What AI training should managers take?
By Bodhih Training Solutions, Bengaluru · UpdatedThe short answer
Managers need AI training on three things: using AI in their own management work (one-to-ones, feedback, planning, updates), leading a team that uses AI, and deciding responsibly about what AI should not touch. The training should involve practice on real management tasks and an assessment. Bodhih’s AI for Managers, built for first-time and new managers, is one option: 16 hours online over 28 days, a proctored exam and a verifiable credential, ₹7,999 plus GST.
What do managers need to learn about AI?
A manager’s use of AI differs from an individual contributor’s. The manager is responsible for the team’s output, for fairness in decisions about people, and for setting norms. Training should cover all three levels.
| Level | What it covers | Example tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Own work | Using AI to manage better and faster | Preparing one-to-ones, drafting feedback, planning, status updates |
| Team | Leading people who use AI | Setting norms, reviewing AI-assisted work, spotting over-reliance |
| Judgement | Deciding what AI must not decide | Ratings, pay, conflict and anything that changes someone’s job |
How do you choose AI training for managers?
Look for these features whatever the provider.
- Management tasks, not generic prompts: feedback, delegation, planning, communication
- Explicit teaching on fairness and what stays a human decision
- Practice on your own team’s real situations
- An assessment that tests judgement, not recall
- A format that fits a manager’s week
What does Bodhih’s AI for Managers include?
AI for Managers is designed for first-time and new managers. It is online and self-paced: 16 hours over 28 days. It follows the Applied AI sequence of diagnostic, eight SCORM modules, mock exam, a graded portfolio of eight work products on your own management work reviewed by a person, a capstone and a proctored certification exam (at least 70% overall and 60% in every domain).
Passing earns a verifiable Open Badge 2.0 credential, and the diagnostic is re-run at 90 days. The price is ₹7,999 plus GST, or ₹6,499 plus GST per company seat.
Should senior leaders take the same training?
Usually not. Senior leaders need governance, risk, investment and strategy, which is a different conversation. For leadership teams, see the AI training for leadership teams solution, or an in-house workshop delivered by Bodhih Training.
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Built for first-time and new managers: 16 hours online, a proctored exam and a verifiable credential. ₹7,999 plus GST.
Questions people ask next
Is AI for Managers only for new managers?
It is designed for first-time and new managers, but experienced managers who have not yet used AI in their management work will also find it useful. Senior leaders usually need a different conversation focused on governance, risk and investment decisions instead.
How long does AI for Managers take?
AI for Managers is 16 hours of self-paced online study over 28 days, about four hours a week, which fits around a manager’s workload. The diagnostic is re-run at 90 days to check whether the skill held once the course ended.
What does AI for Managers cost?
AI for Managers costs ₹7,999 plus 18% GST for an individual, or ₹6,499 plus GST per seat when a company buys. Payment is online by UPI, card or netbanking, and companies can also ask for an in-house workshop.
Can AI write performance reviews?
AI can help organise evidence, sharpen goals and prepare a feedback conversation. The rating, the judgement and the conversation must remain the manager’s. Employees deserve a decision made by a person who knows their work.
Does the course need technical skills?
No. AI for Managers uses plain-language assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or Gemini and needs no coding. What you do need is your own management situations, such as one-to-ones, plans and team updates, to practise on during the course.
Can a company run this for all new managers?
Yes. Companies buy seats at ₹6,499 plus GST each, or ask for an in-house workshop delivered by Bodhih Training. AI for Managers can sit inside a wider first-time manager programme alongside feedback, delegation and coaching skills.