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The European AI Act is here! As of 2nd Feb 2025 ALL educators, admin & support staff in European education are required to have been trained on AI.

I run training for educators, schools and colleges that will cover off the requirements, which will be enforced starting in August this year. The ACT also applies to many businesses too!

Email me today to schedule training &/or consultancy for your organisation!

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Europe's new AI Act - training requirements for educators and organisations

Joe is a recognised expert in AI, consulting, advising and training many educational institutions, companies and charities on how to implement and use AI effectively.

He is the author of 7 books on AI:

  • AI Governance in Irish Finance: A Practical Guide for Compliance and Innovation
  • Study smart with AI – 150 essential tools
  • 100 ways AI can help... Project Managers
  • 100 ways AI can help... Management Consultants
  • 100 ways AI can help... Photographers
  • Applying Artificial Intelligence to Close the Accessibility Gap: A practical handbook for educators & students
  • Innovative teaching with AI: Creative approaches to enhancing learning in education

Joe has a weekly LinkedIn newsletter on AI with over 3,200 subscribers, and advises UCD, The Institute of Bankers and The Royal Photographic Society on AI.

As well as educational, Govt, corporate & charity training, Joe teaches a Level 7 module for the Institute of Bankers on "Working effectively & responsibly with AI".

Joe offers various half-day sessions on different aspects of AI (see below), and can tailor sessions to your specific needs and also create longer courses. All sessions are kept bang up to date with the latest updates as they happen.

Joe Houghton's seven books on artificial intelligence

Courses available

My AI sessions are typically structured around a 3-hour online half-day. These can be delivered as stand-alone bookings or as a series, and all sessions can be tailored to your specific requirements so we add value to your staff and particular needs.

I'm also happy to create new sessions if there's an aspect of AI use you would like to explore that isn't on my existing session list.

Each session is grounded in a webpage produced in Notion (a fabulous AI tool that I highly recommend). This webpage gives all participants access to all the tools we use and explore during the session.

Sessions are highly interactive - I demonstrate the use of a tool or technique, then we break out and encourage participants to explore the tool themselves, then reconvene to discuss and learn from the group experience.

This experiential form of learning is very effective at transferring knowledge, overcoming fear and resistance to using new tech, providing an engaging and interactive learning journey for all.

Participant takeaways from an AI learning lab session

These make great CPD sessions

  • Introduction to AI (half day)
  • AI Prompting (half day)
  • Writing using AI (half day)
  • Presenting your work using AI (half day)
  • Research using AI (half day)
  • Assessment using AI (half day)
  • Using AI to create a learning session (half day)
  • Responsible use of AI (half day)
  • Microsoft Copilot for Business
  • Google AI for business & education
  • Vibe coding - a new way to create
  • Add a chatbot to your website
  • How to stop over-teaching in a post-AI world
  • Full Level 7 academic module - Working effectively & responsibly with AI

Contact Joe to discuss or book…

The Notion resource page that grounds each session, giving participants access to every tool used

Client list

  • Trigraph
  • ATI
  • Digital Learning Institute
  • Maynooth University
  • The Insurance Institute of Ireland
  • Irish League of Credit Unions
  • Dept of Defence
  • National Standards Authority of Ireland
  • European Global Institute of Innovation & Technology
  • University of Aveiro, Portugal
  • IADT
  • University of Wales Trinity St David
  • Sedgwick
  • UCD Professional Academy
  • Dublin LEAN Network
  • Institute of Bankers
  • Fingal Chamber Skillnet
  • UCD Innovation Academy
  • Donegal ETB
  • University College Dublin Secretariat
  • NCB Global Finance
  • Royal Photographic Society
  • OXFAM Ireland
  • Cavan & Monaghan ETB
  • Tallaght ETB
  • FDC Group

Rates

Basic

My basic day rate is €1,200 per day, or €600 for a half-day. Reduced rates can be discussed for charities and non-profits.

Courses that are already prepared can be delivered with just the delivery time built into the price, so there is no preparation time to add.

Tailored

All my courses can be tailored to suit the specific needs of your audience.

If this approach is adopted, we will normally have an initial free half-hour discussion to outline the needs from the training or consultancy engagement, and to map out a discovery process to include learning about your needs, preparing the materials and then delivering the training or consultancy.

I will prepare a formal proposal document, and we will agree a cost for preparation and delivery broken down into day or half-day amounts. Payment is after delivery, within 30 days.

My company

My company is Zuben Ltd, and I am registered for VAT (IE9842954N) and hold full public liability cover and tax clearance.

I invoice through Fenero who provide accounting services to contractors and businesses.