The Art of AI Prompt Engineering

You have started using tools like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot and now you’re wondering, ‘how do I get better answers?’

The secret isn’t in the software. It’s in the prompt.

Dive into the world of Prompt Engineering with this interactive half-day course, ideal for those relatively familiar with Large Language Models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot.

This course emphasises exploring the nuances of crafting effective prompts through direct experimentation. You will engage in group discussions, use real use-cases, and share experiences to enrich each others’ understanding. Together, you will learn when and how different Prompt Engineering strategies should be used, how to iteratively improve prompts, delve into the concept of meta-prompting, and co-create some AI best practice base on research around ethical use of AI.

Course overview

This course is a carefully held collaborative journey deeper into the world of generative AI, fostering a community of learners who share insights and learn from each other’s experiences, and encouraging constant reflection as we go.

Why take this course?

  • Write prompts that get more accurate and useful AI responses
  • Save time by reducing ‘trial and error’ with ChatGPT or Copilot
  • Understand the different types of prompts for different goals
  • Improve how you brief AI for writing, analysis, strategy, and more
  • Gain confidence and creativity using AI at work

Who is this course for?

  • You already use Large Language Models such as ChatGPT or Copilot
  • You want to go beyond the basics and improve your results
  • You are an AI enthusiast, interested in collaborative learning and knowledge exchange with your peers
  • You have taken our Introduction to AI for Absolute Beginners course and want to learn more

Duration

Half-day

Classroom size

8 approx.

Location

Online or Classroom

Certificate

Certificate of Attendance

Experience

Beginner

What you will learn

  • Explore insights and guidelines on Prompt Engineering from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google
  • Discuss and compare different prompt formulas across different LLM models
  • Realise the breadth of prompt design, from simplicity to complexity
  • Delve into meta-prompting techniques for nuanced AI interactions
  • Get a basic understanding of ethical and legal issues, and design personal best practice around it

How much does it cost?

Option 1

Standard

Standard course rate

£315

per person (+VAT)

Option 2

Public Sector

Discounted rate for public sector organisations, eg. councils

£265

per person (+VAT)

Option 3

Charity

Charities with 31+ staff

£210

per person (+VAT)

Group Training

If you have three or more learners, We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

Course timetable

This course will be taught in the latest version of the software. We can train this in older versions if needed – please get in touch for more information and availability.

Session 1: Our use cases

  • Define Prompt Engineering and Prompt Design
  • Co-create a set of use-cases to use as examples throughout the workshop

Session 2: Understanding Prompt Engineering strategies

  • Compare and contrast the suggested strategies from Open AI, Anthropic, and Google
  • Experiment with improving basic prompts using these strategies

Session 3: Playing with prompt formulas

  • Exploring the impact of both simple and elaborate prompts
  • Collaborative exercises to design and evaluate diverse prompts

Session 4: Delving into Meta-Prompting techniques

  • Observe some prompts that use the LLM as a copilot
  • Individual and group exercises to experiment with using the Generative AI tools in this way

Session 5: Overview of current ethical and legal concerns

  • Using skills from the course, rapidly identify and summarise some of the big ethical concerns connected to Prompt Engineering
  • Learn about recent legal case studies around copyright and recommendations for best practice

Next steps

  • Access to advanced resources and further courses for continuous exploration in AI
  • Opportunities to join a community for ongoing learning and peer interaction in the field of AI

Book now

Date Availability Number of places
20 Nov 2025 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM 10 spaces left

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We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

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We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course.

We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

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Classroom or live online learning available

Both available for public and private dates.

The small print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven’t received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. Unfortunately you will be asked to leave and attend a different day if you arrive more than 15 minutes late for online sessions, and more than 30 minutes late for classroom sessions.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy’s HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

FAQs

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor).

For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. 

 

Our public course is designed for Windows users only due to the large differences between the Apple and Microsoft versions of Outlook. We can hold this as a private group session for Mac users — please get in touch for pricing and availability.

 

We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

Our learning sessions are thoughtfully designed to be inclusive of all learners by accommodating a variety of learning styles and preferences. We recognise that individuals process and engage with information differently, so each session includes a range of practical exercises that allow participants to interact with the material in ways that best suit them. Whether through hands-on activities, visual aids, group discussions, or individual reflection, we strive to create a supportive and flexible learning environment where everyone can thrive. Learn more about ways that we can support your learning here.

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If you have any issues, get in touch with our friendly team for help.

For our public dates, if you give us at least 14 days’ notice, you can rebook on another date or cancel your place at no extra cost. For less than 14 days, there is a charge – please see our Terms and Conditions for full details. If a colleague can take your place, no extra fee applies (even if it’s at the last minute).

 

For private group bookings, there is no charge if you give us at least 28 days’ notice. Cancellations after this time will incur 100% of the cost of the course. Please speak to your Account Manager or email speak to our friendly team.

For our digital skills courses, we provide one PC per learner, so you do not need your laptop.

 

For all courses, we provide all supporting materials, such as manuals, pens, sticky notes and refreshments, so you don’t need to bring anything with you. 

 

Lunch is provided on full-day courses, but not on half-day courses.

We are based at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. We are just 5 minutes’ walk from Aldgate and Aldgate East.

 

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