AI Ready - small group coaching labs
As part of the SES AI pathway, The AI Ready – small group coaching lab is an open space for SES to continue targeted exploration and experimentation with AI in a collaborative, hands-on environment alongside peers. Attending an AI Ready coaching lab is a natural progression after completing the AI Foundations for Senior Leaders workshop.
These coaching lab sessions are facilitated by Sam Bide, co-head of the AI CoLab Alliance, an ANZSOG Innovation and Integration Fellow, and creator of Insight Bridge, an AI platform for inclusive citizen engagement.
SES participants are encouraged to bring a challenge, problem, or area of interest with them on the day. As part of a small group motivated to experiment and explore, the lab is a space to pressure-test ideas and discover practical impactful ways to adopt AI with confidence.
Through devices hosted in the AI CoLab's internet cafe-inspired ('AI cafe') environment, SES will have safe, sandboxed access to a select range of AI tools on the day.
This learning experience has been provided by the Australian Public Service Commission in partnership with APS Academy and the AI CoLab.
Participant benefits
- Explore how AI can support better decision-making, service delivery and citizen engagement.
- Gain hands on experience with AI tools in a small group of peers.
- Solve real challenges by pressure testing ideas.
- Discover practical impactful ways to adopt AI with confidence.
Suitable for
SES Band 1 - SES Band 3
Considerations
- These sessions are held for in person attendance at the AI CoLab, Level 4, 1 Moore Street, Canberra city.
- Registration for specific AI Ready – small group coaching lab events are only available via unique links shared through APSLearn. Due to the cross-sector collaboration and public facing nature of broader AI CoLab initiatives, registrations for (and visibility of) these specific SES sessions will not be available directly on the AI CoLab webpage calendar of events.
- Due to the small group nature of these events, capacity limits do apply. Additional sessions are regularly scheduled and updated within APSLearn as they become available.
Category and User Level
This learning experience aligns with the Working in Government Craft at the Practitioner level.
Price
Free of charge.
Additional Information
- To enrol in this session you will need a valid APSLearn profile.
- Steps on how to create an APSLearn profile or to view FAQs can be found here.
- If you have moved Departments or you have multiple APSLearn profiles, you can request to merge your profiles here.
- If your training venue is at MoAD, please refer to the directional map to assist with locating the training room.
Attendance (Virtual)
When you attend a virtual session:
- Provide your name or email when joining, as our attendance reports record this information from the virtual classroom platform.
- If you log into the session with a different email address to the one you are registered with, let us know to ensure your attendance is properly credited.
- If you join as a group from one location or cannot provide your details during the session, please email us afterwards so we capture your attendance.
- If we do not receive your information, you may receive a notice indicating you were not marked as attended.
* Capacity limits may apply. Please log into APSLearn to check availability.
- If the session is full or none of the additional sessions are suitable, you can express your interest, through APSLearn, for this event. You will be added to a mailing list to be notified when a new session becomes available.