Curated learning paths
Each path is a hand-picked sequence of topics from the 11-level skill matrix — designed so a specific role can go from zero to confident in a single sitting or a short week.
- CEOs, CFOs, board members who need to set the AI agenda without becoming hands-on operators.
Executive briefing - 60 minutes to a defensible point of view
You will be able to (1) explain in plain English what generative AI is and is not, (2) name the two or three workflows in your business worth piloting next quarter, and (3) ask your team the right four questions about governance.
7 steps~1h0/7 live - Owners and operators of 10-200 person companies who want one assistant working in their hands by next week.
SMB owner - first 30 days with AI
You will (1) pick one assistant, (2) use it daily for a week, (3) document five repeatable wins, and (4) know which Aicon free course to send the rest of the team into.
7 steps~1h0/7 live - Finance teams already paying for Microsoft 365 Copilot who want measurable productivity gains in Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
FP&A on Microsoft Copilot - fast track
You will (1) run three Copilot patterns in Excel (forecast review, variance call, board-deck draft), (2) ship a 5-prompt FP&A pack your team uses unchanged, and (3) be ready for Aicon's FP&A free course.
6 steps~1h1/6 live - Anyone who can already use a chatbot daily and wants to write prompts a teammate can run unchanged.
Prompt engineering - foundations that hold up across vendors
You will (1) write Role-Context-Constraints-Format prompts, (2) know when to add a few-shot example vs a system prompt, (3) maintain a versioned prompt library, and (4) recognise when a reasoning model is worth the cost.
8 steps~2h0/8 live - Anyone shipping AI use-cases in healthcare, financial services, legal, or public-sector environments.
Regulated industry - the AI safety briefing your auditor will ask for
You will be able to (1) describe the three regulatory hot-spots in your sector, (2) tell approved from prohibited use-cases, and (3) name the data, identity, and audit controls you need before scaling beyond a pilot.
5 steps~1h0/5 live - Software engineers, data scientists, and SREs who already use Copilot or Cursor and want to stop using it as autocomplete.
Developer AI fluency - from autocomplete to design partner
You will (1) prompt across files, (2) use reasoning models for design and review, (3) wire AI into your editor and notebook surface deliberately, and (4) know which patterns to avoid.
5 steps~1h0/5 live