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Practical, hands-on courses for citizens, educators, researchers, and sector professionals. Delivered in Macedonian and English. First course starts 29 September 2026.

29 Sep 2026 First Intake 2026–2027 Next intakes to be announced

AI Literacy for Everyone

Three accessible courses for citizens with no technical background, civil servants navigating AI in government, and small businesses. Delivered in Macedonian, with live sessions at FCSE Skopje and online.

About This Course

Foundational AI awareness for the general public: what AI is, where you meet it day to day, and how to use everyday AI tools safely and critically. Three 3-hour webinars, delivered hybrid (FCSE amphitheatre and online) and hosted on train.vezilka.ai, each with short quizzes and hands-on exercises in Google Colab. No programming knowledge needed.

Who Is It For?

  • Citizens with no prior AI or technical background
  • Anyone who wants to use AI tools confidently and safely
  • Community groups, public and lifelong learners
What You Will Learn
Explain what AI is, how it differs from ordinary software and how it learns from data
Recognise the “small tasks” behind AI systems: classification, prediction, recommendation, generation
Choose and prompt today’s AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity), including in Macedonian
Use AI as a thinking partner: brainstorming, drafts, structured output, simple agents
Know when to trust, verify or escalate an AI answer; protect privacy and handle high-risk topics
Understand AI’s societal impact, its effect on jobs, and the EU AI Act risk-based approach
Programme
Webinar Topic Format
1
Вовед во ВИ / Introduction to AI
29 Sep 2026, 10:00–13:00 · What AI is, how it learns from data, where it is reliable and where a human must check.
Hybrid
2
ВИ алатки / AI Tools: from ChatGPT to AI agents
21 and 22 Oct 2026, 10:00–13:00 (two sessions) · Choosing and prompting today’s tools, working in Macedonian, AI as a thinking partner, images, data and agents.
Hybrid
3
Етика и иднина / Ethics, Trust and the Future of Work
Date to be announced · When to trust AI, privacy and high-risk topics, bias and explainability, AI and society, the EU AI Act.
Hybrid

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About This Course

Responsible AI adoption for civil servants: from understanding the EU AI Act to using AI tools and designing a compliant use case for your department.

Who Is It For?

  • Civil servants, policy officers and municipal staff
  • E-government and procurement officers
  • Public-sector teams adopting AI
What You Will Learn
Classify AI systems by EU AI Act risk tier
Apply AI to administrative tasks (drafting, summarisation, analysis)
Evaluate AI procurement and vendor claims
Mitigate bias and meet transparency duties
Design a department use case with human oversight
Programme
Session Topic Format
1
AI in Government: Landscape and Opportunity
Online
2
The EU AI Act for Civil Servants
Online
3
Data, Quality and Privacy
Online
4
AI Tools for Administrative Productivity
Online
5
AI for Data Analysis and Decision Support
Online
6
Algorithmic Fairness and Bias Mitigation
Online
7
Transparency, Explainability and Citizen Rights
Online
8
AI Procurement and Vendor Assessment
Online
9
Practicum: Use-Case Design and Presentations
In-person

About This Course

Practical AI tools and strategies for business growth: using generative AI and no-code automation to save time, serve customers and grow, ending in a 90-day adoption roadmap.

Who Is It For?

  • SME owners, managers and key employees
  • Businesses across all sectors
  • No coding required
What You Will Learn
Spot high-value AI opportunities for your business
Use generative AI for content, comms and operations
Automate workflows with no-code tools
Evaluate AI tools on a cost-benefit basis
Build a 90-day AI adoption roadmap
Programme
Session Topic Format
1
AI Opportunity Mapping for Your Business
Online
2
Generative AI for Content and Communication
Online
3
AI for Customer Service and Sales
Online
4
AI for Operations and Productivity
Online
5
AI for Visual Content and Design
Online
6
Data, Analytics and Business Intelligence
Online
7
Sectoral Workshop: Hands-On Implementation
In-person
8
Sectoral Workshop: Roadmap and Pitch
In-person