Week 1
AI basics, prompting, risks, and workplace use cases.
Participants understand what AI can and cannot do, and how to ask better questions.
AI training and labs
Practical AI training for the work students and employees actually do.
Most AI education is too broad. Local students and employees need hands-on training for research, writing, communication, workflow visibility, admin work, business analysis, and productivity. This page is built for AI workshops East Tennessee institutions can connect to workforce outcomes.
5-week AI lab model
Built for practical workplace readiness.
The lab is structured around actual tasks, honest limitations, and a capstone project that solves a real local business or organizational problem.
Lab outline
A five-week model that ends in a real project.
The sequence moves from responsible AI basics into work tasks, workflows, simple tools, and a capstone.
Week 2
AI for research, writing, communication, and productivity.
Participants practice better drafts, summaries, comparison tables, and research checks.
Week 3
AI for business workflows, lead follow-up, admin work, and customer communication.
Participants map a real workflow and identify where AI can support a human process.
Week 4
Building simple AI-assisted tools, forms, dashboards, and automations.
Participants turn a workflow into a usable prototype or operating checklist.
Week 5
Capstone project: solve a real local business or organizational problem using AI.
Participants present a practical project with clear use case, limits, and next steps.
Participant outcomes
The training should improve actual work, not just awareness.
Students and employees should leave with a practical understanding of how to use AI, where it fails, and how to apply it inside a human-reviewed workflow.
Prompting ability
Understanding of AI limitations
Practical workflow-building skills
A completed AI-assisted project
Better workplace productivity
Awareness of business use cases
Best fit partners
Schools and colleges adding practical AI literacy.
Chambers and workforce programs helping local employers adapt.
Businesses that want team training around specific roles and workflows.