AI for Small Businesses Course in Wellington

A 5 weeks online program built for Wellington career switchers. No prior tech background required. CPD-recognised career switch programme, with live sessions, recordings, and a capstone project.

Why study ai for small businesses from Wellington

Wellington sits in Wellington, with a job market shaped by every government ministry, Wētā FX, Xero's HQ, the NZX, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. That gives local learners a steady pipeline of employers who hire for data and cloud roles, whether you stay in Wellington or work remotely for teams elsewhere. The AI for Small Businesses program teaches the tools that recruiters at these employers ask for: ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier or Make. We do not pretend the path is glamorous. It is steady, classroom-paced, with weekly assignments you can show a hiring manager.

Most Wellington students join from sectors like care work, retail, banking, hospitality, and administration. The cohort runs live online so you can attend from your kitchen table after work, or watch the recording the next morning. There is no commute, no relocation, and no requirement to leave your current job until you are ready.

Wellington employers active in government and film

These are examples of employers known to hire for the kinds of roles this program prepares you for. The list is illustrative, drawn from public hiring activity. CPD Base has no formal partnership with them.

• the New Zealand Government
• Wētā FX
• Xero
• Trade Me
• the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• the Department of Internal Affairs

What you will learn

• Save several hours per week on admin and customer comms
• Automate one full workflow end to end
• Use AI for marketing without losing your voice
• Build a playbook your team can reuse

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