AI Skills Audit: A Free Template for UK Employers
Most AI training budgets get spent before anyone has measured what staff already know. An AI skills audit fixes that — and it takes two weeks, not two quarters.
By Isa Mutlib, CEO Cotalent AI
Four capability bands to measure
Aware (knows what Copilot is), Active (uses AI weekly), Applied (ships AI workflows), and Architect (designs AI systems and governance). Every employee sits in one band per domain.
How to score without bureaucracy
A 12-question self-assessment plus a 30-minute manager calibration is enough. Avoid 90-question competency frameworks — they kill the audit before it begins.
Turning findings into a bootcamp plan
Aim to move 80% of staff up at least one band in 12 months. AI Skills Bootcamps handle the Aware-to-Active and Active-to-Applied transitions; the Level 4 AI Automation Practitioner Apprenticeship handles Applied-to-Architect.
Want this for your team?
Cotalent AI designs funded AI Skills Bootcamps and Level 4 apprenticeship pathways for UK employers.