For HR/L&D & functional teams
Applied Business AI
Role-specific, workflow-based AI training built on your team’s real use cases, auditable, HRDC-claimable, and measured by adoption, not attendance.
- Role-specific curricula
- Workflow use cases
- Adoption support
- Claim handled for you
In short
What is applied business AI training?
Worried the budget goes on a generic course that does not stick, and the HRD Corp claim becomes an audit headache? Applied business AI training teaches your team to use AI on the work they actually do. GrowthPro Asia builds it around your workflows, handles the claim, and measures adoption, not attendance: financial-services teams have seen a 35% productivity gain.
The front door, taught properly
Most generative AI workshops teach prompts in a vacuum. They demo well and then fail quietly, because the workflows they automate were never connected to the data your team actually works with.
This track teaches the front door properly: no-code workflows, agents and assistants built on your real use cases, with governance your compliance team can sign off. And when a use case needs the layers underneath, prediction, pipelines or MLOps, the AI Engineering and Systems Intelligence track builds them.
Who it’s for
Built for HR/L&D leaders and functional teams (HR, finance, marketing, operations).
- HR/L&D leaders rolling out AI upskilling across the business
- Function heads in finance, marketing, operations and CX
- Mixed-skill cohorts who need relevance, not a one-size course
What you’ll cover
The programme
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Your workflows, not generic tools
We start from your team’s real tasks and build the curriculum around the highest-impact ones. Most employers (88%) do not know how to run an AI training programme (AWS / Access Partnership, 2024); we run it for you.
- 02
Role-specific playbooks
Hands-on prompts, patterns and guardrails for each function, usable on Monday.
- 03
Responsible use
Data handling, PDPA basics and review habits so adoption is safe as well as fast.
- 04
Adoption that sticks
Post-training support and measurement so usage holds after the workshop ends.
Programs in this track
Browse the catalogue
Beginner
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AI-Driven Data Analytics
A two-day program that turns raw data into decisions using no-code and low-code AI. Combine machine learning with generative AI for analysis and data storytelling, on your own datasets.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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Data and AI Fundamentals
A two-day, no-code foundation in modern AI for non-technical teams. Build working AI workflows on real business problems in manufacturing, banking, retail and operations.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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Data-Driven Decision Making
A two-day workshop on moving from gut-feel to data-backed decisions. Combine machine learning with generative AI across the decision lifecycle, on your own use cases.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI and Applied Prompt Engineering
A two-day workshop that takes teams from casual prompting to professional prompt engineering. Build no-code workflows for campaigns, decks, brand governance and automated responses.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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Power BI and AI Essentials for Reporting and Visualization
A two-day program for turning corporate data into AI-augmented reports using Power BI's built-in AI and Microsoft Copilot. No prior BI experience required.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
Intermediate
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Data Storytelling
A two-day program on turning raw data into clear narratives for decision-makers. Combine machine learning pattern-finding with GenAI drafting and no-code visuals.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Business and Office Productivity
A two-day workshop on using GenAI for everyday business operations. Automate document drafting, spreadsheet logic, meeting synthesis and communication, with PDPA compliance.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Business Intelligence
A two-day program for moving from static dashboards to conversational BI. Use GenAI to automate analysis, write formulas without code, and turn data into board-ready narratives.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Customer Experience
A two-day program for CX leaders to move from reactive service to AI-augmented personalization. Build no-code workflows for journey mapping, sentiment analysis and resolution scripts.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Enterprise Risk Management
A two-day workshop combining generative and agentic AI for risk management. Move from reactive oversight to proactive defense, aligned to Malaysia’s National Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics (AIGE) and BNM's risk framework.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Finance Professionals
A two-day workshop for finance leaders to use GenAI as an analytical partner. Build no-code workflows for analysis, tax summaries and budget reporting, with PDPA and AIGE compliance.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for HR Transformation
A two-day program for HR leaders to run GenAI across the talent lifecycle. Build no-code workflows for talent acquisition, employee engagement and policy drafting, with PDPA compliance.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Inventory and Supply Chain
A two-day workshop for supply chain teams to apply GenAI to inventory, supplier negotiation and logistics risk. Build no-code workflows adapted to Malaysian operations.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Modern Marketers
A two-day workshop that moves marketers from basic AI use to professional prompt engineering. Build no-code workflows for campaign ideation, persona building and visual prototyping, on your own brand.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Operational Efficiency
A two-day program for operations leaders to remove manual bottlenecks with GenAI. Build no-code workflows for process optimization, automated reporting and crisis response.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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GenAI for Project Management
A two-day workshop for project leaders to move from manual tracking to AI-augmented orchestration. Build no-code workflows that connect project charters to ground-level execution.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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Power BI and AI for Advanced Reporting and Visualization
A two-day advanced program for moving Power BI reporting into predictive and generative intelligence. Build self-service BI with AI visuals, forecasting and Microsoft Copilot.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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Prompt and Context Engineering for Reliable LLMs
A two-day program on engineering prompts and context for enterprise-grade reliability. Reduce hallucinations and keep outputs accurate and brand-safe, without fine-tuning.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
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Workflow Intelligence with GenAI and n8n
A two-day program on building autonomous workflows with n8n, the low-code automation platform. Orchestrate AI agents that connect your corporate tools, with PDPA guardrails.
- 2 days
- HRDC claimable
Open enrollment
Public classes in this track
See all public classesScheduled cohorts with open enrollment. Book a seat, or see the in-house version of any program for a private, customised run.
Certification
Take this track as part of Ascent
Ascent runs Applied Business AI as one of its three certification tracks, ending in a working AI pilot your team built on your own data. HRD Corp claimable under SBL-Khas.
See AscentApplied Business AI: FAQ
Is applied AI training HRDC claimable in Malaysia?
Yes. It is HRD Corp (HRDF) claimable under SBL/SBL-Khas, and we handle the claim paperwork so it stays audit-ready for eligible employers.
Can the training be adapted to specific departments?
Yes, that’s the point. We build role-specific curricula around your real use cases in HR, finance, marketing, operations and more, so each team learns on the work they actually do.
How do you measure success?
By adoption, not attendance. We define target workflows up front and support the team after training so AI use holds on the job.
A free 3-hour briefing for your department heads.
See agents run real workflows in sales, HR, finance and operations. Leave with a roadmap, a prompt library, and a pilot playbook.
Turn AI strategy into a working pilot, and prove the ROI.
Start with the free 3-hour AI Strategic Briefing. See agentic AI run real workflows, and leave with an automation roadmap, a prompt library, and a pilot playbook.