Training
AI capability that lives inside your team
The teams that win with AI in the next five years aren't the ones with the biggest vendor contract. They're the ones whose people actually understand the technology and can make practical calls about where to use it. That's what training is for.
Four structured courses, from a half-day introduction to a whole-of-business leadership programme. AiTearoa is a registered Regional Business Partner Network service provider, so eligible businesses can get up to 50% off with RBP funding*.
Understanding Your Business and Where AI Can Help
A practical starting point for owners who want to work smarter, not harder. We step back and map how your business actually works, find where time and effort are being lost, and introduce how everyday AI tools can lighten routine workloads — with a clear-eyed view of what AI can and can't do, and how to use it responsibly. The focus is on building your own judgement, not on any one product.
What you'll leave with
- A one-page map of your business activities and where time is most often lost
- The ability to tell which tasks suit AI support and which don't
- A plain-language grounding in the risks (accuracy, privacy, confidentiality) and how to manage them
- A prioritised shortlist of efficiency opportunities, ready to act on
Format
In person or live via Zoom. Delivered one-to-one. No prior AI experience or technical background required.
Streamlining Everyday Admin with AI
Admin is where small businesses lose the most time to the least rewarding work: emails, quotes, scheduling, notes, documents, and follow-ups. This hands-on programme teaches you to use AI to handle everyday admin far more efficiently — practised on your real tasks, in your own voice, with quality and control staying in your hands. The skill stays in the business, and you can pass it on to your team.
What you'll leave with
- Draft, refine, and standardise routine communications using AI, in your own voice
- Summarise long documents, emails, and meetings into clear, usable outputs
- A personal library of tested prompts and templates for your recurring admin
- A simple quality-and-confidentiality checklist for ongoing safe use
Format
In person or live via Zoom. Delivered one-to-one, spread across sessions so you can practise between them. No technical background required.
Improving Operational Efficiency with AI
Once the everyday admin is under control, the next step is the operation as a whole. Learn a structured approach to mapping, measuring, and improving how work flows through your business: find the bottlenecks, redesign the workflow, and judge where AI genuinely helps and where it doesn't. The whole programme is built around one real process from your own business.
What you'll leave with
- Map an end-to-end process and pinpoint exactly where time, cost, or quality is lost
- A repeatable method for redesigning workflows for better flow and fewer errors
- Sound judgement on where AI adds real value in a process — and where it doesn't
- A written standard operating procedure and baseline measures you keep tracking
Format
In person or live via Zoom. Delivered one-to-one. Best after the Foundation course, or with confident everyday use of AI tools.
Building an AI-Enabled, Efficient Operation
A whole-of-business capability programme combining operational improvement, AI capability, and change leadership — delivered over a term so the learning embeds rather than rushes. Develop the skills to lead an efficiency and AI-adoption effort across the business, bring your staff with you, and govern AI use responsibly. The goal is in-house capability your business keeps.
What you'll leave with
- A whole-of-business efficiency and AI-readiness assessment
- A phased transformation roadmap owned by your leadership team
- The change-leadership skills to upskill staff and build genuine buy-in
- A written governance framework for responsible, organisation-wide AI use
Format
In person or hybrid (in person and live via Zoom). Best after the Intermediate programme, or for businesses with equivalent experience.
Funding
Up to 50% off with Regional Business Partner Network funding*
AiTearoa is a registered Regional Business Partner Network service provider for management capability training. Eligible businesses can have up to 50% of the cost of these courses covered by the Management Capability Development Fund. Registering takes 5–10 minutes, and a Growth Advisor from your local Regional Business Partner will be in touch to talk through your options.
*Ai Tearoa Limited is a registered Regional Business Partner Network Service Provider (Management Capability). Prices are shown excluding GST, with GST calculated at 15%. Funding availability and eligibility are determined through the Regional Business Partner Network: the Management Capability Development Fund can subsidise up to 50% of the cost of eligible management training, up to $5,000 per year (excl. GST). Businesses interested in support should register with the RBP programme and connect with a Growth Advisor before committing to any service.
Who delivers your training
Practitioners, not lecturers
Your training is led by AiTearoa founder Daniel Thomson and a team that ships production AI to New Zealand customers every week — so what you learn is what actually works in the field, not theory.
- Hi-Tech Awards finalist
- 10+ years owning and operating businesses
- Former Growth Advisor — Business Canterbury & MBIE
- Years building production AI: mobile, desktop, and agentic systems
- Hands-on experience with hundreds of New Zealand businesses
- Team with degrees majoring in Software Engineering and Security Architecture
From the workshop floor
“The AiTearoa team worked with our team to help them use AI more effectively in the workplace. In addition, the system that AiTearoa built has changed the way we work. We’ve replaced pen and paper with a genuinely advanced system, all designed for our operations.”