A practical checklist for buying AI training for people who do not work in technology. Ten questions to ask, the training types compared, and what fair pricing looks like in Cyprus.
Ask every provider these before you commit. The answers separate training that changes how people work from training that only fills an afternoon.
For speed, yes. Generic courses teach general AI skills. Role-specific training teaches the tasks your people actually do, whether that is drafting lesson plans, processing invoices or preparing board packs. Awareness can be generic. Skill building should be role-specific.
The training should start from your tasks (emails, reports, presentations, documentation), not from a tour of tools. Ask to see an exercise based on work your team genuinely does. If the provider cannot show one, the workshop will be generic.
Hands-on practice changes behaviour. Presentations inform. Ask for the ratio of practice time to talk time, and aim for most of the session with your team at keyboards, working their own tasks rather than watching a demo.
Every team will paste company data into a public tool at some point. Good training states clearly what is safe to use and what must never be pasted, and teaches people how to verify AI output before it is used or shared.
The proof of training is a workflow participants can repeat the next day. Ask what participants take away: templates, checklists, documented steps, or a personal workflow for their main task.
Knowing AI and teaching it are different skills. Ask about teaching background and how the trainer adapts to non-technical audiences. Watch how they explain one concept; if it comes with jargon, your team will not ask questions.
Ask for before-and-after examples from real participants. Testimonials that name the task and the time reduction are stronger evidence than broad productivity claims. Individual results vary, so published examples should be framed as exactly that.
Skills decay without support. Ask what happens after the session: reference guides, recorded workflows, office hours, or a follow-up session. Post-training support is what turns a good workshop into lasting habits.
Match the format to the goal. An awareness talk gives exposure. A prompting workshop builds individual skills. A role-specific workflow workshop produces immediate productivity. An implementation programme drives organisation-wide adoption. The comparison table below shows the trade-offs.
Price is driven by format, duration, participant numbers, customisation and follow-up support. In Cyprus, HRDA subsidy can cover a large part of the cost through certified training centres, so the net price to the employer can be modest. Private programmes are typically priced per half-day or full day, with customisation and support added on.
Each format solves a different problem. There is no single right answer; there is a right answer for your goal.
| Training type | Best for | Advantages | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI awareness talk | Initial exposure | Fast and accessible | Limited behaviour change |
| Prompting workshop | Individual AI skills | Hands-on practice | May not address team processes |
| Role-specific workflow workshop | Immediate productivity | Directly relevant to daily work | Requires preparation |
| AI governance programme | Policy and risk | Improves responsible adoption | Does not automatically build practical skills |
| Implementation programme | Organisation-wide adoption | Combines workflows, training and governance | Larger investment |
Choosing where you are on this table is deciding most of the outcome. The rest is picking a trainer who can deliver the format honestly.
What determines what you pay, and what you should receive for it.
We deliver the role-specific workflow workshop described above, and we are one of several providers in Cyprus. We are comfortable being compared on these ten questions.
Our open-enrolment courses run through EFACT, a HRDA-certified training centre, and are largely subsidised. Private in-house programmes start at a similar customary range for the Cyprus market, with the HRDA subsidy applied where your programme qualifies.
Ask us the ten questionsMeet the trainerBring the list to a call. If our answer to any of the ten sounds generic, tell us. That is the point of the exercise.
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