Note: This workshop is offered exclusively in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa & Asia Pacific.
A hands-on, non-technical workshop.
Designed for everyday professionals, this foundation-level workshop introduces how Generative AI and Microsoft Copilot can be applied immediately in the workplace. You will work with real examples of how Generative AI supports common tasks, helping you reduce manual effort, enhance quality, and get more done with less friction.
The AI fundamental skills workshop from SAS delivered immediate, practical value – helping our team apply emerging technologies with confidence in day to day policy and operational work". Ian Tubby Head of Policy, Forest Services Forestry Commission
Workshop Topics
Build practical confidence with Generative AI so you can apply it safely and effectively in your day-to-day work. This hands-on workshop provides a structured foundation and practical, reusable techniques for integrating Generative AI into everyday work.
Use Generative AI
Explore Generative AI and boost your productivity at work.
Practical Prompting
Learn to craft effective prompts using MS Copilot.
Copilot in MS Office.
Use Generative AI in MS Office applications to boost your productivity.
Building Your Agent
Create and deploy your own standalone AI Agent.
Business Automation
Understand how AI agents can automate workflows.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Use Generative AI to gather, compare, and summarize information quickly
- Create professional documents, reports, and written content more efficiently
- Generate images and visual content to support presentations and ideas
- Write stronger, more advanced prompts to get better AI outputs
- Analyze meetings and conversations to capture key actions and insights
- Use Microsoft Copilot within MS Office applications to work more effectively
Hands-On AI Exercises
This session is highly practical and includes guided activities throughout. Participants will actively apply Generative AI to common workplace tasks, ensuring the learning is immediately relevant and actionable.
Build Your Own AI Agent
During the training, you’ll also:
- Build and deploy your own standalone AI Agent
- Explore AI Agents created by others
- Understand how Agents can automate tasks and support daily work (theory only)
Driving Impact with AI
Generative AI is reshaping how modern organisations operate. Discover how forward-thinking teams are using Generative AI to make faster decisions, unlock creativity, and drive meaningful results, transforming productivity into competitive advantage.
Who This Workshop Is For
This workshop is ideal for anyone who wants to improve productivity with GenAI, including:
- Business professionals
- Team leaders and managers
- Office and administrative staff
- Analysts, marketers, and project teams
- Anyone curious about using Generative AI at work
No technical expertise is needed.
Requirements:
To perform all exercises, participants need a basic subscription/license for Microsoft 365 with MS Copilot. Microsoft 365 Copilot is available in Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, and Premium plans.
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Real-world applications of generative AI
Generative AI is expected to reshape our future in predictable and unimaginable ways. In this explainer video, you’ll hear real-world examples of generative AI spanning industries and business cases using large language models (LLMs), synthetic data generation and digital twins. You’ll also learn about some important considerations and risks of adopting generative AI technology, including bias, hallucinations, data privacy and security.
Go Beyond the Basics
Generative AI is everywhere these days. We know you hear a lot about it – and probably use it regularly. But, like all rapidly advancing tech, there is always more to absorb. Learn more about synthetic data, natural language processing, digital twins, trustworthy AI and more.
SAS AI Literacy for Everyone Learning Subscription
This subscription contains five free courses and equips you to understand data-driven automation systems and AI. This course is for anyone, regardless of your experience in data and analytics. After completing the courses you can take an exam to earn your badge. Learn how to:
- Navigate the deluge of data with data literacy.
- Explain how data and analytics are everywhere.
- Make effective use of data through exploratory visualization.
- Go beyond the basics to use Generative AI tools effectively.
- Apply the principles of trustworthy AI to everyday questions.
- View AI through the lens of ethical inquiry.
Where are you in your GenAI journey?
Compare your progress to 1,600 of your peers in this interactive assessment. Are you an Observer, Explorer or Leader? And what does that mean exactly?
SAS surveyed business leaders around the world on all things GenAI implementation (See the full research linked below). We analyzed this body of research and found that organizations fall within three maturity segments: Observers, Explorers and Leaders. Learn more about each below and take the quiz to find out where you currently stand. Plus, get custom insights and calls to action.
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Organisations that upskill their teams in Generative AI will move faster, innovate more, and deliver greater impact. This workshop gives individuals the confidence and capability to apply AI in real business scenarios from day one, moving beyond using Generative AI as a glorified web search to building agentic AI agents that follow your business rules and deliver trustworthy results and greater efficiency.
Glyn Townsend
Director of Education, EMEA
SAS
