Businesses are increasingly clear on the potential of AI and automation.

The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI; it’s how to build the internal capability to do it effectively.

At Grant Thornton, we help organisations develop the skills needed at every level; from those identifying opportunities, to those building solutions, to those leading strategic transformation.

Our AI & Digital offering is designed as a joined-up capability pathway, enabling organisations to move confidently from ambition to execution.

A Complete AI Capability Ecosystem

Our programmes are designed to support three critical workstreams across your organisation:

  • Identify opportunities – empowering teams to spot and deliver business improvements
  • Build solutions – equipping technical specialists to design and deploy AI and automation
  • Lead transformation – enabling senior leaders to make informed strategic decisions

Together, they create a practical, scalable approach to embedding AI across the business. 

Our Core Programmes

AI & Digital Skills for Business Impact 

For non-technical roles across the organisation

Designed for professionals in operations, finance, customer support, project teams and change functions, this programme builds the capability to:

  • Identify high-impact AI opportunities within day-to-day roles
  • Improve processes and operational performance
  • Use data, digital tools and AI to drive measurable business outcomes
  • Communicate insights and lead change within teams

Participants develop a strong foundation in digital and AI, with a focus on practical application within their own function

AI & Automation Practitioner 

For technical teams, automation specialists and innovation leads

This programme equips those responsible for delivery with the skills to:

  • Design, build and deploy AI and automation solutions
  • Use low- and no-code tools, systems integration and data analytics
  • Apply prompt engineering and workflow automation in real business environments
  • Embed solutions within governance, risk and responsible AI frameworks

The focus is on translating business problems into working, scalable solutions that improve productivity and outcomes. 

AI Leadership short courses 

For C-suite, Directors and senior leaders

These focused units are designed for leaders who need to steer AI-enabled transformation, not build solutions themselves.

Participants gain:

  • A clear understanding of AI strategy and transformation roadmaps
  • Insight into governance, risk and ethical considerations
  • Confidence to make informed AI investment decisions
  • The ability to ask the right questions and shape organisational direction

This ensures leadership teams can bridge the gap between ambition and delivery. 

Flexible & Bespoke Capability Building

Alongside our core programmes, we also offer:

  • Bespoke AI and digital training (e.g. Power BI, Power Automate, GenAI)
  • Tailored cohorts aligned to organisational priorities
  • Blended pathways combining leadership, technical and functional skills

This allows us to meet organisations wherever they are on their AI journey. 

How It Work

  • Programmes designed around real business environments and outcomes
  • Delivered through a blend of applied learning, practical projects and expert support
  • Apprenticeships co-developed in partnership with Teesside University (Ofsted Outstanding provider) 

Why Grant Thornton

We combine hands-on experience of AI adoption with deep expertise in workforce transformation.

Our approach is:

  • Practical – focused on real business impact, not theory
  • People-led – recognising that successful AI transformation is as much about adoption as technology
  • End-to-end – supporting organisations from strategy through to implementation

This ensures organisations don’t just experiment with AI, but execute and scale it effectively.

Ruth Walsh, Talent Solutions Partner at Grant Thornton UK, said:

Organisations are moving beyond asking whether to adopt AI and are now focused on how to make it work in practice. Having the right skills at every level of the business – from the people implementing automation to the leaders making investment decisions – is what separates firms that experiment from firms that execute. This offering is designed to close that gap in a structured, practical way.

"Participants will learn how to identify high-value AI opportunities, connect fragmented systems and design workflows that improve operational performance and customer outcomes. The curriculum also places strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and adoption, recognising that sustainable transformation is as much about people as it is about technology."

The launch builds on Grant Thornton UK’s recently announced GT Augment framework and the firm’s own leadership in AI adoption, including becoming one of the first major accountancy firms to embed generative AI across its entire workforce. That experience shapes a practical, people-led approach to helping organisations turn AI ambition into action.