AI for Work Productivity
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.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply Gen AI tools and prompting techniques to improve workplace productivity across communication, research, analysis, knowledge management, and operational workflows.
- Design AI-assisted workflows that support decision-making, content creation, data analysis, collaboration, and people management while recognising the limitations and risks of AI systems.
- Evaluate and use AI responsibly by applying verification habits, governance principles, human judgement, and appropriate tool selection in real-world workplace scenarios.
Day 1
- Understanding AI and its Impact on Work
- Effective Prompting and AI Collaboration
- AI for Communication and Content
- AI for Meetings and Knowledge Work
- AI for Brand and Multimedia Content
Day 2
- AI for Data, Research, and Analysis
- AI for Operational Productivity
- AI for Leadership and People Management
- AI Workflow Integration and Governance
- Final Integrated AI Workflow Exercise
- Recap and Closing
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
No technical background required. However, prior exposure to AI tools or a basic understanding of AI concepts will be beneficial.
Venue: NTU@One-North
Duration: 2 days
| Course | Course Dates |
|---|---|
AI for Work Productivity | Cohort 1: 7 Oct - 8 Oct (F2F) Registration Closing Date: 26 July |
Note: NTU reserves the right to change the date, venue, and mode of delivery due to unforeseen circumstances. Please prepare a laptop to attend F2F classroom training.
 | Upon successful completion of the course, learners will be awarded with an e-Certificate of Completion. |
Standard Course Fee: S$1,500
Promotional fee for NTU Alumni: S$50
Limited number of subsidised places available on a first-come, first-served basis.
 | Ian Tan Ian Yong Hoe Tan is a university lecturer, Generative AI coach, and communications consultant with 24 years of experience across the media, consumer technology, and gaming industries. He is a full-time lecturer at NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, where he teaches marketing, advertising, public relations, and journalism, and also trains executives in leadership communication at the Nanyang Business School. As a Generative AI coach, Ian has conducted programmes for many organisations such as DBS, Singapore Airlines, MINDEF, OCBC, SingHealth, Canon, IHH Healthcare, PSA, Sembcorp, Belkin, and the Singapore School of the Arts. He also leads The Straits Times Generative AI Masterclasses and trains creative teams in blending AI with traditional design. Ian previously worked in journalism at Singapore Press Holdings and later held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Razer, and Lenovo — leading regional and global teams and contributing to Razer’s US$4 billion IPO. A LinkedIn Top Voice since 2024, he writes regularly on communications, AI, and business excellence on LinkedIn, his ThinkTan website, and as a columnist for Channel NewsAsia. |