Book A 20-Minute AI Skills & Levy Review

Turn Underused Levy Into an AI-Ready Workforce

Learn how to use your apprenticeship levy to build practical AI, automation and digital capability inside existing teams, with coaching mapped to real roles, KPIs and workplace outcomes

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Why Levy-Funded Training Often Fails to Build Capability

L&D and Talent teams need to build AI capability fast. Standard apprenticeship models often create four roadblocks:

Expired and Unused Funding

Levy funding is frequently left unused when organisations lack clarity on skills gaps, have no defined AI or efficiency strategy, and operate without a clear workforce development plan.

Classroom Theory Detached from the Job

Standard training rarely reflects the tools, KPIs or skills needed to improve capability in the business.

Management Burdened by Admin

Stretched Managers and left juggling providers, facing challenges in translating learning into workplace skills and releasing staff for off-the-job training that lacks direct relevance.

Wasted ROI and Talent Churn

Employers invest significant time, funding, and support but still face poor returns a learner leaves or when apprenticeships focus on generic requirements resulting in learners who complete without developing the knowledge, skills, and behaviours aligned to their specific role or business.

See How To Improve Levy Performance Within 20 Minutes

Before committing to another programme, talk to one of our consultants and to understand where your levy can create the most workforce value.

In a free 20-minute AI Skills & Levy Review, TDM will help you identify the skills gaps, funding routes and workforce pathway most likely to build AI-ready capability.

Book Your 20-Minute Review

Practical guidance. No obligation. Built for UK employers with 200+ staff.

What We Evaluate
in 20 Minutes

Skills

Where AI capability is
missing

Funding

Where levy could work harder

Pathway to
AI-Ready

Whether to upskill, reskill or recruit

Switch From Generic Training to TDM’s

AI Workforce

Model

The Old Model

Generic Syllabuses

Classroom theory detached from your platforms, systems and operational tech.

Line Manager Burden

Managers are left making generic training fit the role, chasing gaps and carrying the performance burden.

Isolated 'Dabbling'

Treating funding as a Tactical tool for a handful of entry level hires or responding to individual requests from employees or managers

Untracked ROI

Scepticism due to weak evidence that training spend is improving productivity, retention or capability.

The TDM Model

KPI-Mapped Outcomes

Coaching is built around your roles, KPIs and operational goals.

Coaching Partnership

TDM turns manager input into coaching against KPIs, role outputs and workplace expectations.

Cohort-Led Growth

A repeatable pathway to scale AI skills across teams and departments.

Defensible Business Impact

Clearer KPI-led evidence of competence, productivity, retention and governance.

How TDM Helped Microsoft Develop Role-Ready Talent

Microsoft wanted more than curriculum-led delivery. So TDM built a programme around workplace KPIs, manager input and role-specific outcomes.

Business-specific coaching helped keep capability
inside the business delivering ROI.

Previous Standard Provider Route

12 learners enrolled

Standard curriculum delivery

30% retained employees

The TDM Model

15 learners enrolled

KPI-mapped workplace coaching

80% retained employees

From 30% of employees retained to 80% retained

“TDM aligned day-to-day coaching to live output KPIs, helping us target specific skill weaknesses in real time.”

The TDM Approach Behind Microsoft’s Result

Microsoft wanted more than curriculum-led delivery. So TDM built a programme around workplace KPIs, manager input and role-specific outcomes.

Business-specific coaching helped keep capability inside the business delivering ROI.

Mapped to the Role

Coaching aligned to KPIs, systems, role expectations and workplace values.

Workplace Support

Tripartite coaching supported learners, managers and the employer throughout delivery.

Retention Focused

Focused on productive, permanent talent, not just programme completion.

More retained talent.
More capability kept in the business.

How The 20-Minute AI Skills
& Levy Review Works

A focused 20-minute session to identify where AI capability is needed,
how your levy could support it, and which workforce route gives you
the clearest next step.

Map AI & Digital Skills
Priorities

Identify where AI and automation skills could improve productivity, reduce risk or build capability

Review Levy & Workforce Priorities

Review your levy position, workforce plans and priority teams to see where funding could work harder.

Match Gaps to Funded Routes

Match skills needs to apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps, levy funding or blended routes

Explore KPI- Mapped
Training

Explore how training could map to your roles, systems, tools and KPIs

Define The Next Workforce Pathway

Decide whether to upskill, reskill, recruit, start with a bootcamp or build a cohort-led pathway.

Our Transparency Promise

If there is no clear funded route, skills opportunity or workforce development pathway for
your organisation, no problem, we’ll be open and transparent with you.

  • For UK employers (200+ staff)

  • Managed tripartite support

  • Aligned with England’s funding routes

Book Your 20-Minute Review

What You Get From The Review:
Roadmap to an AI-Ready Workforce

You’ll leave with 3 practical recommendations and a follow-up roadmap showing where to focus first,
which funded routes may apply, and how to build business- specific AI capability.

Productivity &
Efficiency Review

Where digital adoption could reduce manual work, improve consistency or strengthen workflows.

AI & Digital Skills
Gap Snapshot

Where your teams may need stronger AI and automation capability.

Generic Syllabuses

Classroom theory detached from your platforms, systems and operational tech.

Outcome

You leave with 3 practical recommendations, followed by your AI-Ready Workforce Roadmap.

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Levy & Funding
Route Matrix

Which capability needs may be supported through levy, apprenticeships, bootcamps or blended routes.

Next-Step Workforce Pathway

Whether to upskill, reskill, recruit, start with a bootcamp or build a cohort-led pathway

Employers Developing Talent With TDM

TDM works with employers to shape funded training around real roles,
KPIs and workplace outcomes.

Request Your Free
20-Minute AI
Skills & Levy
Review

Book a 20-minute review to map your levy funding against future AI and digital skills needs.

For UK employers (200+ staff)

Preview your roadmap before committing internally.

Find the best route to build AI-ready capability.

There are a limited number of review slots that are strictly allocated to UK organisations with 200+ employees looking to use funding more effectively.

Current UK Employees

Primary Goal

20-minute review • Practical recommendations • No sales pressure

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Frequently
Asked Questions

Is this a sales call?

No. It is a practical review to identify whether there is a clear AI skills, levy or funded training opportunity for your organisation. If there is no strong fit, we will say so clearly.

Do we need to know our AI skills gaps already?

No. The review is designed to help you identify where AI, automation, data or digital capability may be missing, and which teams or roles may need attention first.

Is this only for levy funds?

No. It is available to any employer looking to maximize their apprenticeship levy. If you have already fully spent your levy, we can help you access additional government funding or secure a levy transfer from another employer.

Will this create more work for our line managers?

No. The review looks at how training can be mapped to roles, KPIs and workplace outcomes without leaving managers to carry the full delivery burden.

What do we actually get from the session?

You leave with 3 practical recommendations, followed by your AI-Ready Workforce Roadmap, showing where to focus first, which funded routes may apply, and how to turn levy spend into business-specific AI and digital capability.

Is there a specific time of the year that programmes start?

No. We operate a flexible delivery programme and can start in response to the business need.

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