5 Saturdays. 5 practical AI courses. 35 live hours.
- 3 – 31 October 2026
- Every Saturday, 9:00 am–4:00 pm Sydney time
- 100% live instructor-led online
AI is moving from experiment to everyday work
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how organisations write, analyse, communicate, research, make decisions and deliver work. But access to AI tools does not automatically create AI capability.
Professionals need to understand how AI works. They need to know how to use generative AI effectively. They need to communicate with AI more precisely. Organisations need appropriate governance. And leaders need to prepare people, processes and teams for an AI-enabled workplace.
The RANIA AI Leadership & Workplace Transformation Series brings those capabilities together into one structured five-week professional-development journey.
- Understand AI.
- Use AI.
- Prompt AI.
- Govern AI.
- Lead AI.
Five Saturdays. One complete AI journey.
Take the full series, or book any workshop on its own.
AET-110 AI Fundamentals for Business Leaders
Understand enough about AI to lead decisions about it.
Designed for managers, executives, business owners and professionals who need strategic AI literacy without becoming technical specialists.
You will explore
- What artificial intelligence actually is
- Machine learning and generative AI
- Foundation models and large language models
- What AI can and cannot currently do
- Business opportunities created by AI
- Automation versus augmentation
- Identifying valuable use cases
- AI investment considerations
- Organisational AI readiness
- Data and capability requirements
- AI risk
- Build versus buy decisions
- Questions leaders should ask vendors and internal teams
Develop an initial AI Opportunity Map for your organisation or business function.
AET-201 Generative AI in the Workplace
Move from occasional AI use to practical workplace application.
Explore how tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and other generative AI platforms can improve everyday professional work.
You will explore
- Generative AI fundamentals
- Selecting the right tool
- Writing and rewriting
- Research and summarisation
- Email and professional communication
- Meeting preparation
- Reports and executive briefs
- Brainstorming and ideation
- Document analysis
- Data analysis
- AI-assisted decision support
- Workflow design
- Fact-checking AI output
- Hallucinations
- Confidentiality
- Human review
- Responsible workplace use
Build an AI-Enabled Workplace Workflow for a recurring professional task.
AET-202 Prompt Engineering for Productivity – Intensive
Stop guessing what to type into AI.
Learn structured approaches for producing clearer, more consistent and more useful outputs from generative AI tools.
You will explore
- Why prompts succeed or fail
- Anatomy of an effective prompt
- Goal and task definition
- Role prompting
- Context
- Constraints
- Input information
- Output formats
- Examples
- Zero-shot prompting
- Few-shot prompting
- Structured prompting
- Prompt refinement
- Prompt chaining
- Decomposing complex tasks
- Critiquing AI output
- Research prompts
- Analysis prompts
- Writing prompts
- Decision-support prompts
- Reusable prompt templates
- Building personal and team prompt libraries
- Protecting confidential information
- Evaluating output quality
Create your own Professional Prompt Toolkit containing reusable prompts for real workplace tasks.
AET-301 AI Governance, Ethics & Responsible Use
Use AI without creating unmanaged organisational risk.
AI creates opportunities, but it also introduces questions around privacy, security, accountability, bias, copyright, accuracy and appropriate use.
You will explore
- Responsible AI principles
- AI governance
- Accountability
- Transparency
- Human oversight
- Fairness and bias
- Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Confidential information
- Hallucinations and misinformation
- Copyright and intellectual property
- AI-generated content
- Third-party AI tools
- Shadow AI
- AI risk classification
- Use-case assessment
- Human-in-the-loop controls
- Vendor considerations
- Acceptable-use policies
- AI registers
- Roles and responsibilities
- AI incident management
- Monitoring and governance
Develop a basic AI Acceptable Use Framework and AI Risk Assessment.
AET-401 Leading AI-Ready Teams
AI transformation is ultimately a leadership challenge.
Learn how to build capability, redesign work, manage uncertainty and lead people through responsible AI adoption.
You will explore
- What an AI-ready organisation looks like
- Workforce concerns about AI
- Jobs versus tasks
- Automation versus augmentation
- AI-enabled role design
- Skills-gap assessment
- Reskilling and upskilling
- Workflow redesign
- Building confidence with AI
- Responsible experimentation
- Managing resistance
- AI champions
- Communities of practice
- Shadow AI
- Leadership communication
- Setting boundaries
- Measuring productivity
- Measuring business outcomes
- Moving from pilots to adoption
- Common AI transformation failures
Develop a 90-Day AI Adoption Roadmap for your team, department or organisation.
Complete the full series
The five courses have a combined standalone value of $2,195
$1,899
AUD — all five Saturdays. Save $296
Corporate AI capability package
AI capability should not sit with one employee. Organisations need shared understanding across managers, professionals and teams.
Enrol three or more employees into the full October series and receive our corporate cohort rate.
Minimum 3 participants · AUD $1,289 per participant
| Example: three participants | Amount |
|---|---|
| Normal individual series rate | $5,697 |
| Corporate team rate | $3,867 |
| Corporate saving | $1,830 |
Corporate participants receive the complete five-course series
- 35 hours of live instructor-led learning
- Five structured AI courses
- Digital learning resources
- Practical templates
- Prompt toolkit
- AI governance resources
- AI risk assessment tools
- AI adoption planning resources
- Course completion recognition
- Interactive Q&A with the trainer
What you will take away
This series has been designed around workplace application. Participants will develop practical outputs they can continue using after the course.
AI Opportunity Map
Identify and prioritise realistic AI opportunities.
AI Workplace Workflow
Use generative AI to improve a recurring professional process.
Professional Prompt Toolkit
Create reusable prompts for regular workplace tasks.
AI Governance Resources
Develop appropriate-use and AI risk-management foundations.
90-Day AI Adoption Roadmap
Turn AI learning into a practical implementation plan.
Who should attend?
The series is suitable for:
- Business leaders
- Executives
- Managers
- Team leaders
- Project and program managers
- Business analysts
- Consultants
- Technology professionals
- Cybersecurity and risk professionals
- Governance and compliance professionals
- HR and people leaders
- Business owners
- Professionals responsible for digital transformation
- Anyone expected to lead or support AI adoption
No programming background is required.
Meet your trainer
Naveed Ali
Naveed Ali is an experienced technology, cybersecurity and governance professional with more than 25 years of enterprise IT experience.
His professional background spans IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, governance, audit, risk management and technology transformation, with experience across major enterprise technology environments.
He holds qualifications in Computer Systems Engineering and Information Technology, and professional credentials including CISA, CISSP and Certified Enterprise Architect.
Naveed’s work increasingly focuses on the organisational implications of artificial intelligence, including AI strategy, generative AI, prompt engineering, governance, responsible adoption and workforce transformation. He is also the author of two books on artificial intelligence:
His training approach brings technology, business, governance and people together. Rather than treating AI as simply another software tool, the program addresses the questions organisations increasingly need to answer:
- Where should we use AI?
- How can employees use it productively?
- How do we improve the quality of AI output?
- What risks need to be controlled?
- How should AI be governed?
- How do leaders prepare people and processes for change?
Complete October schedule
| Date | Course | Time | Duration | Standalone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct 2026 | AET-110 AI Fundamentals for Business Leaders | 9:00 am–4:00 pm | 7 hrs | $399 |
| Sat 10 Oct 2026 | AET-201 Generative AI in the Workplace | 9:00 am–4:00 pm | 7 hrs | $449 |
| Sat 17 Oct 2026 | AET-202 Prompt Engineering for Productivity – Intensive | 9:00 am–4:00 pm | 7 hrs | $399 |
| Sat 24 Oct 2026 | AET-301 AI Governance, Ethics & Responsible Use | 9:00 am–4:00 pm | 7 hrs | $449 |
| Sat 31 Oct 2026 | AET-401 Leading AI-Ready Teams | 9:00 am–4:00 pm | 7 hrs | $499 |
| Total | 35 hrs | $2,195 |
Series pricing
- Combined standalone value: $2,195
- Complete individual series: $1,899
- Corporate teams: $1,289 per person — minimum 3 participants
All prices AUD . All five workshops are delivered live online.
Frequently asked questions
Is the training self-paced?
No. All five workshops are live and instructor-led online, allowing participants to interact directly with the trainer.
What time are the classes?
Every Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Sydney time.
When does the program run?
Five consecutive Saturdays: 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 October 2026.
Do I need technical or programming experience?
No. The series focuses on business, workplace, governance and leadership application rather than programming.
Can I attend only one workshop?
Yes. All five courses can also be purchased individually.
What is the full-series price?
$1,899 . The five standalone courses have a combined value of $2,195.
Is there a corporate rate?
Yes. Organisations enrolling at least three participants into the complete series pay $1,289 per participant .
Will I receive evidence of completion?
Participants receive completion recognition for the courses they successfully attend.
Five Saturdays can change how you approach AI at work.
Understand it. Use it. Prompt it. Govern it. Lead it.
- 3–31 October 2026
- Every Saturday
- 9:00 am–4:00 pm Sydney time
- 100% live online
RANIA Digital Academy
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Please note. Course content, public dates, delivery modes, learning hours and launch prices are indicative and may be updated. Please confirm current details at the time of enrolment. Prices are in Australian dollars. GST is not currently applicable.
RANIA Academy courses are non-accredited professional development. They are not nationally recognised qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework, and RANIA Academy is not a CPD-accrediting body. Many professional bodies accept self-directed learning as CPD — check whether yours accepts this course and how it counts the hours.