Is your workforce ready for AI? Get the AI Upskilling Checklist for L&D teams
As companies experiment with AI tools like ChatGPT in their organization, one question stands out: Are your employees ready for this transformation?
Learning and Development (L&D) teams can take the lead in AI upskilling, becoming AI knowledge curators within their organizations. But knowing where to start can be overwhelming.
That’s why we’ve created this AI Upskilling Readiness Checklist—a practical tool to help you assess your organization’s current preparedness, identify gaps, and take actionable steps toward building AI literacy.
Whether you're just beginning your AI journey or looking to optimize existing training programs, this checklist ensures you’re ready to:
build foundational AI literacy skills for all teams
train L&D teams to lead the charge and become AI knowledge curators
tailor AI upskilling programs to specific roles
measure the impact of your efforts
No matter your starting point, the goal is to create a clear path toward upskilling your workforce and positioning your organization for success in an AI-driven world.
1. Train L&D Teams First
Do all of your L&D teams have a foundational understanding of generative AI in the workplace?
Have you identified L&D members who will champion AI training?
Do L&D teams have access to AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, DALL-E) for experimentation?
Have L&D teams gotten hands-on with AI tools to understand how they work (and where they fail)?
Have you created a baseline assessment to measure L&D team confidence in teaching AI concepts?
2. Educate Executives
Have executives received a tailored session on AI’s impact on strategy and operations?
Do executives understand key AI use cases for their industry?
Have executives been given examples of successful AI adoption stories in similar organizations?
Have you surveyed executives for feedback on their understanding and confidence?
3. Empower Power Users
Have you identified roles or individuals who could be AI champions?
Have power users been trained in advanced use cases relevant to their roles?
Are there forums or opportunities for peer-to-peer learning among power users?
4. Prepare AI Guidelines and Resources
Are clear guidelines in place for responsible AI use and data privacy/security?
Have you created role-specific AI playbooks or quick-start guides?
Have you determined and communicated which AI tools employees should use?
Have you created a plan for communicating AI guidelines and supporting resources?
5. Tailor Training to Roles
Have you mapped AI use cases to specific roles in your organization?
Do team members have access to AI training relevant to their job functions?
Is there a follow-up system in place to support individual and team progress with AI?
6. Review and Improve
Do you have a system to gather post-training feedback through surveys or interviews and iterate on the feedback?
Is there a system to measure the business impact of AI upskilling (e.g., time saved, improved efficiency)?
Ready to help your employees upskill for AI?
Every organization starts somewhere. What matters most is taking the first step toward building AI literacy.
We offer customized AI skills training for your employees. Contact us to set up trainings that teach your employees at every level how to work with AI responsibly and effectively.
AI literacy training that won’t put your employees to sleep. We facilitate discussions around data privacy, anxiety around job loss, all while teaching employees the skills they need to work with AI.