Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training her Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The Department provides AI training through a combination of cross-government Civil Service Learning modules and internally delivered workshops. In addition, the department also offers learning resources associated with One Big Thing, an annual initiative that drives upskilling through collective action on a single shared priority across the civil service, which in 2025 focused on AI Essentials. This is a separate offer from the training listed above.
This training is designed to build general AI awareness, support responsible and effective use of AI tools, and develop more advanced technical and leadership capability where relevant to staff roles.
The table below sets out the training available, including the topics covered and the indicative duration of each course or workshop.
Civil Service Learning Modules | |
Course Topics | Hours |
Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning and Deep Learning | 4 days, 3 hours,15 minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: The Business Value of AI | 1 day, 5 hours, 47 minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: Working with Large Language Models | 2 days, 3 hours, 42 minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: Fundamentals | 1 day 5 hours, 23 minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI Tools and Applications | 2 days, 5 hours, 3 minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: Technical Curriculum | 21 days, 40 minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: Computer Vision | 1day, 1 hour,12 minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: Understanding AI Ethics | 7hours, 42minutes |
Artificial Intelligence: Natural Language Processing and Speech Recognition | 1 day, 7 hours,17 minutes |
One Big Thing | |
DfT AI Essentials | 30 minutes |
AI for all: An introduction to Artificial Intelligence in the Civil Service | 1hour, 30 minutes |
AI Leadership Lab Workshop | |
AI Transform Leadership Labs focus on training leaders to embrace AI within their teams | 4 hours |
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