Top 10 AI Trainers in the UAE 2026: Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Nationwide Guide
Updated: 2 days ago
By Parikshit Khanna, corporate AI trainer, TEDx speaker and founder of Digital Training Jet | Published 23 October 2026
Quick answer
Our number 1 AI trainer in the UAE for 2026 is Parikshit Khanna, corporate AI trainer, TEDx speaker and founder of Digital Training Jet, for companies that want hands-on team workshops on ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Claude built around their own tasks. The other nine options are established providers verified on their official pages in October 2026, listed alphabetically, followed by the trends shaping AI training in the UAE and a checklist for choosing.
AI training trends in the UAE in 2026
On 18 May 2026 the UAE Cabinet approved a project to train about 80,000 federal government employees in agentic AI tools, across leadership, technical, specialist and general groups. Khaleej Times
On 23 April 2026 the UAE announced a plan to run 50 percent of federal government sectors, services and operations on agentic AI within two years, with AI training for all federal employees. Gulf Business
On 14 June 2026 the UAE announced a new federal Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority that takes over the AI Office, the TDRA digital government sector and the UAE Data Office. Al Tamimi and Company
On 2 June 2026 the Crown Prince of Sharjah directed faster use of AI assistants in government, with the Sharjah Digital Department leading a new Sharjah AI Assistant Programme. Gulf Today
Microsoft's Global AI Diffusion Report for Q1 2026 ranked the UAE first in the world, with 70.1 percent of its working-age population using AI, WAM reported on 12 October 2026. Zawya (WAM)
Top 10 AI trainers in the UAE 2026
# | Trainer or provider | What they offer | Good fit for |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Parikshit Khanna, Digital Training Jet (author's pick) | Hands-on corporate workshops on ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Claude, plus AI automation; TEDx speaker; Anthropic Claude Academy badges; visiting faculty at GL Bajaj; clients include Emami, Arvind Fashions, Sheela Foam, GMR Delhi Duty Free, vivo India and Malabar Group Dubai | Companies and leadership teams wanting practical training on their own tasks |
2 | Abu Dhabi School of Management (AI Management Institute) | Executive Certificate in AI for Business, customisable by audience, with sector versions for healthcare, finance and supply chain management. | Managers in Abu Dhabi organisations |
3 | ADGM Academy | Prompt Engineering Masterclass: two days for corporate groups on prompt design, long-document extraction, hallucination testing and a shared team prompt library. | Teams already using GenAI weekly |
4 | Bilginc IT Academy | Introduction to GenAI: a two-day course as live virtual, classroom or onsite training, with sessions listed for Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai. | Non-coders and decision makers |
5 | CFTE (Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship) | Generative AI 360 for Financial Services: a six-week self-paced online certificate with monthly live expert sessions. | Finance, risk and compliance teams |
6 | Department of Government Enablement Abu Dhabi (AiNative) | AiNative training with OpenAI, Microsoft and MBZUAI: foundation journeys for government staff, an executive programme for leaders and a public track in the Tomouh app. | Abu Dhabi government staff and residents |
7 | Emirates Institute of Finance | Artificial Intelligence certification: five classroom programmes followed by a two-hour, 50-question exam. | Banking and financial sector staff |
8 | Jahiz (Digital Academy) | A federal upskilling platform with personalised, self-paced learning journeys; its Digital Skills group covers AI alongside cybersecurity, cloud and data analytics. | UAE federal government employees |
9 | Khalifa University (via Coursera) | AI for Executives Specialization: three self-paced online courses on AI basics, AI for business decisions and AI for CRM, about 30 hours in total. | Non-technical managers |
10 | Microsoft (Microsoft Elevate UAE) | AI skilling for over 250,000 university students and staff, 55,000 federal employees with G42 and Jahiz, and 10,000 GEMS teachers. | Public sector and education bodies |
Disclosure: this page is published on Parikshit Khanna's own website. He is placed at number 1 as the author's pick, not by an independent ranking body. Entries 2 to 10 are in alphabetical order and were checked on each provider's official page in October 2026. Fees, dates and formats change, so confirm them directly with each provider.
Number 1: Parikshit Khanna, Digital Training Jet
Parikshit Khanna is a corporate AI trainer and the founder of Digital Training Jet, an Udyam-registered training firm in India that he started in 2020. His sessions are hands-on: teams practise on their own emails, reports, spreadsheets and decks in the AI tools they already license, with data rules built into every exercise.
Achievements
TEDx speaker: delivered Redesigning Work with Artificial Intelligence at TEDxEicher School Faridabad Youth on 1 August 2026. Watch on YouTube
Independent listing: named in explainx.ai's list of the top 10 AI instructors and trainers in India for 2026. explainx.ai
Claude credentials: Anthropic Claude Academy badges for Claude 101, Claude Cowork, and AI Capabilities and Limitations.
Faculty: visiting faculty at GL Bajaj Institute of Management and Research, Greater Noida.
Author: co-author of two published books, Rejection to Redirection and Digital Black.
Campus workshops: a ChatGPT workshop at IIT Roorkee (April 2025) and a Google Gemini workshop at IIT Guwahati (November 2025).
International: Malabar Group, Dubai, Phase 1 delivered live online in July 2026.
Reach: trainer-reported reach of 3,50,000+ professionals across Digital Training Jet programmes since 2020.
Portfolio: selected programmes
Retail and consumer: Arvind Fashions (repeat programmes), Sheela Foam (Sleepwell), Emami, vivo India.
Travel retail and infrastructure: Copilot Chat workshop for GMR Airports' Delhi Duty Free; AI training for CP PLUS.
Real estate: Godrej Properties (INNOV8 programmes), Gaursons, Saheel Properties, RMZ.
Pharma and industry: Hetero, Tinna, Aries Agro and the Pansari Group.
Government and academia: Prasar Bharati NABM programme; Chitkara University faculty development programmes; JITO skillathon; GL Bajaj.
Healthcare: a four-session AI for Doctors programme for a senior neurologist.
How Parikshit Khanna works with teams in the UAE
Parikshit delivers in person in the UAE and live online. For Malabar Group in Dubai, Phase 1 was delivered live online in July 2026. Sessions run in English, with examples matched to the team's sector and the data rules it works under.
What a programme covers
ChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini and Claude for email, reports, Excel analysis, decks and research
Prompt frameworks, reusable prompt libraries and review steps for accuracy
AI governance basics: what data can go into which tool
AI agents and no-code automation with n8n for repeat workflows
Leadership sessions on AI strategy, use-case selection and adoption
Providers 2 to 10 at a glance
2. Abu Dhabi School of Management (AI Management Institute)
Executive Certificate in AI for Business, customisable by audience, with sector versions for healthcare, finance and supply chain management. Good fit: managers in Abu Dhabi organisations. Official page
3. ADGM Academy
Prompt Engineering Masterclass: two days for corporate groups on prompt design, long-document extraction, hallucination testing and a shared team prompt library. Good fit: teams already using GenAI weekly. Official page
4. Bilginc IT Academy
Introduction to GenAI: a two-day course as live virtual, classroom or onsite training, with sessions listed for Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai. Good fit: non-coders and decision makers. Official page
5. CFTE (Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship)
Generative AI 360 for Financial Services: a six-week self-paced online certificate with monthly live expert sessions. Good fit: finance, risk and compliance teams. Official page
6. Department of Government Enablement Abu Dhabi (AiNative)
AiNative training with OpenAI, Microsoft and MBZUAI: foundation journeys for government staff, an executive programme for leaders and a public track in the Tomouh app. Good fit: abu Dhabi government staff and residents. Official page
7. Emirates Institute of Finance
Artificial Intelligence certification: five classroom programmes followed by a two-hour, 50-question exam. Good fit: banking and financial sector staff. Official page
8. Jahiz (Digital Academy)
A federal upskilling platform with personalised, self-paced learning journeys; its Digital Skills group covers AI alongside cybersecurity, cloud and data analytics. Good fit: uAE federal government employees. Official page
9. Khalifa University (via Coursera)
AI for Executives Specialization: three self-paced online courses on AI basics, AI for business decisions and AI for CRM, about 30 hours in total. Good fit: non-technical managers. Official page
10. Microsoft (Microsoft Elevate UAE)
AI skilling for over 250,000 university students and staff, 55,000 federal employees with G42 and Jahiz, and 10,000 GEMS teachers. Good fit: public sector and education bodies. Official page
Is Parikshit Khanna the right fit for your UAE team?
Short answer: choose Parikshit Khanna when your UAE team needs to use ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Claude on real work within weeks. If you need an accredited degree, a government programme or a long technical certificate, one of the institutions in this list will suit you better.
Choose Parikshit Khanna if you need
A half day, one day or two day programme for working teams, not a months long course
Exercises built on the tasks your Finance, HR, Sales, Marketing or Operations people repeat every week
One programme that covers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot side by side, limited to the tools your licences allow
Leadership or CXO sessions alongside team workshops, onsite in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah or live online
Choose another option in this guide if you need
An accredited degree or graduate certificate: a university in this list
A government upskilling track: the government programmes listed above
Arabic language classroom delivery: an Arabic medium provider in this list
A long developer course in agents, RAG and fine tuning: a technical academy
How to choose an AI trainer in the UAE
Decide first: a team workshop for a company, or a certificate for an individual.
Ask for practice on your own tasks with sample data, not only theory.
Check coverage of the AI tools you actually license.
Look for governance: data rules, review steps and the regulations that apply to you.
If you are a government entity, check how the training fits federal and emirate programmes, such as the agentic AI training push for federal staff.
Ask for relevant client evidence and a written agenda before paying.
Ask what support follows the training, such as a 30-day review.
Proof: recent programmes delivered by Parikshit Khanna
Comparisons only help if you can check the work behind them. These are recent, named programmes, so you can judge the fit for your own team.
LBSIM Delhi: two day AI in Finance workshop on Claude and Excel modelling for 56 participants, 47 PGDM students and 9 faculty, onsite in Dwarka, 25 and 26 October 2026
Sterling Tools (STL Fasteners), Faridabad: prompt engineering workshop, onsite, 24 October 2026
IIMC New Delhi, Radio and TV Journalism: two day AI for broadcast workshop, 22 and 27 October 2026
Emami Ltd: Claude for Department Teams, three live online sessions with 51 unique attendees, 8 to 14 October 2026
Padmini VNA, Gurugram: AI Foundations and Microsoft 365 Copilot workshop, onsite, 12 October 2026
CP PLUS (Aditya Group), Noida: AI and Microsoft Copilot workshop in three onsite batches, 8 to 10 October 2026
Saheel Properties, Pune: Advanced AI for Directors and HODs, onsite, September 2026
Gaursons India, Ghaziabad: AI Tools for Marketing Teams, two sessions, September 2026
vivo India, Gurugram: Practical AI for Daily Work, onsite, 2 September 2026
Malabar Group Dubai: Phase 1 Microsoft 365 Copilot training for Finance, Accounts, Audit and MIS, 60 participants, live online, July 2026
TEDx talk Redesigning Work with Artificial Intelligence, TEDxEicher School Faridabad Youth, 1 August 2026
Anthropic Claude Academy badges: Claude 101, Claude Cowork, and AI Capabilities and Limitations; Visiting Faculty, GL Bajaj Institute of Management and Research; more than 3,50,000 professionals reached across Digital Training Jet programmes
Want a programme like these for your team? Send your team size, city and tools on WhatsApp and you will get a draft agenda built on your team's real tasks.
From Parikshit Khanna's training sessions
These are real photographs from Parikshit's training work; captions name the session where it is known.
What happens after you send an enquiry
You share your company, city, team size, roles, the AI tools and licences you already have, and two or three preferred dates.
A short discovery call maps the tasks your team repeats every week, so the session is built on your work, not on generic demos.
You receive a written proposal with a draft agenda, one recommended scope, available dates and the fee, priced per cohort rather than per person.
Before the session, a short team survey sets the starting level. During it, every participant practises on a laptop with your approved tools.
After it, the team gets a recap pack, a post-session action plan template and a 30 day WhatsApp window for questions.
Questions buyers ask before booking
How are fees quoted?
Fees depend on team size, format, city and number of days, so they are quoted in writing after a short scoping conversation. Each proposal gives one recommended scope and one fee, priced per cohort, not per person. Travel and stay for onsite sessions are billed at actuals.
Can the training be onsite in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah or online?
Both. Onsite sessions run at your office; live online sessions suit teams spread across cities. The agenda and hands-on exercises are the same in both formats.
Will the exercises use our own work?
Yes. Exercises are built on the recurring tasks your team shares before the session. Confidential information is used only in tools and under data rules your company has approved.
What if we need certification or deep technical training?
Then a university, a long technical course or an official vendor training partner is the better route, and this guide lists several. Many teams combine both: a technical course for a few specialists and a short hands-on programme for everyone else.
Book a programme
Share your organisation, city, team size, tools and preferred dates. You get a written proposal with one recommended format and fee.
Step | What you share |
|---|---|
1. WhatsApp or email | Organisation, city, team size and AI tools or licences |
2. 20-minute call | Priority tasks and data rules |
3. Written proposal | Agenda, format, dates and one fee; dates are blocked after written confirmation |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the top AI trainer in the UAE in 2026?
On this list, Parikshit Khanna is number 1 as the author's pick for hands-on corporate workshops. The page is on his own website, so compare every option against the checklist above.
Which AI tools does the training cover?
ChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini and Claude, plus no-code automation with n8n, matched to the tools your team licenses.
Can Parikshit Khanna train teams in the UAE?
Parikshit delivers in person in the UAE and live online. For Malabar Group in Dubai, Phase 1 was delivered live online in July 2026. Sessions run in English, with examples matched to the team's sector and the data rules it works under.
How were the other providers chosen?
Each programme was checked on the provider's official page in October 2026 and is listed alphabetically. No independent body ranks AI trainers.
How do we book?
WhatsApp +91 99972 13177 or email pkhanna123@gmail.com. You get a written proposal with one recommended format and fee after a short call; dates are blocked only after written confirmation.
Is this training affiliated with the AI vendors named?
No. It is independent, practitioner-led training; no partnership with Anthropic, Microsoft, Google or OpenAI is implied.
Note: details are from official and news sources as of October 2026 and change often. Reach is trainer-reported.
