Applied AI for Business, Operations and Automation
A year spent making AI do work inside a business: automating a process, building a decision tool, measuring whether it saved anything.
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Entrepreneurship and Career Launchpad Programme
TIIB certificate. Not a Pearson award.
One year, one venture. You develop a single business idea from first sketch to a public launch event where you pitch it to investors, partners and press. Mentors sit with you throughout, and the year doubles as a career foundation if the venture is not the end goal.
At a glance
- Duration
- 1 year
- Study mode
- Full time and intensive. Blended: classroom, workshops and mentoring
- Fee
- AED 40,000 for the year
Entry
- Open to applicants from any academic background.
- An interest in business and a venture you want to test.
- Next intake September 2026
- Dubai Knowledge Park
What you study
- 01Entrepreneurial Mindset and IdeationFinding a problem worth solving and testing the idea.
- 02Business Validation and StrategyProving demand before you build.
- 03Launch and ExecutionGetting the thing out of the door.
- 04Funding and ScalingRaising money and growing without breaking.
- 05Advanced Digital MarketingAcquisition, channels and paid growth.
- 06Soft Skills and Career PreparationThe professional skills the job market checks for.
- 07AI Tools MasteryUsing AI tools to do more with a small team.
- 08Practical InsightsSessions with founders about what actually happened.
How you are assessed
Practical and outcome-focused, because a year is not long enough for anything else.
- Live campaign optimisation, run against real spend.
- AI automation challenges.
- 48-hour business hackathons.
- Startup pitch panels.
- Project demos through the year.
- A final capstone pitch.
Where it leads
Where graduates go:
- Founder, running the venture you built during the year.
- Business development executive.
- Sales and marketing coordinator.
- Project coordinator.
- Junior business consultant.
- Product manager at entry level.
- Operations assistant in a startup or corporate team.
- Franchise manager or operator.
What it costs
One year, so AED 40,000 covers the whole programme.
Standard fee. Instalment plans are agreed with your offer. Registration is a one-off AED 1,000, and the application fee is AED 100, which admissions invoices after you apply. Visa costs are separate and are set out on the student visa page.
Where it goes next
Job-ready on completion, or a foundation for further business study.
Why here
An approved Pearson centre
TIIB is approved to deliver and assess Pearson's Higher Nationals in Dubai Knowledge Park. This programme is our own, so it carries a TIIB certificate rather than a Pearson award.
35+ founders teach here
People who run companies now, in the room, not teachers who ran one years ago.
22+ companies take our students
That is what makes the placement inside the year a promise rather than a hope.
Also in 1-Year Programmes
Also listed under Business, because that is where people look for it. Same programme, one page.
Still deciding between two of these?
That is normal, and it is a ten-minute conversation rather than a research project. Admissions replies within one working day.
Next steps
- Fees and funding
Every fee in one table, including the ones that are not tuition.
- The student visa
TIIB sponsors it. What it costs, how long it takes, what you need.
- How to apply
What we ask for, and what happens after you send it.
The next step is your application.
It takes about ten minutes and your answers save as you go. If there is one thing you want to check first, ask before you start.