Corporate AI training · Philippines
One programme: a leadership briefing, role-based workshops on your own tasks, and follow-through your managers run.
Onsite in Metro Manila or live online. Around 600 people trained in 2026.
The record
One client rollout and our own training record, each with its period attached.
Great Deals · 2025
“The workshop was great and met my expectations, especially in understanding what to do and what not to do when using AI.” CX & Tech team member, Great Deals.
One client rollout, counted from its own attendance.
LOKAL training · attendance records
Our recordAttendance records, not registrations.
Formats
Leadership first, then the teams, then the managers who keep it going.
Set the purpose, the tool boundary, the risk posture and the manager role before teams hear conflicting instructions.
Teams practise on approved examples from their own work and compare weak, better and unacceptable outputs.
Sessions sequenced across functions, with a champion network, a practice library and manager check-ins over 90 days.
By function
A marketer and an accountant need different examples. Run function blocks inside one day, or one function per session.
Funding and tax treatment
Eligibility depends on your registration and how the programme is designed.
Confirm with your finance team or the relevant agency (TESDA, BIR or PEZA) before relying on any of them.
Enterprises that run TESDA-approved EBET programmes may deduct 50 to 75 percent of actual training expenses from 2025 to 2028. The implementing rules were signed by TESDA and DOLE in February 2025.
Source: Republic Act 12063Registered business enterprises under the enhanced deductions regime can claim additional deductions on qualifying expenses, including training. The rate depends on your registration.
Source: PwC tax alert on RA 12066PEZA-registered enterprises have training-expense deductions under the regime they elect after the income tax holiday.
Source: PEZADOLE is running AI upskilling with TESDA partner institutions this year, reported as targeting 10,000 BPO workers.
Source: BusinessMirror, September 2026Compare the options
Five ways Philippine companies buy AI training, compared on the questions to ask before choosing.
| Option | Built on your workflows | Hands-on in the room | Leadership and managers | After the session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOKAL corporate programme | Yes. Exercises come from your approved examples. | Yes. Participants produce a real artefact. | A leadership briefing and a manager track are modules. | Champions, a practice library and reviews at 30, 60 and 90 days. |
| Executive education programme | Partly. Cases are general. | Discussion more than practice. | Strong for leaders; frontline teams are out of scope. | An alumni network; no adoption review. |
| Self-paced online course | No. A fixed curriculum. | Individual exercises, no team. | None. | A certificate; progress is self-directed. |
| Technical bootcamp | No. Builds specialist skill. | Yes, for engineers. | None. | A course sequence to continue. |
| One-off seminar | No. | A demo, usually. | A slide or two. | Nothing agreed. |
Before the scope
The team, the modules, who is in the room and what they will practise are agreed before the first session.
The price follows the team, the modules and the format, and arrives with the written scope after the consultation.
Use is reviewed with managers at 30, 60 and 90 days. A workshop is never reported as company-wide adoption without that evidence.
In their words
“The Lokal AI training that we had was highly engaging! Their approach gets you into it immediately, enabling you to put prompting into practice in a practical and enjoyable way. It’s good that we were also able to try and understand the different AI assistants / generative AI tools during the session.”
Teams LOKAL has trained
Questions
Those are programme modules. Literacy builds the foundation, role-based workshops develop practice, upskilling deepens capability and the executive track aligns leadership. The scope uses only what the organisation needs.
Yes, and it should. LOKAL maps approved examples, data boundaries, review standards and role differences before building the exercises.
The organisation’s approved stack and work decide the tools. The programme can cover major assistants and copilots, but it is not a product roadshow.
Yes. The executive module focuses on use-case decisions, governance, sponsorship, manager behaviour and how to judge programme evidence.
The scope can track attendance, confidence, skill checks, repeat use, output acceptance and workflow outcomes. The useful measures depend on the work; satisfaction alone is not adoption.
Sometimes. The Enterprise-Based Education and Training Framework Act, CREATE MORE enhanced deductions and PEZA regimes each treat training expenses differently, and eligibility depends on your registration and the programme design. The funding section on this page lists the programmes and where each is documented; confirm with your finance team or the relevant agency (TESDA, BIR or PEZA) before relying on any of them.
Yes. Live online sessions are available, and onsite work elsewhere in the Philippines can be scoped with travel and venue requirements stated separately.
A course can teach general concepts at an individual pace. This programme is built around the organisation’s approved tools, policies, roles and real workflows, with managers responsible for what happens after the session.
Next step
Tell us the team, the departments and the timing, and we come back with a written scope.
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