Workforce Development

At ACAMI, workforce development means both cultivating the next generation of AI scientists through research excellence and empowering today’s professionals with practical AI literacy. Our training builds confidence and capability, providing a critical first step in embedding AI within organisations.

Short Course and Workshop Training

ACAMI provides a series of flexible short course and workshop training options that cater to a variety of learning needs and experience levels.
Our short course and workshop training options include:

An online, self-paced, microcredential course that provides participants with a digital badge on completion.
The course provides professionals with AI literacy and confidence to take on new tools, improve work efficiency in a safe way that aligns with business policies and values.

Further details and access to the course

The Lunch and Learn is a series of four bite-sized modules, design to quickly upskill professionals with AI literacy and confidence to engage more actively with AI tools in their daily work.

The course is made up of four 2-hour online modules:

Module 1: AI Explained. Cut through the hype and gain a clear, practical understanding of artificial intelligence. This introductory module demystifies key concepts, terminology and tools, helping you confidently engage with AI by understanding commonly available tools.
Module 2: Professional Prompting and AI in Medical Innovation: No matter what your level of experience, this module takes you through a stepwise approach to go from basic prompting skills, to using AI agents and developing AI workflows. The module also takes you inside health, medicine, and medical research, where AI has moved well past the pilot stage.
Module 3: Developing your AI Strategy. Learn how to identify meaningful opportunities for AI in your work and develop a clear, actionable approach. This module guides you through building use cases, assessing tools, and preparing your data for success.
Module 4: AI Ethics, Security, Governance and Future Trends. Understand the critical ethical, governance and security considerations when using AI. This module explores bias, data protection and emerging trends to help you use AI responsibly and confidently.

Whether its a quick bite, or the full course, the lunch and learn series provides flexible learning to upskill any professional with the skills needed to confidently apply AI tools to your daily work.

Further details and Access to the Series

An in-person, half-day workshop that will provide senior leadership with guidance and a practical framework for developing an AI strategy and identifying practical, useful pilot projects to implement across the business.
The workshop provides practical advice on data security, implementation, and change management strategies to ensure your company is ready to confidently start on its AI implementation journey.
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Training the Next Generation of AI Scientists

As a university research centre, ACAMI is strongly committed to training PhD, Masters and Honours students, and to providing industry‑partnered research opportunities for post‑doctoral researchers.

Through this approach, ACAMI students gain hands‑on experience solving real‑world challenges, helping to develop the next generation of industry‑ready AI scientists focused on addressing critical problems in the biotechnology sector.

If you’re a biotech, pharma, medtech or healthcare company looking to partner on a student-led research project, contact us to discuss how ACAMI can help with supervision and student recruitment.

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