Leveraging predictive AI to anticipate and optimize
Description
Predict, analyze, and optimize using AI
Is your company looking to enhance its decision-making through data?
Would you like to forecast trends, anticipate events, and optimize your business strategies? Whether it’s for analyzing the performance of individuals, services, or advertising campaigns, managing resources (human, material, financial, or operational), detecting risks, or improving processes, predictive AI can assist employees and managers.
This training will enable employees and managers to explore the potential of predictive AI and will revolutionize their work. Participants will learn to identify the best approaches for anticipating scenarios and optimizing actions.
Audience
Audience and prerequisites
The workshops are designed for businesses of all sizes, public organizations, and freelancers who want to develop their teams’ digital skills, begin their technological transformation, or integrate artificial intelligence into their operations.
No prior knowledge of AI is required. However, participants should be proficient in using basic office software such as Word and Excel, and be able to access an online collaboration platform and use a web browser.
Approach
We adopt an andragogical approach centered on experience, autonomy, and problem-solving. Our workshops are:
- Contextualized
- Interactive
- Flexible
- Action-oriented
- Transferable to the workplace
Equipment and tools
AI Tools Used
The College offers workshops using several AI tools; here are the free versions used:
- Excel (Forecast Sheet / TREND / LINEST)
- Google Sheets
- Orange Data Mining
- MidJourney
Equipment
- Laptop
- Microsoft account
Accreditation
The training workshops are recognized:
- The College awards continuing education credits locally.
- We are currently in the process of obtaining accreditation from the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT).
The College attests to the quality of the training/workshops because:
- Our workshops are designed and led by experts in technology and pedagogy, affiliated with our higher education institution. Each workshop has been validated by our senior management and our corporate training managers, both of whom have over 10years of experience within the network.
- Post-training follow-up is conducted to assess the impact, answer questions, and adjust the content as needed.
Skills developed
Skills developed
- Understand the uses of generative and predictive AI in the workplace, specifically within their role.
- Recognize the opportunities, limitations, and risks of its use.
- Reproduce appropriate behaviors for the effective, ethical, and safe use of AI.
- Use the most common predictive tools.
- Choose the best AI tool based on specific needs.
- Select relevant data for predictive purposes.
- Process data judiciously using AI-related technological tools.
- Use intelligent calculation formulas.
- Master queries to optimize calculations and predictions.
- Use systematic methods to verify the accuracy of calculations and ensure the absence of errors.
Sector
- Accounting and Finance
- Education
- Engineering
- Legal
- Marketing and Communications
- Operations and Logistics
- Product and Innovation
- Human Resources
- Healthcare
- Customer Service and Support
FAQ
Here are the most frequently asked questions
How long does it take to organize a training session/workshop?
Generally, we can organize a workshop within 2 to 3 weeks of identifying and confirming your needs. This timeframe may vary depending on trainer availability.
How should I prepare my staff before the workshops?
You must ensure that participants are proficient in using basic office software such as Word and Excel and that they can access an online collaboration platform and use a web browser. Otherwise, no special preparation is required, other than ensuring that you:
- Inform participants of the objectives and structure of the workshops.
- Free up their time so they can fully participate.
- Provide them with a quiet, well-equipped workspace (if the training is online).
- Encourage an open attitude towards learning and experimentation.
How does the College ensure that free AI tools will not create a security breach in the network or access the company’s confidential data or documents?
The College applies a rigorous approach to cybersecurity and data protection when using or recommending artificial intelligence tools in its workshops:
- Only AI tools that have undergone a technical and ethical evaluation are used in training. We prioritize recognized, transparent platforms that comply with Canadian security standards.
- Demonstrations and practical exercises are conducted in isolated or simulated environments, without access to internal networks or sensitive company data.
- Participants are never asked to submit real or confidential documents to free AI tools. Fictional or anonymized datasets are used for educational purposes.
- Our training includes modules on digital security and the risks associated with the uncontrolled use of AI tools. Staff are equipped to adopt safe and responsible practices.
How to register?
Fill out our form and a member of our team will contact you within 24 working hours to discuss your needs and provide you with a suitable offer.
Costs
The cost varies depending on the content, duration, number of participants, and format chosen. We will send you a personalized quote after analyzing your needs. To do so, simply fill out the form, and we will contact you within 24 business hours.
Many of our workshops are eligible for Services Québec support programs, including the Workforce Training Program. Eligible businesses are listed on pages 5 and 6 of this document. Contexts for using English-language training are listed in section 2.9.1.2 of this document.
Costs are calculated based on group size:
- 5 to 10 people: $1050 / person
- 11 people and more: $945 / person
Form
Contact form
Please complete this form to schedule an appointment with us.