Training & certification

AI tools are everywhere. Confident, capable teams aren't.

Most organizations now have AI access but no shared way to use it well — so pilots stall and value leaks. CCAIE turns that gap into capability, with practical, jargon-free training for every level, from the boardroom to the build team. Grant-subsidized options keep it affordable.

Open enrolment

AI Essentials for Business

A high-impact workshop that takes any professional from "AI-curious" to "AI-capable" — with real tools, real use cases, and a plan to apply it Monday morning.

  • What AI can and can't do for your business today
  • Hands-on with practical tools and prompting
  • Spotting high-value use cases in your own work
  • Data, privacy, and responsible use fundamentals

Session details

  • Format Half-day, in person (King / York Region)
  • Who it's for Owners, managers, and teams new to AI
  • Seats 10–15 per cohort
  • Investment From C$500/seat
  • Scheduling Cohorts scheduled on demand — sessions confirm once a cohort fills
Structured programs

Three streams for every level

Our flagship training program meets people where they are, from strategy to hands-on development — the same programme design delivered to thirty executives of an industrial holding in August 2026.

AI for Executives

Strategy, risk, and ROI for decision-makers. Leave able to set an AI direction and ask the right questions.

1 day

AI Implementation for Managers

How to scope, run, and govern AI projects — turning strategy into shipped results with your teams.

3 days

AI Developer Bootcamp

Hands-on building for technical staff — from models and data pipelines to deploying real applications.

5 days

All three streams are available now, delivered on demand for organizations and on a cohort basis for individuals. Register interest for cohort scheduling and subsidized pricing.

The credential, defined

CCAIE certification is awarded on a defended capstone, not attendance.

  • What is assessed A documented AI project — process economics, risk matrix, safe-use rules, 90-day roadmap
  • Who assesses it The delivering faculty, in a live defence
  • Against what A published rubric, shared on day one

Rubric criteria: specificity of the process step · soundness of the economics · a named accountability owner · a defined stop condition.

Cohort composition is a precondition

Outcomes depend on the room, not just the curriculum. Results hinge on cross-functional teams pairing process owners with technical members — so composition quotas form part of the engagement agreement for organizational cohorts.

Our delivered programme showed this directly: three of five teams had no technical member, and the teams that advanced furthest were those where the process owner was named and attended every session.

For organizations

Custom in-house training

Bring CCAIE to your team. We tailor content to your industry, tools, and goals — delivered on-site or virtually, for groups of any size.

  • Content built around your real workflows
  • Delivered at your site or online
  • Potentially eligible for training grants and subsidies

Why train with CCAIE

We're not a generic e-learning vendor. Our trainers are practitioners and researchers working on live AI projects — so what you learn reflects how AI actually gets deployed in Canadian businesses, not a slide deck.

Upskill your team this quarter.

Tell us your team's level and goals, and we'll recommend the right program — including any subsidies you may qualify for.