AI for Public Sector Advice

This practical course develops the skills to use AI effectively in producing public sector advice. It builds a shared, confident approach to responsible AI use with human judgement remaining central at every stage.

The course works through the stages of developing advice, from problem definition to a decision-ready paper. AI tools are introduced at every stage focusing on building the skills to use AI well without losing the human judgement that good advice depends on. This means participants learn by practical application, using AI for real advice tasks from the first session.

This course is best suited for public sector professionals who help produce advice and are beginning their journey in applying AI to their work. No prior AI experience or paid subscription to AI is required. It is for professionals who want:

• practical skills they can apply immediately.
• a common language for talking about AI use within their team.
• a clear sense of where AI adds the most value in producing advice.

• Use AI tools safely and effectively in a public sector advisory context.
• Apply a structured prompting approach to get better outputs.
• Define problems, assemble evidence, and generate options with human judgement guiding the work.
• Draft and refine advice in clear, plain language.
• Understand where AI adds value and where human expertise must lead.