Learning path
Board Member / NED
Boards that don't understand AI cannot provide adequate oversight — and are increasingly exposed as a result.
Practical · Fully funded until August 2026 · 7 courses available for this role
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Courses suited to your role
Ranked by how relevant each course is to the Board Member / NED function. Start with the highest-relevance courses for the fastest impact.
AI for Marketing Teams
How AI is changing paid media, content production, campaign reporting, and client strategy. Hands-on exercises using tools your team can start using immediately.
AI for Finance & Operations
AI applications in financial reporting, procurement analysis, workflow automation, and supplier management. Practical case studies drawn from real cost reduction engagements.
AI for Sales & Business Development
Prospecting, proposal writing, CRM enrichment, and pipeline reporting using AI tools. Focused on reducing the admin burden in a sales function without changing how clients are managed.
AI for Cost Reduction
A practical full-day course for operations, finance, and procurement teams. Covers how to use AI to identify cost overruns, benchmark supplier pricing, automate cost-reporting workflows, and build a repeatable cost-reduction programme. No prior AI experience required.
AI for Operational Performance
A full-day course for operations and general management teams focused on using AI to improve throughput, reduce processing times, and drive measurable performance gains — without increasing headcount. Covers workflow automation, capacity planning, and output quality improvement.
AI for Business Transformation
A two-day senior course for executives and heads of function who want to build an AI-enabled transformation programme covering both cost reduction and performance improvement simultaneously. Covers strategy, prioritisation, team capability, supplier evaluation, and programme governance.
AI Leadership & Governance
Designed for senior leaders making decisions about AI adoption. Covers build vs. buy, data governance, risk, regulatory direction, and how to evaluate AI vendors critically. No technical background assumed.
Progression
Your suggested learning path
Work through the three levels in order to build your AI knowledge systematically. There are no Foundation-level courses matched to this role — start at Step 2.
Step 1 — Foundation
Build foundational AI literacy — understand what AI is, what it can do, and how to use it safely.
No foundation-level courses matched for this role.
Step 2 — Practitioner
Apply AI tools to your specific function and build repeatable workflows that create measurable value.
Step 3 — Senior
Lead AI adoption strategically — governance, vendor evaluation, and organisation-wide transformation.
Outcomes
What you'll be able to do
Learning goals
- ✓Ask substantive questions about AI investment proposals at board level
- ✓Understand the governance obligations that apply to your board around AI
- ✓Identify the warning signs of poor AI governance in an executive team
- ✓Assess whether the AI strategy presented to you is credible and realistic
- ✓Provide informed, independent oversight of AI adoption without being a technologist
How AI helps in this role
- →Ask better questions about AI investment proposals before the board approves them
- →Understand the governance obligations your board carries around AI
- →Recognise the risk signals of poor AI governance before they become crises
- →Challenge AI vendor claims and implementation plans effectively
- →Provide informed oversight of the CEO's AI strategy
Curriculum
Topics worth exploring
Key AI subject areas that appear in the courses recommended for this role.
Subject areas
Typical responsibilities
- Providing independent oversight and challenge to the executive team
- Representing shareholder and stakeholder interests in board decisions
- Reviewing and approving major investment and strategic decisions
- Overseeing risk management and governance frameworks
- Ensuring governance standards are maintained across the business
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All courses are fully funded by Coaley Peak until 31 August 2026 — there's no cost to you or your organisation.
Standard rate £650 + VAT per person per day after August 2026.
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Last modified: 24 March 2026
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