BESPOKE AI PROGRAMMES FOR UK BUSINESSES
Your team is using AI.
Is it actually working?
We build bespoke AI programmes for UK businesses, from leadership teams of five to rollouts of several hundred people. Governance, training and ongoing support, shaped around your people, your tools and how you work.
fortysix ai is a UK AI training and governance consultancy, founded and led by Shannon O'Brien. We deliver bespoke programmes on Claude, Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, from two-hour leadership sessions to 100+ person rollouts. For larger programmes, Shannon leads a network of experienced associate trainers. Over 1,000 people trained across automotive, hospitality, fashion, PR and facilities management.
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THE PROBLEM
Using AI a lot isn't the same as using it well
Most teams we meet are confident about their AI use. Then we ask when they'd use one tool over another, or what a connector does, and it goes quiet.
That gap is where your licence fee stops earning its keep. People fall back on the same few tasks. The tools move on without them. Nobody owns the follow-through.
Fixing that takes more than a one-off session. It takes a plan.
Governance, Training Adoption
HOW WE WORK
1. Governance
Set rules before the habits form
A short session with your internal team gives you an AI policy, a risk register and a clear view of which tools to use and why. Aligned with ISO 42001.
2. Training
Bespoke programmes on your real work
Leadership sessions, department days, or a whole-business rollout run in cohorts. For larger programmes, associate trainers deliver alongside us, so every cohort gets the same content, standard and pace.
3. Adoption
Keep it moving after the programme
As your fractional AI lead, I check in, keep your team up to date, keep projects moving and pick up the things nobody else is watching. From £995 per month.
BUILT TO SCALE
One programme, whatever the size
Every programme is designed and led by Shannon. When a rollout needs more hands, we bring in associate trainers from a trusted network, all briefed on your business and working from the same materials.
One design, one standard
Every cohort gets the same content, exercises and governance rules.
Delivered in parallel
Multiple cohorts can run in the same week, across sites if needed.
In person across the UK
Based in the Midlands, with regular delivery in Birmingham, Manchester and London.
One point of contact
Shannon stays accountable from scoping to follow-up.
EXAMPLE PROGRAMMES
What a programme can look like
From a two-hour session with five directors to a business-wide rollout across hundreds of people. If you’re unsure of what you need, we’re hear to develop that strategy with you.
Hawksmoor
Leadership first, then the team
A full day session with the senior leadership team to set direction, before training the wider teams.
FTSE 250
Everyone to the same standard
A whole-business baseline in cohorts of around 20, so every team leaves with the same skills and rules.
Dick Lovett Group
Leadership and department days
Focused sessions built around the challenges a leadership team or department is facing.
Geotechnics
Governance first
Policy and risk sorted before anyone is trained, so the training has something to stand on.
FRACTIONAL AI LEAD
Already had training? Keep it from going quiet
A team finishes a programme confident and capable. Six months later, the tools have changed and nobody noticed. That isn't a training problem. It's a maintenance one. This is where the Fractional AI lead comes in, to maintain the momentum of change in the business.
From
£995
per month
Regular check-ins with your leadership team (onsite or virtually)
Email support between calls
Refresher training or on-site visits when you need them
Project Managing AI Adoption Programmes
WHY BUSINESSES WORK WITH US
Proof, not promises
80% of our work is in person as we believe real change happens when there’s no distractions.
What Our Clients Say
Frequently Asked Questions
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Bespoke AI training for business teams is in-person, facilitated training designed around a specific organisation's tools, workflows, and learning objectives. Unlike generic online courses, bespoke training is shaped before the session through a scoping call and delivered by a specialist who understands business context, not just technology.
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In-person AI training brings a whole team together in a facilitated session where exercises are built around their actual work. Online courses are self-paced and generic. They build awareness but rarely change behaviour. In-person training produces stronger group adoption and more consistent use of AI across a team.
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AI governance is the framework that defines how your business uses AI, what tools are permitted, how data is handled, what risks exist, and who is responsible for what. Without governance, AI adoption is inconsistent and exposes the business to reputational, legal, and operational risk. fortysix ai governance sessions are aligned with ISO 42001, the international standard for AI management systems.
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The UK Government's free AI training provides generic online foundations for individuals. It builds awareness but does not cover business-specific use cases, governance, or the practical application of AI to your team's actual workflows. fortysix ai training is tailored to your business, delivered in-person, and includes a governance framework and follow-up support.
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It depends on the number of people, sessions and tools, and whether governance is included. We send a tailored proposal after a free discovery call. The fractional AI lead starts from £995 per month.
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Yes. We deliver 300+ person rollouts in cohorts. Shannon designs and leads every programme, and associate trainers deliver alongside her when more capacity is needed.
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In person across the UK. We're based in Warwickshire and regularly work in Birmingham, the Midlands and London. Virtual sessions are available too.
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