Ireland's premier AI focused training and consultancy group

Bring your people up to speed with AI.

Smart Tools. Skilled People. AI Upskill gives the staff of companies and public bodies the knowledge and confidence to use AI well, at work and in their own lives. Real skills, taught by people who use AI for a living. Big tech, simply explained.

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EU AI Act, Article 4

The law changed in July.

Now, organisations that build or use AI must take steps to support the AI literacy of their staff and anyone else using AI for them, such as contractors. The steps should fit each person's knowledge and the setting the AI is used in.

This is where AI Upskill helps. Our courses are built to meet the Article 4 duty, with the certificates and sponsor reports that show it.

Compliance is the basics, not the aim. Our aim is real education and real skills, so your people reach your AI objectives. How we teach beyond the duty

What the duty asks

Who

Every organisation that provides or deploys AI, of any size, in any sector. Staff, contractors and anyone who uses AI on your behalf.

What

Measures that support AI literacy, fitted to each person's knowledge, experience and training, and to the setting the AI is used in.

When

The duty took effect in February 2025 and was updated in July 2026.

Proof

An AIL cert (AI Level certified) for each learner at each level, and a sponsor report of completion and scores you can keep on file.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 4, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744

Why Irish employers are acting now

The funding, the duty and the skills gap have arrived together.

€150m

set aside for AI skills over three years in Budget 2027

Source: Irish Times, 6 October 2026
68%

of businesses name a lack of skills and training as a key barrier to AI adoption

Source: Digital Business Ireland
64%

of roles will require significant reskilling

Source: Ibec, July 2026
82%

of working hours in Ireland are affected by AI, by Ibec's estimate

Source: Ibec, July 2026

Subsidies

Recover €204.30 per student!

Three supports Irish employers use for AI training and AI consultancy today.

  • Upskill SME Training Grant

    Businesses recover €204.30 per training day per employee for AI training. Skillnet Ireland, for SMEs with fewer than 250 staff.

  • Digital Discovery Grant

    Funds up to 80%, capped at €5,000, to bring in an external expert for your first or next step in AI, such as an audit of the business and an AI roadmap. Enterprise Ireland. This is the grant behind our AI consultancy.

  • Build Capability training grant

    For client companies undertaking larger transformations, Enterprise Ireland funds the training of management and staff with grants of up to €70,000.

Figures from Skillnet Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, checked on 12 October 2026. Each scheme sets its own rules. All the supports

Out of the classroom

We have taken our comprehensive in person course out of the classroom, distilled it, and taken it into the e-learning environment to reach as many people as we can, as fast as we can. Your business needs can't wait.
  • 2024First delivered in person. Rebuilt for 2026 and under constant review.
  • 12lessons of 15 minutes in 4 levels, about 4 hours with practice
  • 5advanced lessons of 30 minutes for experienced users
  • 8languages. Proudly available as Gaeilge.

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Find your way around

Four short pages. One clear plan.

Approach

People first, hype free, expert led. How we teach beyond the Article 4 duty and keep the course current.

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Programmes

The self paced online course in 4 levels, the advanced track, and live programmes from Foundations to the leadership table.

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Funding

The €150m fund, the €204.30 a day training grant, 80% for AI consultancy and the other supports Irish employers use today.

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Readiness check

Eight questions, two minutes, no sign up. Your starting point, your Article 4 evidence and the programme that fits.

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After the course

Aftercare for your employees, as standard with every e-learning seat.

Most online courses end at the final quiz. Ours do not. Every e-learning package includes expert aftercare for your people after the course, so the questions that arrive at a real desk get a real answer. No other Irish provider we know of does this.

  • A human answer to every help request within two working days
  • Expert help for your people after the course, included in the seat price
  • Expert on Call when your organisation needs more

How aftercare works

A spinout ofViaclin

AI Upskill is a spinout of Viaclin, an operations excellence consultancy advising organisations on AI. We are experts, teaching: the people who build your course are the people who advise on AI at work.

About our approach

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