AI Training Bootcamps: What to Check Before You Book
Practice prompts from The Oxford AI School
https://www.theoxfordaischool.com/blog/ai-training-bootcamps

Replace the bracketed details and use only fictional, public or approved information.

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Prompt 1: assess bootcamp fit
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Help me assess this AI bootcamp against my situation.
Published prerequisites and workload: [course details].
My current skills: [specific examples].
Available study time: [hours and days].
My goal: [outcome].

Identify matches, gaps and unknowns. Separate taught hours from independent work. Suggest questions for the provider and preparation tasks. Do not guarantee readiness, admission, funding or employment. If the workload does not fit, say so clearly.

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Prompt 2: scope a bootcamp project
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Help me scope a small project for an introductory workplace AI course.
Task: [repeated task].
Time available: [time].
Approved tool: [tool].
Practice material: fictional or suitable public information only.

Define the input, desired output, steps, checking criteria and a realistic finish line. List what is outside scope. Keep the project to drafts for human review, with no account connections, automated sending or publishing. Do not invent business results.

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Prompt 3: produce a checked weekly update
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Create a draft weekly update from these fictional notes:
The help page rewrite is finished. Testing has not started. The test date is not yet agreed. The team proposed a new feedback form but has not approved it. The printer delivery is two days late. Casey will ask the supplier for an update.

Use headings for completed work, current issues, agreed actions and open questions. Keep it under 180 words. Do not invent deadlines, approvals, explanations for the delay or performance figures. Finish with a checklist of facts a person should verify.

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Prompt 4: review a learning project
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Review this learning project against its brief.
Brief: [brief].
Source material: [fictional or approved public material].
Output: [draft].

Assess completeness, factual support, clarity and whether uncertainties are visible. For each issue, quote the relevant source or draft wording and explain the problem. Mark anything you cannot judge. Suggest one priority improvement. Do not award a qualification, invent a score or treat your review as independent verification.

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Prompt 5: create a post-bootcamp plan
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Create a four-week follow-up plan after an AI course.
Skill practised: [skill].
Project completed: [brief description].
Remaining difficulties: [list].
Weekly practice time: [time].

Include one repeat task, one new test example, a review checkpoint and questions for a tutor. Define observable progress without promising time savings or employment. Keep all work within the tools and information I am approved to use.