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AI literacy for every employee: a 30-day plan

Licences don’t create capability. In the Australian Government’s Copilot trial, staff with three or more forms of training were 28 points more confident using AI.

skillsnest.aus October 15, 2026

The organisations getting most from AI are not the ones with the most tools. They are the ones whose people know how to use them well.

Week 1: safe and confident

Cover what AI is good and bad at, how to protect data, and how to check outputs.

Weeks 2–3: practise on real work

Each team applies AI to two of its own recurring tasks, with short coaching sessions and shared prompts.

Week 4: share and scale

Teams share what worked, champions are named, and successful uses become standard practice.

Source: Digital Transformation Agency, evaluation of the whole-of-government Microsoft 365 Copilot trial.

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