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Top 10 Generative AI Trainers in Australia (2026)

Ready to move your Australian team from curiosity to confident GenAI use? Get in touch and we will build a proposal around your tools and time zone. Updated October 2026.

Australian organisations looking for Generative AI training should start with our lead trainer, Hitesh Motwani, in first place, then consider The AI Training Company, PM-Partners and Academy Xi. We wrote this for SMEs and larger employers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth who want hands-on GenAI skills, not just awareness sessions.

The list at a glance

  1. Hitesh Motwani: company teams and leaders
  2. The AI Training Company: Practical team-wide generative AI upskilling
  3. PM-Partners: Role-specific GenAI courses for professionals
  4. Advancer: Business owners and SME teams in Queensland
  5. KLIQ Interactive: Small-group productivity masterclasses
  6. Nexacu: Short public courses with small class sizes
  7. The University of Sydney (Sydney Executive Plus): University-backed GenAI foundations
  8. Odyssey Training: Affordable workplace AI and Copilot basics
  9. Academy Xi: Blended GenAI learning and custom workforce programmes
  10. The Knowledge Academy: Certified one-day courses with flexible delivery

How this list was made

Small and medium businesses are central to Australia's AI adoption push, so we looked for providers who can serve lean teams as well as enterprises. We also checked whether courses deal with Commonwealth privacy obligations, and whether they reflect the government's guidance on safe and responsible AI.

Disclosure: our lead trainer is listed first; every other entry links to its own website.

The 10 best Generative AI trainers in Australia

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1. Hitesh Motwani

  • Anthropic Claude Certified
  • 200,000+ professionals trained
  • 600+ organisations
  • 16+ countries

Our lead trainer runs live online GenAI programmes for Australian teams, scheduled around east coast and Perth time zones, where participants build prompts and small workflows on their own proposals, reports and client emails. He has worked with 600+ organisations, such as Xebia, Landmark Group and Mitsui & Co., and wrote Generative AI 360° (ZebraLearn, 2025).

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2. The AI Training Company

  • Specialist
  • Training company
  • Sydney (consultants in Melbourne and Canberra)
  • Best for: Practical team-wide generative AI upskilling

A Sydney firm founded by former Microsoft AI safety lead Shaun Davies that turns AI curiosity into practical workplace skills. Its menu spans team training, executive sessions, advisory work and pilot projects, with safe use built into every programme.

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3. PM-Partners

  • Specialist
  • Training company
  • Sydney (delivers nationally)
  • Best for: Role-specific GenAI courses for professionals

This project management consultancy has built a broad AI curriculum, including role-specific GenAI productivity days, multi-day AI-Native programmes and sessions on human-led AI agents. Learners can attend in major capital cities or join online from anywhere in Australia.

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4. Advancer

  • Specialist
  • Training company
  • Brisbane
  • Best for: Business owners and SME teams in Queensland

Brisbane-based Advancer helps non-technical professionals become fluent with generative AI tools through short introductions, deeper hands-on days and bespoke company programmes. Participants leave with a personal roadmap for putting AI to work.

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5. KLIQ Interactive

  • Specialist
  • Training company
  • Melbourne (also Sydney and Adelaide)
  • Best for: Small-group productivity masterclasses

KLIQ's interactive programme teaches employees in any function to write strong prompts, automate routine tasks and produce polished business content with leading generative AI assistants. Small groups learn face to face or online, with no prior AI experience needed.

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6. Nexacu

  • Specialist
  • Training company
  • Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra
  • Best for: Short public courses with small class sizes

Part of the Lumify Group, Nexacu teaches everyday workplace AI skills such as prompting, content generation, task automation and managing risks like bias and hallucinations. Its small, instructor-led classes run in four capital-city CBDs and online.

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7. The University of Sydney (Sydney Executive Plus)

  • Specialist
  • University
  • Sydney
  • Best for: University-backed GenAI foundations

Sydney Executive Plus gives professionals a university-backed introduction to generative AI, mixing practical prompting exercises with discussion of copyright, privacy and bias. Shorter masterclasses sit alongside multi-week microcredential sprints.

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8. Odyssey Training

  • Specialist
  • Training company
  • Melbourne and Brisbane
  • Best for: Affordable workplace AI and Copilot basics

Odyssey Training helps office workers apply generative AI to daily tasks through practical one-day classes on workplace AI and Microsoft Copilot. Learners can join in Melbourne, Brisbane or remotely from elsewhere in Australia.

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9. Academy Xi

  • Training company
  • New South Wales
  • Best for: Blended GenAI learning and custom workforce programmes

Listed in the National AI Centre's AI Directory, Academy Xi builds practical digital and AI skills for individuals and organisations. Businesses can commission tailored upskilling programmes alongside its public generative AI courses.

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10. The Knowledge Academy

  • Specialist
  • Online platform
  • Global provider (Australian venues in seven cities)
  • Best for: Certified one-day courses with flexible delivery

A large international training provider whose generative AI introduction covers model types, prompt engineering and role-based applications in a single day. Organisations can book it as live online, self-paced, public classroom or in-house sessions.

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Comparison table

#Trainer or providerTypeBest for
1Hitesh MotwaniIndividual trainerCompany teams and leaders
2The AI Training CompanyTraining companyPractical team-wide generative AI upskilling
3PM-PartnersTraining companyRole-specific GenAI courses for professionals
4AdvancerTraining companyBusiness owners and SME teams in Queensland
5KLIQ InteractiveTraining companySmall-group productivity masterclasses
6NexacuTraining companyShort public courses with small class sizes
7The University of Sydney (Sydney Executive Plus)UniversityUniversity-backed GenAI foundations
8Odyssey TrainingTraining companyAffordable workplace AI and Copilot basics
9Academy XiTraining companyBlended GenAI learning and custom workforce programmes
10The Knowledge AcademyOnline platformCertified one-day courses with flexible delivery

Checklist: picking a Generative AI trainer in Australia

  • Does the course explain your obligations under Commonwealth privacy law?
  • Can sessions be timed for teams across different Australian states?
  • Is the programme suitable for SMEs as well as large employers?
  • Will it reference government guidance on safe and responsible AI?
  • Does it cover Microsoft Copilot if your firm uses Microsoft 365?
  • Is there a plan to measure time saved after training?

Australia's SME focus and responsible GenAI adoption

Canberra's AI Adopt Program is built around adoption rather than invention. It backs up to five AI Adopt Centres that give small and medium businesses a starting point for safe, responsible AI, with advice and specialist training on offer. Each centre can draw A$3 million to A$5 million across four years, covering as much as half its eligible spending, and eligible SMEs can already approach them. That public effort sits alongside rising private demand for team training.

That private market is broad. Specialist firms such as The AI Training Company and KLIQ Interactive run practical team workshops, Nexacu and Odyssey Training offer short public courses, and the University of Sydney provides university-backed foundations. Privacy shapes the content too: the Privacy Act and its APPs frame what staff should keep out of AI tools, so most good courses now include a module on data handling.

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Last updated: October 2026.

FAQ

Questions

AI Adopt Centres offer guidance and specialist training to eligible small and medium businesses exploring responsible AI. What each centre provides, and who qualifies, differs, so contact the relevant centre directly. Many SMEs use that support to understand their options, then add private, hands-on training for their own teams and tools.
Under the Privacy Act and its APPs, many organisations carry duties over how personal information is used and disclosed, and a prompt to an unapproved tool can count. Training should show staff what personal information looks like in everyday documents, which tools are approved and how to check outputs. Your privacy officer should confirm local rules.
Both work. Live online delivery suits teams spread across states and time zones, while face-to-face sessions in Sydney or Melbourne can help with leadership groups. Many organisations open with a day in the room and follow it with shorter virtual labs. What matters most is hands-on practice with real work rather than slides and demonstrations.
Start with the tools your organisation already licenses. Many Australian employers use Microsoft 365, so Copilot often features, while others use ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. A good programme teaches transferable prompting and review skills, then applies them to your specific tools so staff can use them straight away.
Team size, course length, delivery format and the amount of material built around your own work all move the number. A seat on a public short course and a custom in-house programme are not comparable purchases. Rather than quoting fees here, we suggest sending one brief to several providers and setting their written proposals side by side.

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  • 200,000+ professionals trained across 20+ countries
  • 600+ enterprise clients, from BFSI and manufacturing to public sector
  • Delivered in English, Hindi and Hinglish

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“Great work done by Mr Hitesh in the AI landscape — a true subject-matter expert. More power to him for spreading this knowledge.”

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“Amazing session by Hitesh. The AI tools he shared are very helpful for day-to-day work.”

Varsha TaklikarDy. Manager, Mitsui & Co. India
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“Mr Hitesh Motwani is a very informative trainer. The way he delivers training is awesome.”

Prem ChandDy. Manager – HR, Action Construction Equipment
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“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.”

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Ruchit PanchalDeputy Manager, Mitsui & Co.
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“Hitesh was very informative and knowledgeable about AI tools. It will let me use my time far more effectively.”

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