Mindtools Kineo launches AI Skills Academy as organisations look to scale AI adoption
Mindtools Kineo has launched AI Skills Academy, a personalised learning programme that uses AI to help employees develop practical workplace AI skills.
Mindtools Kineo has launched AI Skills Academy, a new enterprise learning programme designed to help organisations build workforce capability as AI adoption moves beyond early experimentation.
The academy provides personalised learning pathways based on an individual's role and work context. Learners are presented with role-specific activities and practical use cases rather than following a generic curriculum.
Speaking to Learning News, Ross Garner, Chief Learning Officer at Mindtools Kineo, said the new programme builds on the company's experience delivering bespoke AI adoption programmes for organisations across sectors including technology, financial services, media and professional services.
Garner said the academy differs from traditional catalogue learning because AI personalises each learner's experience.
'The biggest issue is use cases. People just don't know where to begin. When a user joins the Academy, it asks them questions about themselves and their role, then creates a structured learning pathway where every activity is tailored to their specific context and use cases.'
He said many organisations have now deployed AI tools but continue to face challenges encouraging employees to use them effectively.
Garner also identified concerns around compliance, inconsistent deployment of AI tools across organisations and employees using consumer AI services outside approved workplace environments.
Rodrigo Bolaños, Executive Director for LATAM and AI Strategy at Mindtools Kineo, said organisations often approach AI adoption as a technology deployment rather than a workforce transformation programme.
'A lot of organisations are providing tools, but they are not paying attention to capability.'
He said successful adoption requires employees to understand safe use of AI, role-specific applications and skills including critical thinking, judgement and data protection, alongside effective prompting.
Bolaños described these as the foundations organisations will need as AI becomes embedded in everyday work.
Garner and Bolaños discuss explain AI adoption remains uneven across organisations, the barriers preventing wider workforce adoption and the practical skills they believe learning teams should prioritise as AI becomes embedded in everyday work.