New course · 2026

Claude Code + Cowork

Build tools and produce real work with Claude's most powerful features. Two live sessions for senior professionals who are ready to go beyond Chat.
FORMAT
45-min tech check + two 2-hour live sessions + 1-hour hackathon
AUDIENCE
Senior leaders, managers, AI-integration leads. Not developers.
DELIVERY
Live online · UK / IRE times
REQUIRES
Claude Pro, Team, or Max plan. No coding background needed.

€ 600 

per person.
inc. hackathon
Tech check
Optional · 1 week before
10 June, 1pm - 2pm
Session 1
17 June, 1pm - 3pm
Session 2
24 June, 1pm - 3pm
Hackathon
1 July, 1pm - 3pm
Secure your spot
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What you'll learn

This course moves you from Claude Chat user to someone who can build tools and automate real work — all without writing a line of code yourself. You direct in plain English. Claude does the technical work.

It is practical and hands-on, built around a real data project that runs across both sessions. You leave with working outputs, not slide decks about AI.

  • Build a working data analysis tool and interactive dashboard using Claude Code
  • Produce branded, polished deliverables — decks, docs, emails — with Claude Cowork
  • Edit presentations directly inside PowerPoint using the Claude add-in
  • Build reusable Skills that match your voice, your brand, and your workflows
  • Connect Claude to live data sources and business tools via MCP
  • Set up a scheduled market performance dashboard that runs automatically
  • Know the difference between Code, Cowork and Chat — and when to use each

Who it's for

Professionals who already use Claude Chat and want to go further. No developer skills required — just ambition.

Senior leaders and managers
You want to delegate more to AI and produce executive-quality deliverables faster. This course shows you how to brief Claude like a skilled employee.
AI-integration leads
You're responsible for how your organisation adopts AI. This course gives you hands-on fluency with Claude's most powerful capabilities so you can lead implementation from a position of knowledge.
Professionals in the built environment
Engineers, architects, quantity surveyors and construction leaders who want to move from one-off prompts to repeatable, scalable AI workflows inside their existing tools and data.

Course structure

A single project — dummy Q3/Q4 sales data — runs through both sessions. Session 1 builds the technical tool. Session 2 produces the work you'd actually send to people.

Pre-course · 1 hour
Tech check

One week before the first session. You arrive on Day 1 ready to build — not troubleshooting logins. We confirm your Claude plan, install the desktop app, verify all three tabs (Chat, Cowork, Code), install the Claude for PowerPoint add-in, cover tokens and pricing, and download your dummy data set.

Session 1 · 2 hours
Build the thing — Claude Code

You get straight into Claude Code and build a layered project from scratch: first a sales data analysis tool with anomaly detection, then a working interactive HTML dashboard. Concepts are taught by doing, not by watching slides.

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Session 2 · 2 hours
Produce the work — Claude Cowork

Same data, different mode. Cowork produces the deliverables you'd actually send to people: branded PowerPoint decks, Word docs, email drafts. You build a custom Skill, connect your real business tools, and set up a market performance dashboard that runs automatically.

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Bonus Session
Bonus hackathon 1 July, 1pm - 3pm
Included in price
One week after the course, bring your own projects and we'll help turn them into simple, repeatable workflows. Fix and improve your workflows, turn recurring chores into templates, and see how colleagues in different roles are working. You'll leave with one task fully set up and a library of your own prompts — tailored to the way you and your team actually work.

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About the instructor

James Cussen
Claude Code + Cowork specialist

James has built a deep practical fluency with Claude's agentic capabilities — not in a lab, but solving real business problems. He specialises in helping non-technical professionals get the most out of Claude Code and Cowork: building tools, automating workflows, and producing outputs that would normally require a developer. He brings clarity to complex topics and a relentless focus on what's actually useful at work.

Frequently asked questions
Do I need a coding or technical background to take this course?

None at all. Our courses are specifically designed for working professionals, executives, and design teams who want practical AI skills, not a computer science lecture.

  • If you are taking a Copilot course, basic familiarity with standard Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, Outlook) is all you need.
  • For Claude Code, Claude handles the actual coding while you direct it using plain English.
  • For visual or industry-specific paths like Nano Banana or Built Environment, we focus entirely on practical workflows, layout options, and project management—never complex programming.
Is my project and financial data secure, and can I use my own files?

Yes, absolutely. Security and confidentiality are our highest priorities, especially for our AEC and Finance cohorts:

  • Data Privacy: Microsoft Copilot and Claude enterprise plans respect your existing corporate IT permissions. The AI only sees data you are already authorized to access, and your inputs are never used to train public models.
  • Course Work: Live workshop sessions use anonymized dummy data so you can focus entirely on mastering techniques in a safe environment. You will then be given clear frameworks to confidently apply those exact same prompts to your live, proprietary project files between modules.
How is this training different from free courses or generic AI tutorials?

The market is flooded with generic "how to write prompts" videos. Our edge is entirely different:

  • Live, Expert Facilitation: You are learning in real-time alongside an executive-level peer group, guided by practitioners from companies actively deploying AI in the real world.
  • Always Up-to-Date: The second an AI model drops a new feature, we rebuild our exercises. You are getting a cutting-edge playground, not stale theory.
  • Workflow Integration: We don't just teach tools in a vacuum; we show you exactly how they talk to your existing ecosystem - whether that’s integrating Claude with Microsoft 365 or feeding Nano Banana concepts downstream into Revit, Rhino, and Photoshop.

Claude Code + Cowork Summer 2026

Two sessions. One project. Outputs you'll actually use at work.
Tech check ·
10 June, 1pm - 2pm
Session 1 ·
17 June, 1pm - 3pm
Session 2 ·
24 June, 1pm - 3pm
Hackathon ·
1 July, 1pm - 3pm
Secure your spot
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