Leadership and Management: Digital Transformation Bootcamp

Funded places are available through government and combined-authority Skills Bootcamps; the full course is otherwise £5,000, with payment plans and scholarships. Funded cohorts currently run online and in Hull & East Yorkshire, Norwich & Norfolk and Ipswich & Suffolk; check your nearest location page, as places are first-come, first-served.

No. It’s designed for leaders and managers from any background, no coding and no prior AI knowledge. You’ll start with what machine learning and AI actually are, then focus on how to lead their adoption. If you can run a team or a function, you have the foundation you need.

It’s a Level 5 leadership programme about driving digital and AI change in your organisation. Over 10 weeks (one day a week, plus an immersive leadership retreat) you’ll cover the essentials of machine learning and large language models, the human role in AI, the models of innovation and transformation, and how to work effectively with AI, leaving able to embed AI adoption ethically and with a robust AI policy.

Because most change efforts, and most managers, are underprepared: around 70% of digital transformations fall short of their objectives (BCG/McKinsey), and 82% of UK managers became managers without any formal management or leadership training, so-called “accidental managers” (CMI). Structured leadership training closes both gaps, and with the UK wage premium for AI skills tripling to 34.2% in 2025 (PwC), leaders who can direct AI adoption are increasingly valuable.

The course is mapped to a Level 5 qualification (foundation-degree standard), but the course is not accredited; this is due to the frequency we update the course content with AI advancements. We map KSBs to IFATE standards at an equivalent level and utilise RARPA to recognise and reward progress and attainment within the course.

Team leaders, managers and senior staff responsible for how their organisation adopts new technology, including “accidental managers” promoted on merit without formal training, and leaders who need to set a safe, consistent standard for AI use across their people (relevant to EU AI Act Article 4, in force since 2 February 2025).

It runs 10 weeks, part-time, one day per week, online or at a funded regional cohort, and includes an immersive in-person leadership retreat. Sessions are live and instructor-led, so you learn alongside other leaders, not through videos alone.

Book a call and we’ll talk through fit, funding eligibility and upcoming dates, or download the curriculum from the course page. In a funded region? Check that location page for availability.