AI literacy for manufacturing,
built for the people who keep production moving.
Manufacturing runs on precision, compliance and people making the right call under pressure. AI changes how all three work. SUSY gives your workforce the knowledge, habits and confidence to use it well, from the boardroom to the production floor.
The manufacturing context
Why manufacturing needs AI literacy now
AI is already inside manufacturing operations. The question is whether your people are using it with the judgement, confidence and governance your organisation needs.
Regulation and accountability are tightening
The EU AI Act, HSE guidance on AI in safety-critical environments, ISO 9001 and product liability obligations all create clear expectations around how AI is used and who is accountable for its outputs. SUSY builds a shared literacy baseline that helps your organisation demonstrate competency across its workforce, and positions responsible AI use as a cultural standard rather than something left to individuals to work out on their own.
AI is already changing how manufacturing functions work
Operations teams are using AI to draft shift handover notes and quality reports. Supply chain is using it to analyse supplier data and procurement communications. Finance is using it to pull insight from cost data. HR is using it to draft policies and support absence management. This is happening now, largely without training. SUSY makes the capability deliberate, consistent and safe rather than accidental.
A workforce divided between desk and floor needs a different approach
Manufacturing organisations typically have a significant split between desktop-based office and management populations and non-desktop workers on site. A single training programme does not serve both well. SUSY's Foundation Layer is built for exactly this: a lighter, accessible introduction for the whole workforce, with full role-specific pathways for the functions that use AI tools daily.
Role-specific learning
Ten pathways built for manufacturing functions
Every person in your organisation starts in the pathway that reflects how they actually work. The AI use cases, scenarios, and exercises are drawn from the real decisions your people make every day, not generic content adapted from another sector.
Pathways are confirmed and refined in collaboration with your L&D team before deployment. The bespoke context module maps SUSY to your AI policy, approved tools, quality and safety framework, and the specific language your organisation uses.
Why SUSY fits
Built for manufacturing organisations and their L&D realities
Manufacturing L&D teams are time-poor, operating across multiple sites and populations, and working with LMS infrastructure they have invested heavily in. SUSY is built to work with that reality, not around it.
SCORM into your existing LMS
Manufacturing organisations have invested significant time and budget in their LMS. SUSY delivers SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 packages that load directly into any major platform, with no new system to manage, no new login for learners, and no IT project required. For organisations that prefer a branded portal with built-in cohort management and completion tracking, that option is available alongside.
Foundation Layer for the whole workforce
Not every member of a manufacturing workforce sits at a desk with Copilot open. SUSY's Foundation Layer covers Modules 1 and 2 at £21 per head, giving every employee an accessible grounding in AI essentials and responsible use. It is the right entry point for non-desktop populations, and a natural precursor to full SUSY for teams that go on to use AI tools in their daily work.
Bespoke context that connects to your organisation
Every SUSY deployment includes a module built specifically to your organisation: your AI policy, your approved tools, your quality and safety framework, your data handling requirements. This turns a platform into a programme that feels like it was made for your people, because it was. The fictional practice company and documents used in exercises are built to reflect your sector, not adapted from a generic template.
CPD accreditation your L&D team can point to
SUSY is CPD-accredited. For L&D teams under cost pressure, this matters: it turns an AI literacy investment into something that counts toward professional development records, sits alongside existing compliance and competency frameworks, and gives procurement a recognised credential to point to. It positions the spend as training infrastructure, not a one-off cost.
PRISM diagnostic
We start with the read, not the rollout
Before SUSY deploys, we recommend using PRISM to understand where your organisation actually is with AI: the confidence levels, the psychological barriers, the five lever scores that predict how well learning will land. It removes the guesswork from your rollout plan.
PRISM is uptakeAI's psychometrically enabled AI readiness diagnostic. Rather than asking people what they do, it measures the psychological factors that determine whether AI learning translates into changed behaviour: confidence, autonomy, relatedness, mastery orientation, and psychological safety.
For manufacturing organisations, this read is particularly valuable before a group-wide rollout. Different functions, different sites, and different levels of prior exposure to AI can mean wildly different starting points. PRISM Mini maps that picture quickly, so SUSY deploys into a cohort structure that reflects where people actually are.
Learn about PRISM- ✓Stratified survey across a sample of your workforce
- ✓Three-level measurement: organisation, team, individual
- ✓Preliminary insight report with lever profile
- ✓Board summary included as standard
- ✓Findings playback with your team
- ✓Can be scoped to the SUSY cohort or the wider organisation
Pricing
Transparent, volume-banded pricing
Two tiers for two populations. Foundation Layer for the whole workforce. Full SUSY for the functions that use AI tools daily. Both available under an annual organisation licence.
| Cohort size | Per seat |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | £11,600 |
| Up to 250 | £58.00 |
| 251 to 500 | £52.00 |
| 501 to 1,000 | £46.00 |
| 1,001 to 2,500 | £40.00 |
| Above 2,500 | £35.00 |
A whole-population licence, covering every member of the organisation, is available at 20% below the cohort rate (minimum 250 seats).
| Coverage | Per head |
|---|---|
| Any size | £21.00 |
Foundation Layer is charged separately for anyone not already on Full SUSY. It covers AI fundamentals and ethics, the modules most relevant for the whole workforce regardless of role.
Worked examples
Full SUSY: cohort vs whole-population licence
| Organisation size | Full SUSY cohort | Whole-population licence |
|---|---|---|
| Under 200 | £11,600 (minimum) | £11,600 (minimum) |
| 250 | £14,500 | £11,600 (minimum) |
| 500 | £27,500 | £22,000 |
| 600 | £32,100 | £25,680 |
| 1,000 | £50,500 | £40,400 |
| 2,000 | £90,500 | £72,400 |
| 2,500 | £110,500 | £88,400 |
| 5,000 | £198,000 | £158,400 |
All prices exclude VAT. Annual organisation licence. Whole-population licence minimum 250 seats. Foundation Layer pricing is separate and applies per head to anyone not included in a Full SUSY cohort. For organisations with a high proportion of non-desktop workers or a phased rollout plan, speak to us about the right combination.
Common questions
Questions from manufacturing L&D teams
Yes. SUSY's manufacturing pathway covers the full spectrum of manufacturing functions, from operations and supply chain to quality, safety, HR, finance, and leadership. For FMCG organisations, the same pathways apply, adapted to the pressures of fast-moving consumer goods: seasonal demand, time-poor workforces, and the challenge of reaching both desktop and non-desktop populations in a single programme.
SUSY's Foundation Layer is designed for exactly this. At £21 per head, it covers Modules 1 and 2 and gives every member of the workforce a grounding in AI essentials and responsible use, including supervisors, team leaders and site-based staff who are not regular desktop users. It is charged separately from Full SUSY and can be deployed across the whole organisation as a first phase, with Full SUSY following for the functions that use AI tools in their daily work.
SUSY's Ethics and Accountability module covers responsible AI use, data handling, and organisational governance in ways that connect to your existing health and safety culture and compliance framework. The bespoke organisational context module maps SUSY directly to your AI policy, approved tools, and relevant regulatory obligations. SUSY is not a compliance product; it is an AI literacy platform. It sits alongside your existing compliance and safety training, not on top of it.
Yes. SUSY delivers SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 packages that load into any major learning management system with no second platform required and no new login for learners. If you prefer a branded SUSY portal with built-in cohort management, completion tracking, and the AI readiness baseline profile, that option is available alongside. Many organisations use SCORM into their existing LMS for deployment and the portal for programme coordination and reporting.
Yes. Many manufacturing organisations start with a single function, a specific site, or a leadership and management cohort as a pilot. This generates proof of concept with a manageable investment and typically leads to a wider rollout conversation within the first year. The minimum order is £11,600 for Full SUSY. Talk to us about what a pilot looks like for your organisation's structure.
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