Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision for AI skills training

Mediazoo Group has relaunched Finer Vision as an AI skills division for enterprise learning and development teams, reflecting growing demand for AI training in UK workplaces.

The division targets in-house L&D functions that are already using, or assessing, AI tools but lack the skills to apply them in day-to-day work. Finer Vision offers more than 60 AI skills grouped into 13 plugin packs covering needs analysis, course design, governance and programme marketing.

Mediazoo has introduced two delivery models: a 12-week certification programme for up to 15 delegates, and a six-week on-site consultancy model in which consultants work alongside client teams on live programme work.

Both routes begin with a free AI Maturity Assessment, which produces a readiness report and business case to help L&D leaders support internal investment decisions.

The offer is intended to address the gap between access to AI tools and the ability to use them effectively. Mediazoo cited research from PwC showing that 96 per cent of UK employers report an AI skills gap, while Gartner found that almost 90 per cent of organisations use AI in their operations but only 9 per cent have reached what it describes as AI maturity.

Within L&D teams, that shortfall often appears as dependence on other departments for tasks such as business cases, compliance reviews, SCORM builds and programme marketing. Finer Vision is positioned as a way to reduce that reliance by training teams across the full programme lifecycle.

According to Mediazoo, teams completing the programme could reduce course development time by 60 to 70 per cent, remove four to five departmental dependencies per programme and achieve up to 3.6x return on investment in the first year.

Skills focus

The training is platform-agnostic and designed to work with tools including Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini rather than tie clients to a single supplier. In the certification model, delegates move through four stages: launch, skills training, leadership labs and results measurement.

Under the consultancy model, a senior consultant and a mid-level consultant work in pairs with client practitioners. The aim is for teams to operate independently by the end of the six-week engagement, with a further 30 days of email support included.

A separate study by Uncertainty Experts, cited by Mediazoo, found that many L&D professionals fall into one of three camps: worried AI could replace their roles, overwhelmed by the range of tools and claims in the market, or waiting for others to move first. The company argues that this hesitation is slowing adoption in large organisations.

Giles Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Mediazoo Group, set out the company's view of the market.

"The organisations that will lead in the AI era are the ones investing in their people. Those who train their teams to use AI, not just buy tools, will pull ahead. Finer Vision exists to build that capability at scale for every organisation," said Giles Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Mediazoo Group.

The launch also comes as the UK government increases its focus on workforce AI training. Mediazoo pointed to the expanded AI Skills Boost programme, which aims to equip 10 million workers with AI skills by 2030, alongside government research showing that 21 per cent of UK workers feel confident using AI at work and that only around one in six UK businesses were actively using AI by the middle of last year.

Internal rollout

John Gordon, Chief Product Officer of Mediazoo Group and Principal of Finer Vision, said the issue for many companies is no longer access to software.

"The AI skills gap is not about tools. Most enterprises already have access to Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini. The gap is in knowing how to use them across the full programme lifecycle, from needs analysis through to programme marketing. A team should not need to wait three weeks for something that, with the right skills, they can do themselves in hours. This is not about replacing people. It is about giving L&D teams the skills to operate as strategic business partners, not order-takers," said Gordon.

Smith said the company tested the approach internally before creating a dedicated division around it.

"We spent two years transforming how our own teams work with AI before we offered this to anyone else. We built the skills, deployed them across our workforce, and measured every result. Tools do not change organisations. Capability does. Finer Vision exists to build that capability for every organisation, not just the ones with large technology budgets," said Smith.