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The Year
School Forgot.

A free, 10–12 week AI learning programme for non-technical graduates, school leavers, and mid-career professionals who want practical working knowledge of AI and how to apply it responsibly in the workplace.

Every course on this pathway is available right now. Start today — no cohort, no waitlist, no cost. Most activities are no-code or low-code, with the focus on application rather than engineering.

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2Learning Tracks
100%Free
~90hrsCore Pathway
7+Certifications
No-codeFirst Approach

Courses curated from the world's leading institutions and companies

🏛 University of Helsinki 🎓 Cambridge University 🏥 University of Glasgow 🔬 Stanford University 🏛 Wharton / UPenn 🏫 Vanderbilt University 🔵 Google 🟠 Microsoft 🟣 Anthropic 🔷 IBM 📘 DeepLearning.AI

The Gap

Schools taught you to think.
Universities taught you your subject.
But nobody taught you how to work alongside AI.

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Education hasn't caught up — at any level From school leavers to most postgraduates, the education system has been too slow to keep pace with AI. Hundreds of thousands finish their studies every year without a single hour of practical AI training.
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Employers increasingly value applied AI skills Knowing what AI is isn't enough. Many employers increasingly value people who can use AI to research, draft, analyse, and improve workflows responsibly.
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The right courses exist — but nobody has connected them for you The best AI learning is scattered across dozens of platforms with no sequence, no context, and no guidance on what actually matters for your field.

Choose Your Track

One programme. Two pathways.

Core Pathway
From curious
to capable.

A sequenced 10–12 week programme that takes you from AI fundamentals to a domain-specific portfolio using mostly no-code and low-code tools. Built for graduates, school leavers, and career changers.

10–12Weeks
£0Cost
7+Certificates
4Domain Tracks
AI foundations through to agent building
Microsoft 365 Copilot, data analysis, ethics
Healthcare, Financial Services, Legal, or PM domain
Capstone portfolio project published to LinkedIn
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Business Leader Track
A practical executive
AI briefing path.

An accelerated 4–6 week track for managers, consultants, and executives. It curates accessible material on AI strategy, governance, and implementation from leading providers — without the cost of a formal executive programme.

4–6Weeks
£0Cost
£££Saved
1Strategic Brief
AI strategy, governance, and business transformation
Wharton, Vanderbilt, DeepLearning.AI faculty
Generative AI and agentic AI for leaders
Strategic AI implementation brief as capstone
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Who It's For

Built for people with domain knowledge,
not technical backgrounds.

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Recent Graduates
Any discipline · Any university
You have a degree and domain knowledge, but no practical AI skills. Year14 gives you what your course forgot — and a portfolio to prove it.
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School Leavers
Post A-Level · Post Apprenticeship
Entering the workplace without a degree doesn't mean entering without AI skills. Year14 is designed from the ground up for people who have never studied AI.
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Executives & Managers
Business Leader Track · 4–6 weeks
You have years of expertise and a team looking to you for AI direction. The Business Leader Track gives you the strategic fluency to lead — not just participate.

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Things are moving. Subscribers hear first.

One email a week — new courses, employer signals, and what’s changing in AI hiring. Here’s what’s coming:

→ Cohort 1 launch — date announced to subscribers first
→ New domain tracks — more specialist pathways in development
→ Applied projects and ideas — to develop your portfolio

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Get Started

The pathway is live.
Start now, compare later.

Every course on this pathway is free or free to audit and available today. You do not need to wait for a cohort to open — you can follow the pathway at your own pace and begin building practical evidence of AI use right now.

Start Now — Self-Paced
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Every course is linked and free to access. Follow the sequence, work at your own pace, and build your portfolio as you go. No sign-up required.

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Coming Soon — Cohort Experience
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When we launch the structured cohort — with live sessions, peer accountability, and guided check-ins — you'll hear first. No commitment required.

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