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Unlock AI’s full potential and get ahead. We’ll help you turn AI into a daily co-worker that saves time, increases productivity, and drives real results.

AI Skills Program

AI Skills Program (ASP) is a hands-on training program that helps your team build confidence, learn the right habits (done well, and done daily), and turn ideas into small, working solutions.

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Live hands-on
training

3, 5, or 7 workshops (each 4 or 8 hours), spread across several weeks for maximum impact.

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Practical
Assignments

Short assignments between sessions to practice newly acquired skills. 

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Real business
cases

Work on your own tasks and real-life cases – not generic textbook examples.

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Certificate
option

An optional final test, completed with a certificate.

Who is ASP for? Mid-level management and their teams.

3 levels of ASP to match your needs

Different starting points, same goal: AI that saves time and improves work. 

ASP Basic

Duration: min. 12 hours

For: teams who are just getting started with AI (or using it only ad hoc) and want a fast boost in day-to-day productivity.

Key outcomes:

  • Confidence replaces hesitation: people get comfortable with AI and know when (and when not) to use it.
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  • Daily AI habits: teams use AI every day in a practical, responsible way.
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Core skills that lift productivity: stronger prompting, basic security awareness, and the ability to build simple AI assistants.

Module 1: Intro to AI (4 hours)

Module 2: AI for intermediate level (4 hours)

Module 3: AI opportunities in your company – discovery & prioritization (4 hours)

ASP Advanced

Duration: min. 24 hours

For: companies ready to streamline operations with AI – and potentially enhance products and services for customers.

Key outcomes: 

  • Concrete use cases and tools: participants start turning ideas into practical AI solutions.
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  • First validated wins: your company gains initial solutions proven in your context.
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Tangible outputs and certification: custom assistants/automations, hackathon prototypes, and final assessment with participant certification.

Module 1: Intro to AI (4 hours)

Module 2: AI for intermediate level (4 hours)

Module 3: AI opportunities in your company – discovery & prioritization (4 hours)

Module 4: Mini hackathon – building your own AI toll (8 hours)

Module 5: AI Professional (4 hours)

Test and certification to lock in standards

ASP Master

Duration: min. 32 hours

For: companies ready to scale AI across the organization – with the governance and operating model in place to sustain it.

Key outcomes:

  • A repeatable AI engine: teams consistently generate high-value use cases and build practical tools.
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  • Scale-ready operating model: governance fundamentals (ownership, guardrails) + the know-how to drive adoption across roles and teams.
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  • Company-wide rollout capability: validated readiness to scale AI solutions, supported by certified AI ambassadors embedded across teams.

Module 1: Intro to AI (4 hours)

Module 2: AI for intermediate level (4 hours)

Module 3: AI opportunities in your company – discovery & prioritization (4 hours)

Module 4: Mini hackathon – building your own AI toll (8 hours)

Module 5: AI Professional (4 hours)

Module 6: People and AI adoption (4 hours)

Module 7: Leading AI adoption and transformation (4 hours)

Test and certification to lock in standards

Want module details and pricing?

Tell us a bit about your team and goals – we’ll recommend the right level and share pricing.

Open courses

We open new dates for our most popular course several times a year. None of them fit your schedule? Drop us a line. We also do custom courses and workshops, inspiring talks, and coaching.

Successful AI adoption

This focused one-day workshop led by Dan Franc and Josef Dvořák helps leaders implement AI across their organizations – ensuring teams not only accept the technology, but embed it into daily workflows in a sustainable, long-term way.

For: Leaders, managers, and change agents responsible for driving AI initiatives and ensuring successful adoption within teams.

Dates: 9. 4. 2026 and 14. 5. 2026
Location: Direct People

What is this course about?

A practical approach to successful AI implementation across teams.

How to move from “trying AI” to consistent, everyday usage.

What participants learn?

How to overcome resistance to AI adoption.

How to align AI initiatives with company culture and workflows.

Practical frameworks for managing AI-driven change.

Real-world case studies and proven implementation methods.

What makes it different?

This workshop is a mix of strategy, behavioral insights, and hands-on tools. Plus you also gain access to an ongoing community of AI adoption leaders for continued support.

We’ve teamed up with Top Vision to bring AI training to everyone through open courses. Our  4-hour workshops will give you a strong, practical foundation for using AI right away – effectively and with confidence.

AI Kickoff: First steps to smarter solutions

AI is reshaping the way we work. Keep up with what matters and learn how to apply trusted tools in practice. Get a fast, effective introduction to AI.

Dates: 19. 5. 2026
Advanced AI: How to get the most out of artificial intelligence

Level up your AI skills. Go beyond the basics. Learn advanced prompting and automation workflows that can dramatically increase your productivity.

Dates: 26. 3. 2026 and 19. 6. 2026

Lecturers

We don’t just teach AI, we use it daily. Our lecturers are designers and innovators working on real projects, so the program stays practical and current.

Josef Dvořák

Josef is an innovator in mind and body, a conqueror of new territories and an expert in AI and other technologies. He has led our biggest healthcare projects and has extensive experience AI adoption.

Filip Valíček

Filip is an AI enthusiast with a pro-business mindset. His projects focus on helping SMEs. His strengths include tracking technology trends and the ability to customize training to target audiences.

Stella Sobotková

Stella focuses on AI automation and use of AI in HR. She studied Tiimiakatemia at the Czech University of Life Sciences and sharpened her insight in innovations on a few smaller projects.

Satisfied clients

Have you made up your mind? Contact us

Use the form below or contact us directly via email or phone. 

 

academy@directpeople.com

+420 724 048 808

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