AI for Public Sector Finance Professionals
Use AI in public sector finance to improve outcomes and protect public value. Bring financial and service information together, while keeping accountability and the evidence behind decisions firmly in sight.
I want to use AI effectively in my role
Learn how to use AI productively and responsibly in your day-to-day work.
Build the confidence to use AI for research, analysis and communication
Learn how to write effective prompts and review AI-generated outputs
Understand where AI can help and where human judgement is needed
I want to build AI-supported workflows
Move beyond individual tasks and learn how to build and test AI-supported workflows.
Connect tasks into structured, repeatable workflows
Explore process mapping, permissions and governance controls
Build and test AI-supported solutions while maintaining human oversight
Overview
Strengthen how decisions are supported, without losing transparency.
Public sector finance is about more than understanding expenditure. It means connecting financial performance with services, demand and outcomes, then explaining that picture under scrutiny. Our Foundational and Practitioner AI for Public Sector Finance courses help you use AI to bring different sources of information together, investigate patterns and develop clearer reporting across budgeting, grant management and service analysis. You'll build the skills to use AI to support public finance work while maintaining transparency, stewardship and accountability for public money.
One professional pathway,
two ways to progress
Whether you’re new to the world of AI or already use it in your work, there’s a route for you. Both courses are delivered through live, instructor-led online sessions with a focus on real-world learning that you can put into practice from day one.
- Duration
10 hours of intensive learning over two days
- Study modes
Online - Live and instructor-led
- Cost
Courses are delivered in groups of minimum 15 learners.
Talk to our team to find the right option for you or your organisation.
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I want to use AI effectively in my role
You want to build the skills and confidence to get the most value from AI in your finance work.
Learn how to:
Use AI to support budget monitoring, reporting and service analysis, including spotting unusual spending patterns
Improve grant reporting, financial analysis and stakeholder communications
Work confidently with financial, service and outcomes data
Use AI responsibly while protecting public data, verifying outputs and applying public-interest scepticism
I want to build AI-supported workflows
You want to move beyond individual tasks and turn them into automated processes or workflows.
Learn how to:
Identify public finance processes where AI can add the greatest value and set clear human-AI handoffs
Automate and standardise reporting using appropriate AI approaches and controls
Design AI assistants and agents with clear permissions, safeguards and accountability
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Equip yourself or your team with the skills to use AI safely, confidently and ethically in your role.
FAQs
If you can’t find the answer to a question, our helpful advisers will be happy to help.
Choose based on your experience of using AI and what you want to do with it. Foundational is for professionals who want to use AI more effectively in individual tasks. Practitioner is for those already comfortable using AI who want to connect tasks into workflows and test AI-supported processes.
Before the course, you'll complete an AI skills diagnostic to assess your current level of capability. Based on your answers, you'll receive guidance on the most suitable starting point. At the end of the course, you'll complete a second diagnostic to measure your progress and demonstrate the impact of your learning.