AI consultant and digital leadership

The course teaches you how to use AI safely, legally and strategically in your company. From professional prompting, data protection, governance and risk management to project and change management - you will build up practical know-how. As an AI manager, you will also deepen your knowledge of the strategic use, organizational development and sustainable integration of AI. The course also enables you to act effectively as a specialist and manager in a modern, digitally networked working environment.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Artificial Intelligence: AI Consultant"
    Digital Leadership" certificate
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "AI representative with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
    Certificate "AI Manager with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    KI-Beauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
    KI-Manager:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Artificial intelligence: AI officer

Introduction to professional communication with AI (approx. 3 days)

Strategies and types of prompting

Key components for effective prompting

Prompting in text generation vs. prompting in image and video generation

Prompting in research, text generation and with AI agents

Building an internal prompt library


Legal foundations and compliance for AI in the company (approx. 4 days)

Introduction to the role of the AI officer

(tasks, differentiation from other roles)

Overview of relevant laws and regulations

(GDPR, AI Act, product liability, copyright law)

National and EU regulations (incl. AI Act)

Compliance strategies

Governance frameworks

Documentation and transparency obligations


Risk management and data protection in AI projects (approx. 3 days)

Types of risk (bias, errors, ethical risks)

Risk assessment

Risk matrix

Action planning

Data protection and data security

Data ethics

Transparency


Project management and quality assurance for AI projects (approx. 3 days)

Project management methods for AI

Quality assurance and acceptance processes Test procedures

Stakeholder analysis

Communication strategies

Training concepts for employees


Data management and governance in AI projects (approx. 2 days)

Data quality, data integrity

Responsibilities in data management

Development of a governance framework


Change management and training for the introduction of AI (approx. 1 day)

Dealing with resistance

Training concepts for employees

Development of a change management plan


Creation of a roadmap for scaling AI projects (approx. 1 day)

Long-term strategies

Scalable infrastructure

Criteria for tool selection


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "AI representative with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Artificial intelligence: AI manager

Fundamentals of operational AI projects (approx. 5 days)

Introduction to AI, ML, DL, NLP and computer vision (operational focus)

Roles and tasks: Setting up, operating and reviewing the effectiveness of the management system in accordance with ISO 42001

Role delineation and collaboration: AI officer, AI manager and AI auditor

Identification and evaluation of operational use cases in the company

Project initiation: target definition, scope, feasibility analysis

Stakeholder management

Value creation and ROI through AI

Successful AI initiatives in management


Data management and use of tools (approx. 3 days)

Data preparation, data quality and integration

Selection and implementation of AI tools and platforms

Practical prompting for text, image and video applications

Building simple data pipelines

Introduction to MLOps concepts

AI automation options in operation


Model training, validation and use (approx. 2 days)

Training and validation of models

Test procedures: Black box, white box, unit tests

Use of models

Monitoring and iterative optimization

Integration of AI agents in projects


Risk management and quality assurance (approx. 2 days)

Operational risks: Bias, errors, ethical risks, data protection

Quality assurance: KPIs, monitoring, acceptance processes

Management system according to ISO 42001 and legal framework

Security and explainability of AI systems


Operational project management and agile methods (approx. 2 days)

Agile methods: Scrum, Kanban, iterative deployment cycles

Resource and budget planning

Team and stakeholder communication

Ongoing optimization and problem-solving strategies (CIP)

Cooperation with external partners


Organizational development, governance and change management (approx. 3 days)

Analysis of business processes

Maturity level analysis, GAP analysis

AI governance and strategy development

Development of a sustainable organizational structure

Responsibilities and role allocation

Communication strategies

Training of employees

Dealing with resistance

Sustainability and corporate digital responsibility (CDR)


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "AI Manager with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Digital Leadership

Challenges of the digital transformation (approx. 2 days)

Digital leadership - big picture

Differentiation between leadership - digital leadership - digital business leadership

VUCA environment / BANI environment

Consequences of digitalization for the market and competition

Customer expectations in the digital age


Challenges in leadership (approx. 4 days)

Leadership - basics

Motivating employees and getting to know employee participation models

Expectations of employees in the digital age

The role of the manager in digital change

Emotional intelligence as a key competence

Determining your own level of digital maturity

Agile leadership in digitalized environments


New Work / Agile Leadership (approx. 2 days)

Work 4.0 - the foundations of a new world of work

The new requirements for self-organization and self-management

Team collaboration in digital times

Forming, leading and developing teams

Virtual leadership

Networking and knowledge management with digital systems


Digital change in the company (approx. 2 days)

Selection and introduction of suitable digital processes, methods and tools

Change and transformation, ambidextrous organization (ambidexterity)

Dealing with employee skepticism during change processes

Determining the digital maturity level of an organization


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process / application of key technologies (approx. 2 days)

Presentation of specific AI technologies in the professional environment

Possible applications and practical exercises (prompts)

Effects of generative AI on work

Getting to know and understand blockchain, smart contracts, Internet of Things (IOT), AR/VR

Big data: collecting, analyzing and evaluating data


Business models, goals, strategies, key performance indicators and KPIs (approx. 3 days)

Analyze, plan and design value creation processes and business models

Define key performance indicators for process control

Successfully defining and measuring key performance indicators (KPIs)

Introducing Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) as a new, more agile target system


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After the course, you will be able to take responsibility for the safe, ethical and effective use of AI in the company. You will evaluate applications from a technical perspective, develop internal guidelines and act as an interface between specialist departments, IT and data protection in order to use artificial intelligence responsibly.

You will also be able to plan and implement AI-supported transformation projects in line with standards and anchor them sustainably in your company. You will be able to maximize the economic benefits, value creation and ROI of AI initiatives, take risks and compliance requirements into account and establish a sustainable organizational structure, governance and change management strategies for the successful use of AI.

After the course, you will be able to contribute effectively as a specialist and manager in a modern, digitally networked working environment. You will be able to contribute to the development of key strategies to implement processes in a meaningful way.

This course is aimed at specialists and managers from all areas of the company who are involved in digitally networked, global work structures and want to successfully support processes and employees there.

The course serves as proof that you have acquired in-depth know-how for the digital world. Specialist knowledge in the digital field is in demand and applicable across all industries, both in large and medium-sized companies as well as in agencies.

Additional knowledge in the strategic use of AI projects and your TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification will open up further career opportunities in the current job market.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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