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Top 10 Generative AI Trainers in the Philippines (2026)
Tell us about your teams, shifts and tools, and we will propose a GenAI programme that fits the way your Philippine operation actually works. Updated October 2026.
Topping our list of Generative AI trainers in the Philippines is our lead trainer, Hitesh Motwani, with Jerry Ilao, LOKAL and Pertama Partners close behind. It is written for Manila, Cebu and Clark organisations, especially in IT-BPM and shared services, that want staff using GenAI tools well rather than casually.
The list at a glance
- Hitesh Motwani: company teams and leaders
- Jerry Ilao: Leadership-led AI adoption workshops
- LOKAL: Multi-tool GenAI training by department
- Active Learning: Structured AI learning path for professionals
- Acumen IT Training: Enterprise ChatGPT and GenAI courses
- Lumify Work Philippines: Vendor-aligned GenAI courses
- Asian Institute of Management (AIM): Executive education on GenAI
- Eskwelabs: Cohort-based data and GenAI upskilling
- Pertama Partners: Multi-tool workshops for BPO and corporate teams
- NobleProg Philippines: Broad GenAI course catalogue
How this list was made
The Philippine economy leans heavily on contact centres, shared services and outsourced knowledge work, so we prioritised trainers with experience in high-volume, process-driven teams. We also checked how each provider addresses the Data Privacy Act of 2012, since client data in BPO environments often belongs to overseas customers with strict contracts.
Disclosure: our lead trainer is listed first; every other entry links to its own website.
The 10 best Generative AI trainers in the Philippines
1. Hitesh Motwani
Our lead trainer builds GenAI sessions for Philippine teams around real service workflows: drafting customer replies, summarising tickets, writing knowledge-base articles and checking quality, with every exercise run on approved tools only. Landmark Group, Mitsui & Co. and HPE are among his clients, and with Anthropic Claude Certified Trainer status he has reached 200,000+ learners across 16+ countries.
2. Jerry Ilao
Delivers business-first, non-technical AI sessions for executives, managers and staff, moving teams from AI assistants through automation and agents.
Comparison table
| # | Trainer or provider | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitesh Motwani | Individual trainer | Company teams and leaders |
| 2 | Jerry Ilao | Individual trainer | Leadership-led AI adoption workshops |
| 3 | LOKAL | Training company | Multi-tool GenAI training by department |
| 4 | Active Learning | Training company | Structured AI learning path for professionals |
| 5 | Acumen IT Training | Training company | Enterprise ChatGPT and GenAI courses |
| 6 | Lumify Work Philippines | Training company | Vendor-aligned GenAI courses |
| 7 | Asian Institute of Management (AIM) | University | Executive education on GenAI |
| 8 | Eskwelabs | Training company | Cohort-based data and GenAI upskilling |
| 9 | Pertama Partners | Training company | Multi-tool workshops for BPO and corporate teams |
| 10 | NobleProg Philippines | Training company | Broad GenAI course catalogue |
Checklist: picking a Generative AI trainer in the Philippines
- Has the trainer worked with BPO, contact centre or shared services teams?
- Does the course respect your client contracts on data use?
- Which parts of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 does the session address?
- Can the schedule fit night shifts serving US or Australian clients?
- Will team leads receive coaching to sustain adoption after training?
- Are exercises based on your real tickets, scripts or reports?
Generative AI and the Philippine services economy
Manila's AI policy got a generative refresh in July 2024, when the Department of Trade and Industry unveiled NAISR 2.0 and opened a Center for AI Research, with the Asian Development Bank as a partner. The revised roadmap names workforce upskilling and reskilling among seven strategic imperatives. Its early focus on IT-BPM makes sense: contact centres and shared services employ a large share of Filipino knowledge workers, and those roles are where AI assistants change daily tasks soonest.
Training options range from executive education at the Asian Institute of Management to cohort programmes at Eskwelabs and vendor-aligned courses from Lumify Work. Corporate buyers in the Philippines tend to want something practical: tools agents and analysts can use on the next shift. Privacy matters too: the Data Privacy Act of 2012 governs personal data handled in the country, and outsourced accounts often layer contractual obligations from overseas clients on top of it.
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Last updated: October 2026.
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“A very productive session for working professionals. A must-do.”
“The session was highly insightful and conducted in a very professional and interactive manner. Learnt about AI and excited to learn more!”
“Highly recommended! Hands-on and directly useful — from making PPTs and strategic plans to building KRAs.”
“Great work done by Mr Hitesh in the AI landscape — a true subject-matter expert. More power to him for spreading this knowledge.”
“I would recommend everyone to go through this session — it clarifies both what to expect from AI and where AI isn’t needed.”
“Amazing session by Hitesh. The AI tools he shared are very helpful for day-to-day work.”
“Mr Hitesh Motwani is a very informative trainer. The way he delivers training is awesome.”
“Mr Hitesh Motwani delivered a valuable, informative session and showed us exactly how to use AI tools to enhance our work. Thank you so much.”
“A nice interactive session with a lot of new insights and the power of AI. This will help me save time in routine activities.”
“A very good training session. AI can do wonders — we’ll implement it to create efficiency and save time.”
“Hitesh was very informative and knowledgeable about AI tools. It will let me use my time far more effectively.”
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