AI training for New Zealand businesses
Build practical AI capability for your team. Structured programmes that teach your people to understand, evaluate, and use AI in their own operations.
Training that transfers capability
ELab delivers AI training programmes for business owners, senior managers, and operational teams. Our programmes cover AI fundamentals, prompt engineering, governance, and hands-on tool adoption, applied directly to your own workflows and operations.
Skills your team keeps
By the end of the programme, your team has the skills, the confidence, and a reference playbook to apply AI across the business without ongoing dependency on external support. We train your people to operate independently.
Training programmes
Structured programmes with defined learning outcomes
Each programme is delivered as standalone training, tailored to your team and applied to your own operations.
AI Foundations for Business Leaders
One-to-one training for your business
~10 hours over 4 weeks
In-person or online
Learning outcomes
- Understand what AI can and can't do for your specific business operations
- Apply prompt engineering techniques to your own daily tasks with measurable improvement
- Evaluate AI tools, platforms, and vendor claims with confidence
- Identify and manage shadow AI risks, apply responsible-use practices
- Produce a prioritised list of AI use cases specific to your operations
- Demonstrate measurable competency improvement from pre-training baseline
AI Readiness and Operations Training
One-to-one training for your business
~12–15 hours over 6–8 weeks
In-person or online
Learning outcomes
- Map operational workflows for AI integration opportunities
- Capture and structure institutional knowledge for AI readiness
- Evaluate and select AI tools appropriate to your business context
- Set up governance and data handling protocols for responsible AI use
- Manage AI capabilities across your team’s day-to-day operations
AI for Owner-Operators
Group workshop for multiple businesses
~6–8 hours over 1–2 sessions
In-person or online
Learning outcomes
- Understand practical AI applications relevant to SMEs
- Assess which parts of your business are ready for AI adoption
- Develop a plan to trial AI in one operational area
- Evaluate AI tools without requiring technical background
How it works
From first conversation to capability handover
A straightforward process designed around your team and your timeline.
Step 01
Discovery call
We talk through your team, your operations, and what you’re trying to achieve. No obligation.
Step 02
Programme fit
We confirm which programme matches your team’s needs, experience level, and goals.
Step 03
Training delivery
Structured sessions delivered to your team, applied to your own workflows and operations.
Step 04
Capability handover
Your team leaves with the skills, a reference playbook, and measurable competency they retain.
Your trainers
Trainer profiles
Senior practitioners with deep industry experience. When you train with ELab, you learn from people who have led AI adoption across enterprise and mid-market operations.
Antoni Tisot
Founder and Managing Director
Over a decade at the intersection of technology and operations. Head of Innovation at Downer New Zealand, one of the region’s largest infrastructure services providers, leading digital and operations transformation across telecommunications, utilities, and construction. Senior product and growth roles at EquipmentShare, a US-based YC Top 25 construction technology company, scaling solutions across APAC.
Specialisation
AI Foundations workshops and executive training
Tushar Singh
Head of AI and Data
Over 12 years in enterprise AI. Head of Customer Analytics and Managing Consultant at Capgemini Invent in London, advising C-suite executives on AI strategy and GenAI adoption across UK Government, Fortune 500 consumer goods companies, and major banks. Over GBP 1 billion in quantified business impact delivered.
Specialisation
AI strategy, data readiness, governance frameworks, and responsible AI
Natalia Mungall
AI Delivery Lead
Over 15 years delivering complex technology programmes across Vodafone, Unilever, ASB Bank, KiwiRail, Fulton Hogan, and Mitre 10 New Zealand. Senior delivery roles spanning enterprise-scale digital transformation, ERP implementations, and systems integration programmes.
Specialisation
Workflow mapping, practical AI tool adoption, and embedding AI capability into day-to-day team workflows
Training impact
What teams can do after training
Capability transfer measured by what the team does independently after the programme ends.
Hunter Campbell
Specialist recruitment, Auckland · 22-person team
What we trained
AI fundamentals for the full team, hands-on prompt engineering for recruitment workflows, governance and responsible-use practices, structured training on a secure AI platform.
What the team can now do
All 22 consultants use AI confidently across daily workflows. Shadow AI use eliminated. Meeting notes completed in 2–3 minutes, down from 5–30 minutes. Pre-meeting research automated. The team manages their AI tools independently.
“AI was a passion of mine before I had the pleasure of learning from you so naturally within a day of our first session, I’d already set up multiple projects and automations for my role.”
Dan Barker, Associate Consultant
Nilo
Deep tech R&D, Auckland · R&D team
What we trained
AI-assisted research tools, patent analysis workflows, and AI-augmented investor communications over a phased enablement programme.
What the team can now do
The entire team uses AI tools daily across research, patent review, and investor relations. Publication review productivity increased 5x+. A 25% patent renewal cost reduction identified using AI-assisted analysis.
“You can see the AI tools on people’s screens all the time... It’s exponential.”
Susanne, Nilo
Bridge It NZ
Civil contractor, field operations · Field and leadership team
What we trained
AI-assisted SOP creation, field data capture, documentation workflows, and AI fundamentals for the leadership team.
What the team can now do
Leadership team identifies and prioritises AI opportunities independently. Field data processing 80% faster. New team members productive from day one, replacing weeks of shadowing. Projected annual savings of $75,000.
“So the more competent that everyone can get using these tools that we’re investing in, the better it will be for everyone.”
Managing Director, Bridge It NZ
Potentia
IT recruitment, New Zealand · Multi-brand team
What we trained
AI-powered job ad creation, teaching the team to use a custom AI tool built on their brand voice and historical data.
What the team can now do
Full team adopted the AI tool within two weeks. Job ad drafting time dropped from 30 minutes to approximately 2 minutes. Quality independently validated by Seek NZ. The team now produces ads independently with no ongoing external support.
“The best AI-generated job ads they’d seen.”
Seek NZ
Who these programmes are for
Built for teams navigating AI adoption
These programmes are designed for New Zealand businesses that want practical support to build AI capability across their operations.
Business owners and directors
Managers with operational responsibility
Teams navigating AI adoption for the first time
Organisations that need governance and responsible-use practices
The focus is on building capability your team keeps — not theory or one-off consulting.
Ready to build AI capability in your team?
Book a discovery call to talk through which programme is the right fit for your team and your operations.