CrowdWorks Launches Its First Corporate "AI Utilization Training" Program

CrowdWorks, Inc., a company providing IT talent and DX consulting services based on one of the largest freelance platforms in the industry (7 million registered users, including workers, and 1 million registered companies), will launch a corporate "AI Utilization Training" service on June 18, 2026. This program is operated by its reskilling service, CrowdWorks Academy, which has a track record of instructing over 10,000 people. As the company's first corporate-facing service, it features experts visiting companies directly to provide instruction based on a custom-made curriculum designed to address each company's business challenges.

Even with an abundance of AI learning content, a common issue is the difficulty of applying it in practice due to the gap between general knowledge and actual business operations. This service is designed to bridge that gap, helping even companies where most employees have "never touched AI" transition to a state where they can utilize AI in the workplace from the very next day.

By utilizing the Human Resource Development Assistance Subsidy from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, companies can receive a subsidy of up to 75% of the training costs, making the program available from ¥46,000 (tax included) per person. The 75% subsidy is applicable to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that meet prescribed requirements.

■ Corporate "AI Utilization Training": Hands-on support to make AI 'usable' based on business challenges

This on-site AI utilization training service for corporations helps participants master not only the basic operations of AI tools but also their practical application in actual business. Through prior hearings, we identify each company's business challenges and customize the curriculum accordingly. AI utilization experts visit the company directly and provide hands-on instruction aligned with the actual workflow. We don't let it end with "we installed the tool, but no one uses it"; we support the creation of a system where employees continue to use AI in their daily work even after the training is complete.

■ Two reasons this service is chosen: Custom curriculum & expert on-site instruction

① Custom-made curriculum tailored to each company's business
In an age where you can learn general, broad AI usage from free YouTube videos, this service goes a step further by focusing on how to achieve results in each company's specific operations. Based on the unique business challenges identified in prior hearings, we develop a curriculum with content that can be implemented on-site from the next day, such as email composition, meeting minutes, daily reports, and quote creation.

② In-person training with visiting AI utilization experts
Training centered on online videos or e-learning often ends with "I watched it, but couldn't use it." In this service, AI utilization experts visit the company directly, check the on-site situation that cannot be seen on screen, such as paper documents and manual tasks, and then provide instruction. Because they teach right beside the employees, even those who are not comfortable with PCs are not left behind, and minor questions like "is it okay to ask this?" can be resolved on the spot.

■ Corporate "AI Utilization Training" Case Study
A payroll verification task that took two full days was reduced to 30 minutes! Towards a system that can be managed by a small team even amid hiring difficulties.

Challenges:
- The company was positive about AI and had introduced tools, but was fumbling on how to specifically use them in daily tasks.
- HR tasks like payroll verification took 2-3 days, placing a heavy burden on the staff.

Solution Provided:
- We conducted a prior hearing about the clinic's shift management and other tasks to create a custom-made curriculum based on their actual work.
- An AI utilization expert visited directly and provided in-person instruction on how to use AI for tasks like payroll verification, looking at the screen together.

Effects:
- The payroll verification process can now be completed in 30 minutes just by preparing and uploading the information (a reduction of about 16 hours).
- The time saved can be allocated to other tasks, moving closer to a system that can be managed by a small team even when hiring is difficult.
- A concrete image of "what AI can do" has expanded, greatly broadening the scope of future utilization.

Testimonial: Ms. Ohe, Nursing Department Manager, Akachan to Kodomo no Clinic
"I felt that touching the tool and actually making my job easier were two different things. By learning about the precautions and approach to AI in the training, I was able to get a sense that 'we could actually implement this' after considering the risks."

■ With subsidy, program available from ¥46,000 (regularly ¥176,000)
By utilizing the Human Resource Development Assistance Subsidy, companies can receive a subsidy for up to 75% of the training costs.
- Regular Price: ¥176,000 (tax incl.) per person
- After Subsidy (for SMEs meeting requirements): ¥46,000 (tax incl.) per person

*A separate fee for a labor and social security attorney is required to apply for the subsidy.

■ Corporate "AI Utilization Training" Flow: Approx. 10-hour program from Day 0 to 3

The entire program is approximately 10 hours.
- Day 0 (Pre-training): Online hearing with the person in charge to organize business challenges and create a custom-made curriculum.
- Day 1 (On-site, 3-4 hours): Basic session based on the hearing. Learn basic AI operations and utilization points tailored to the company's business.
- Day 2 (On-site, 3-4 hours): Advanced session based on Day 1. Apply AI to actual business challenges and bring it to a point where it can be used immediately on-site.
- Day 3 (Follow-up, 4 hours online): Resolve questions and usage concerns that arise in the workplace after the training, one by one, online.

■ Comment from Business Manager: Bringing know-how from training over 10,000 people to SME AI utilization.