Overview

The broad purpose of the occupation is to enhance productivity, streamline processes, and support continuous improvement through the safe and responsible use of automation, integration, and AI tools. They understand, select, and implement digital solutions to address inefficiencies in existing systems. Their work is focused on solving real-world challenges that slow down business operations such as manual tasks, duplicated data entry, unintegrated tools, and inefficient workflows. They play a key role in unlocking time and cost savings supporting organisations to realise the potential for AI, automation and digital solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy or productivity.

An employee in this occupation will be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve workflow efficiency and productivity using digital tools. They will analyse current systems and processes, make recommendations utilising low-or no-code solutions including AI-driven automations. They will support with user adoption, facilitating the responsible, safe and ethical use of AI, automation and digital solutions, ensuring they align with organisational policies and user needs.

Apprenticeship Assessment

Each assessment organisation is responsible for designing its own assessments in line with the apprenticeship standard. The Academy for Project Management has developed an assessment model that allows apprentices to demonstrate competence against the required assessment outcomes. Comprehensive guidance and resources are provided to support both apprentices and training providers.

The assessment for the Level 4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation Practitioner Apprenticeship includes*:

• Project

and

• Professional Discussion and/or
• Portfolio of Evidence
• Simulated task

The standard also includes Employability Behaviours (EBs), which must be demonstrated consistently by the apprentice throughout the programme. Employers are required to formally confirm this before completion.

Assessment Timing

Components of the assessment may be scheduled at appropriate points during the apprenticeship. The Academy for Project Management works closely with training providers to ensure assessments are timed effectively, allowing apprentices to demonstrate their skills and knowledge at key stages in their development.

Additional information on the apprenticeship standard and the assessment process can be viewed here.

Becoming a Centre

Training providers interested in delivering elements of the assessment internally can explore the Centre model with us. Guidance is available on how the model operates and the steps required to become an approved Centre. For more information, please contact administration@academy4pm.com