THE UPSKILL AI LIBRARY
Explore AI skills.
Choose a familiar task. Try an AI-assisted approach. Check the result yourself.
Free, practical exercises for people returning to white-collar work after a break. Start with AI Fundamentals if you’re new to AI, or choose an exercise in finance or software engineering. Every lesson uses synthetic examples and ends with something you can describe honestly.
Use the fictional examples provided, never confidential work or personal data. AI tool access varies; manual paths are labelled. Practice is not a qualification or a promise of employment.
NEW TO AI?
Begin with the fundamentals.
No technical background needed. Eight short lessons, in order.
AI Fundamentals: from your first question to a checked workflow.
What AI is, choosing a service, safe setup, useful prompts, checking answers, reusable instructions and safe automation. Read without an account; practise with fictional data.
Explore the beginner course →SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Read. Test. Review.
One focused exercise. Basic JavaScript reading is helpful.
FINANCE
Numbers, words and judgement.
Numbers & judgement · 25 MIN
Turn a spreadsheet into a monthly report
Find the change. Check the numbers. Explain it clearly.
Start the practice →Receivables & review · 30 MIN
Build an invoice-aging report you can verify
Check partial payments, overdue dates and missing information before you report.
Start the practice →Client communication · 15 MIN
Draft a client email you can stand behind
Use AI for a first draft. Keep responsibility for every promise.
Start the practice →Reading & review · 15 MIN
Summarise a document without losing the caveats
A shorter document is useful only if it stays true to the source.
Start the practice →Your return to work · 20 MIN
Practise talking about your new AI skills
Turn completed practice into a specific, honest interview answer.
Start the practice →Money during your break · 20 MIN
Make a simple money plan for your break
Organise the numbers before asking AI to help with the wording.
Start the practice →