flexible online learning.

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