AI Starter - 3-Day Intensive Training Program for Construction

This intensive three-day, instructor-led training program helps teams build practical AI skills for the workplace. Through hands-on exercises and real-world applications, participants learn how to use AI tools effectively, identify AI-assisted workflows and apply guidelines for responsible AI use. The program uses participants' day-to-day job functions as practice material and requires no technical background.

Who should attend

This program is designed for:

• Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) employees who want a structured, fast-track introduction to AI tools used in the workplace.
• Customer service, sales, administrative, and operations staff who complete repetitive written tasks as part of their daily role.
• Teams whose schedule does not support a multi-week program but who require equivalent structured training.
• Business owners seeking to build AI capability across their workforce in a compressed timeframe.

Participants who complete the program will receive:

• A working knowledge of what AI is, what it is not, and how to use it safely in a business context.
• A personal prompt library of 20 or more tested prompts developed around their own job tasks.
• The skills to operate at least one AI tool independently beginning on Day 1 after training.
• A certificate of completion from Change Connect.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Explain how AI works and identify where it can and cannot be reliably applied.
• Apply a structured prompt framework to produce useful, consistent AI output.
• Classify their own work tasks using an Automate / Augment / Protect framework taught in class.
• Operate their chosen AI tool across at least three core work tasks with instructor-guided practice.
• Assess AI output quality and apply self-correction techniques introduced during training.
• Produce a sample AI use guide and prompt library as an in-class exercise.

Why you should attend

AI is already present in today's workplace. The AI Starter program gives your team the skills to use it effectively — while minimizing time away from core duties:

• No Technical Background Required: All instruction is designed for everyday business users. No prior knowledge of programming or data science is assumed.
• Immediately Applicable Skills: Every in-class exercise draws on real tasks from participants' own workday, so learning is applied from the first session.
• Compatible With Your Existing Tools: Sessions are structured around Copilot, HubSpot, Claude,or ChatGPT — platforms your team is likely already licensed to use.
• Intensive Format, Lasting Results: Three full days of focused, practice-based instruction builds deeper skills than a single workshop while fitting into a single business week.
• A Clear Pathway to Further Training: The AI Starter program is the recommended prerequisite for the AI Essentials program for teams ready to advance

3 Days: 6.5 hours of instructor-led training per day

3 Sessions: One session per half-day block, in-person or virtual

1 Prompt Library: 20+ prompts built during in-class exercises

Final Assessment: 70% required to receive certificate

Is financial assistance available?

Yes. Many businesses are eligible for financial assistance through the Ontario Job Grant Program. Eligible employers may receive up to 83% of eligible training costs, to a maximum of $10,000 per participant. Please contact us for details.

Please click here for the complete course outline and registration.