Introduction
This course equips participants with practical skills to improve workplace productivity by using Generative AI tools effectively across everyday professional tasks and workflows. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into modern workplaces, employees need the ability to collaborate productively with AI tools to enhance efficiency, communication, information management, and work quality while maintaining appropriate human judgement and oversight. Participants will learn practical techniques for prompting AI, managing and synthesising information, generating professional content, analysing data, supporting routine decision-making, and streamlining workplace tasks. Through guided hands-on exercises and workplace scenarios, participants will explore how AI can assist with communication, meetings, reporting, research, operational planning, knowledge management, leadership support, and multimedia content creation. Aligned with Singapore’s broader national AI adoption and workforce transformation initiatives, the course also emphasises responsible AI usage practices, including verification habits, data confidentiality, governance awareness, and human review processes.Course Availability
-
Date(s): 21 to 28 Nov 2026
Venue: Learning Hub North - The Arc
Registration Closing Date: 02 Nov 2026
-
Date(s): 16 to 23 Jan 2027
Venue: North Main Spine - NS2
Registration Closing Date: 11 Dec 2026
This course is aligned with Singapore’s broader approach to responsible and practical AI adoption. Participants will learn how to use AI tools confidently, safely, and effectively while recognising the limitations and risks of AI-generated outputs in workplace environments.
This programme is suitable for NTU Alumni who are:
- Professionals and executives using or planning to use AI tools at work
- Managers and team leads overseeing AI-enabled workflows
- Business, HR, operations, and administrative staff
- CET learners transitioning into AI-enabled roles
- Non-technical users seeking practical and responsible AI adoption skills
Prerequisites:
No technical background required. However, prior exposure to AI tools or a basic understanding of AI concepts will be beneficial.
Tan Yong Hoe Ian
He lectures in strategic communications at Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. He covers multiple disciplines such as advertising and journalism. He also provides consultation and training for large organizations (DBS, Canon) in the areas of Generative AI, AI imaging and communications.
His 22-year career has spanned across the media, consumer technology and gaming industries. He started out as a journalist and went on to become a global marketer and business leader.
At Lenovo, he led the Asia-Pacific gaming hardware division across 12 markets, driving the adoption of AI-capable computers. As the sales and marketing leader, he more than doubled division revenue to $420M USD within his three-year tenure.
At Razer, he headed global marketing, overseeing 120 marketers across all marketing disciplines and was part of the C-suite team that achieved Razer’s $4B USD IPO in 2017.
At Microsoft, he managed sales and marketing for the Xbox 360 gaming business in Singapore. He also established the Singapore business for Microsoft Surface computing devices.
At Singapore Press Holdings, he was an award-winning journalist and photojournalist. As editor, he trained journalists while establishing new editorial categories and revenue streams.
He was the recipient of the Singapore Press Holdings scholarship and graduated as valedictorian from Nanyang Technological University.
Ian has combined his expertise in technology, storytelling, visual art, and pedagogy to help people grow and learn using the power of words, visuals and AI. He also contributes commentaries and quotes to national media on topics ranging from communications to lifelong learning.
