Key facts
- Format: one PDF covering programme design, content outlines and evidencing.
- Built around Article 4's AI-literacy duty, in force since 2 February 2025.
- Role-based: different depth for general staff, AI operators, and the board.
- Includes a simple way to track and evidence completion for audit purposes.
- Free to download — pairs with the AI literacy guide.
What is the AI literacy programme starter kit?
It is a practical starting point for the training obligation most organisations still haven't built: Article 4 of the EU AI Act requires providers and deployers to ensure staff have a sufficient level of AI literacy, scaled to their role. The starter kit gives you role-based content outlines, delivery options and a simple way to record who has completed what.
Who is it for?
HR, learning and development, and AI governance leads who need to stand up a compliant training programme without commissioning a bespoke course from scratch.
What the kit covers
Role-based outlines. Content depth for general staff, people operating or overseeing AI systems day to day, and the board.
Core curriculum. What AI is and its limits, your organisation's policies, human-oversight duties and how to escalate concerns.
Delivery options. Short e-learning, workshop formats and board briefing structure.
Evidencing. A simple completion tracker so you can show training records, role-based curricula and acknowledgements on request.
How to use it
Start with a role map from your AI inventory — who actually touches or is affected by AI — then assign the matching content depth. Run it at onboarding and at least annually, and refresh content whenever tools or rules change. Generic, one-size-fits-all AI training does not satisfy Article 4; it must be appropriate to roles and context.
Frequently asked questions
What is AI literacy?
The skills, knowledge and understanding that let people use and oversee AI appropriately and safely.
What is Article 4 of the EU AI Act?
It requires providers and deployers to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy among staff and others operating AI on their behalf.
Is AI literacy mandatory?
Yes — the Article 4 obligation has applied since 2 February 2025 to providers and deployers of AI systems.
Who needs AI literacy training?
Anyone operating, overseeing or affected by AI in your organisation, scaled to their role and the system's risk.
What should AI literacy training cover?
What AI is, its limits and risks, your policies, human-oversight duties, and how to escalate concerns.
How often should AI literacy training run?
At onboarding and at least annually, plus updates whenever tools or rules change.
Can we outsource AI literacy training?
Yes, but you remain accountable for its adequacy and for keeping the completion records.
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Last updated 19 June 2026.