AI for Business Executives

Strategy, governance, law and value for leaders who already run the business — without becoming technologists.

Overview

This course is for directors, senior managers and heads of function who are already accountable for decisions about AI in their organisations and want a working command of the strategic, legal, governance and financial questions, without becoming technologists. It moves from foundations to personal practice in nine modules: Modules 1 and 2 establish what the technology is and where UK business and policy actually stand; Modules 3 to 8 cover the executive agenda in order (strategy, data and privacy law, governance and responsible AI, security and intellectual property, people and change, and measuring value); Module 9 turns the lens on the executive’s own use of AI tools, because leaders’ habits set the organisation’s.

The legal content is stated for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland share UK-wide data-protection law but differ in employment, court and other matters, and other countries differ entirely; the slides say so wherever law appears. Every statistic on the slides names its source and date.

Who this course is for

Delegates need no programming or statistics; they do need to bring a real use case or decision to work on. Not an introductory course for the general workforce, a technical course for data or engineering teams, or a substitute for legal advice.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course a delegate should be able to:

Career path

This is a CPD course. It does not confer a title, licence or protected designation. It supports the following career directions, each of which has its own separate routes, bodies and requirements that this course does not replace.

Course structure

Each module closes with three reflection prompts and one external resource (an official page or a video). Modules 5 to 7 touch on incidents, fraud, deepfakes, image-based abuse and role changes, pitched at recognition, response, escalation and referral only — no attack method or investigative detail. A practitioner note precedes Module 5; delegates may step out during Modules 6 and 7 without explanation. Support routes include a line manager, HR, an employee assistance programme, a GP, Samaritans on 116 123, and Action Fraud or the police for fraud and image-based abuse, plus a 20-question knowledge check with a trainer-only answer key and rationales.

Frequently asked questions

Q. Is this an accredited course, and how many CPD points is it worth?

Neither accreditation nor a points value is claimed in this package. Both depend on the provider and any body they work with. If the provider has not confirmed either, the honest answer is that the course carries none.

Q. How current is the material?

Statistics and statutory positions are dated on the slides and correct to the author’s knowledge at 17 September 2026. Some are moving: the ICO’s final ADM guidance, a possible appeal in Getty Images v Stability AI, the proposed AI Growth Lab and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. A re-check list identifies each one.

Q. Will I be qualified in anything at the end?

No. This is continuing professional development. It does not confer a qualification, licence, protected title or professional membership, and it does not make you a lawyer, data-protection officer or security specialist.

Q. Does completing the course make my organisation compliant with data-protection or equality law?

No. It explains the framework and the safeguards so that you can ask the right questions and commission the right work. Compliance depends on what your organisation actually does, and on advice specific to your systems.

Q. Is the legal content correct for Scotland or Northern Ireland, or for the EU?

It is written for England and Wales. UK-wide data-protection law is shared, but employment, courts and some public-law matters differ within the UK, and the EU has a different model entirely (the EU AI Act). Take advice in the relevant jurisdiction.

Q. Do I need technical knowledge?

No. The course deliberately stops at the level an executive needs: what the technology does, where it fails and what to ask. Module 1 provides the vocabulary.

Q. Can the course be delivered in-house by our own trainer?

Yes, subject to whatever terms the provider sets. The trainer section of the information book is separable and contains delivery notes and the answer key.

Q. Does the course cover how to build or fine-tune models?

No. It covers build-buy-partner decisions and what to ask of those who build, not how to build.

AI FOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES · 25 CPD HOURS · ACCREDITED BY CPD STANDARDS OFFICE · NINE MODULES