Part of the university’s mission to drive excellence and innovation, the training follows a successful pilot programme delivered by Multiverse earlier this year.
The University of Bath is upskilling 50 employees with the launch of a Data, AI and Leadership Academy with Multiverse. The initiative aims to enhance team members’ engagement with AI tools, equipping them with the knowledge and confidence to use data to boost efficiencies, while delivering improved insights and services to students.
This cohort includes learners from across 21 academic and professional services departments at the university, spanning the faculties of Science, Humanities and Social Science and including Research & Impact Services, Campus Infrastructure, Campus Services, IT, Human Resources and Finance. While learning, the group will also act as champions supporting their wider teams at the University to work more effectively with AI and data.
Building on digital skills developed through an initial training programme with Multiverse earlier this year, the new Academy will see learners enrol into Multiverse’s AI Powered Productivity, Management Jumpstart and DevOps Engineering Jumpstart courses.
The Level 3 AI Powered Productivity supports learners to embrace AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot. Management Jumpstart, another Level 3 programme, combines data and AI with management skills to drive informed decision-making and help individuals to become effective people-managers. The Level 4 DevOps Engineering Jumpstart equips teams with the skills needed to build robust digital infrastructure, achieve improved productivity through automation and enhance collaboration between development and operations.
Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr, Chief Operating Officer at the University of Bath, said: “We are very proud to be taking the next step in our plan toward AI adoption, a journey which we know will result in improved productivity across our organisation and, critically, better services for our students and staff. Previous cohorts that took part in our pilot have already begun making a substantial impact, with over 50 real time active projects across the university under way. We are excited to see what range of projects this cohort proposes.”
Gary Eimerman, Chief Learning Officer at Multiverse said: “Multiverse’s AI and leadership programmes are perfectly designed to meet the needs of a sector, like higher education, that is facing increasing pressure to improve efficiencies and achieve time and cost savings. Our latest cohort with the University of Bath will be trained to use digital skills to deliver these savings and we look forward to working closely with the organisation in the next stages of its digital evolution.”
Multiverse is the upskilling platform for AI and tech adoption, which delivers personalised, on-the-job learning. Multiverse has trained more than 20,000 apprentices in AI, data and digital skills since 2016.
Over 1,500 companies work with Multiverse to deliver a new kind of learning that’s transforming the workforce at scale. Programmes are targeted at people of any age or career stage.
