The AI Basic Users in-company training helps your organisation quickly and successfully adopt Microsoft Copilot and other AI tools. In one day your employees learn how to apply AI assistants directly in their daily work: writing emails faster, summarising meetings, building presentations, analysing data and accelerating work processes. Practical, hands-on and immediately applicable. No technical background required.

Who is this training for?

The AI Basic Users in-company training is intended for employees and teams who use Microsoft 365 daily and want to use Copilot as a personal assistant at work. Ideal for organisations rolling out Copilot for Microsoft 365 who want to make a flying start. No technical background required. Minimum 4 and maximum 12 participants per group. Multiple groups on the same day are possible.

What will your employees be able to do after this training?

• Use Microsoft Copilot directly for daily tasks in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
• Write effective prompts using the RICE method (Role, Instruction, Context, End result)
• Write and improve documents and emails faster with Copilot
• Automatically summarise meetings and capture action points in Teams
• Analyse data and retrieve insights from Excel with Copilot
• Build and improve presentations in PowerPoint with Copilot
• Assess and adjust AI output for reliable results
• Handle company and personal data safely and responsibly when using AI

Course content

How does AI work and what can Copilot do for you?
Your team learns the basic principles of generative AI and Microsoft Copilot: what it is, what it can do, what the limits are and how it handles your data. You discover immediately what time savings are achievable in your own work practice.

Better results with the right prompt
Your team practises intensively writing effective prompts using the RICE method based on work scenarios from your own organisation. You learn how to give Copilot the right instructions and how to evaluate and improve the output.

Copilot in practice: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
Hands-on practice with Copilot in the Microsoft 365 apps your team uses daily. Writing and summarising documents in Word, generating formulas and analysing data in Excel, building presentations in PowerPoint, handling emails faster in Outlook and summarising meetings in Teams.

Smart and safe AI use
Your team learns when to verify AI output, how to handle confidential information and what the rules are for AI use within your organisation. Includes a brief introduction to EU AI Act obligations for end users.

Practical information

• Duration: 1 day (2 sessions of 3 hours)
• Location: at your location, in Almere, Zwolle, Groningen, Utrecht, Enschede, Den Bosch, Breda, Meppel or Eindhoven (surcharge applies for locations outside Almere)
• Group size: minimum 4, maximum 12 participants per group
• Multiple groups on the same day are possible
• Language: Dutch (English on request)
• Course materials: available as an option

What is included?

• Certified AI trainer at your location
• Certificate of participation for each participant upon completion
• Free intake in advance to tailor the training to your organisation and work processes
• Training evaluation upon completion

SLIM subsidy

As a Dutch SME, you may be eligible for the SLIM subsidy for ICT training. The Dutch government reimburses 60% of your training costs, up to a maximum of €24,999. The second 2026 period opens on 10 August.

Related training courses

• Microsoft 365 Copilot In-company Training - deepening in advanced Copilot use
• AI Literacy In-company Training - EU AI Act compliance for your organisation
• AI-901: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals - technical deepening in AI and Azure

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