Workshops and Webinars | AI Competency Centre

For Michaelmas 2025, we are offering sessions that are designed for a broad audience who may be unfamiliar with AI or would like to learn more about the field in general.

Our trainers also offer a variety of on-demand workshops for teams who are already familiar with AI. You can request one of these custom trainings through our Custom Training Enquiry Form.

Below are listed our courses titles for the upcoming term, if any are of interest please click through to learn more.

Course themes:

• ChatGPT Edu Training
• Mapping the Landscape
• AI for Strategic Thinking and Operations
• AI in Education
• AI for Coding
• AI for Researchers

You can also find links to some of the other training happening across the University under Other training

Our trainings are organised into four 'audience exposure' levels as follows:

• Level 1: Never used AI
  These individuals have no prior experience using AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar. They may be unfamiliar with basic terminology and functionality.
• Level 2: Sometimes use AI
  Users in this group have experimented with AI occasionally - perhaps using it for idea generation, writing help, or coding assistance, but not consistently.
• Level 3: Use AI on a daily basis
  Regular AI users who likely incorporate tools into their daily workflow. They are typically comfortable with prompts, plugins, and productivity use cases.
• Open to all
  This applies to sessions open to all experience levels. Content is likely designed to be inclusive and adaptable depending on participant input.

Your First Steps with ChatGPT: Introductory Training for Everyone

For the University-wide rollout of ChatGPT Edu, the rollout team has curated supportive, jargon-free sessions to get all Oxford staff and students feeling confident to start experimenting with these tools in your own work and studies.

There are three offerings to choose from:

1. Online training
   A free 90-minute webinar for all staff and students
2. In-person training
   A free 90-minute course at IT Services, Banbury Road, open to all staff and students
3. Group training
   Custom training can be requested to get your entire team/department or student cohort upskilled together. Colleges and departments can request these sessions to train all their students together (SSO staff login required)

Next Steps with ChatGPT: Advanced Tools and Features

Building on Your First Steps with ChatGPT: Introductory Training for Everyone, this follow-on course takes a hands-on look at ChatGPT’s more advanced features.

Through live demonstrations, you’ll see how tools like Canvas, Custom GPTs, Projects, Memories, Data Analysis, Voice Mode, and Company Knowledge can help you work more efficiently. We’ll show practical examples from research, teaching, and administration across the University, and there will be time for questions and discussion throughout.

You can register for this either online or in-person.

"I think the content was perfect for someone with no experience. It was very clear and I thought the examples were particularly helpful to put it into context."

Mapping the Landscape

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"This was time very well spent and opened my eyes to the power of Generative AI, including what it can do but also what it can't do."

AI for Strategic Thinking and Operations

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"As a dyslexic staff member, improving my capability with AI has increased my confidence in managing administrative tasks within my work schedule."

AI in Education

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"A really interesting and well-presented session. Fascinating subject matter."

AI for Coding

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"The course helped to alleviate the feeling that AI is going to take over our jobs and should be embraced as a tool to enhance our workload!"

AI for Researchers

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"I strongly recommend this training for everyone, from those just starting to use AI in their research and personal lives, to those who are already familiar with the tools."

Other training

Many other areas of the University offer trainings in AI. Some of these available trainings are: