AI Governance Course for Educators

You already use AI. Now use it safely.

AI Governance and Ethical Practice: a short online course on what never goes into an AI tool, how to check what it gives you, and how to keep pupils, parents and your own professional standing protected.

short lessons

2 hrs

at your own pace

85%

to earn the certificate

Certificate you can verifyOn your phone or laptopYours to keep

Enrol for ₦10,000 Try a situation first

One payment: ₦10,000. No subscription. Schools training 20 or more teachers pay ₦7,000 each.

Example certificate of achievement: "AI Governance and Ethical Practice for Schools", presented to Adaeze Okafor by AFRISAGE, signed by Timi Hyacinth, PhD, Programme Director, with the topics learned, the assessment score and a rosette with a QR code and certificate ID

Why now

AI skills are not AI governance.

In 2026 surveys of Nigerian schools, almost every teacher used AI and most felt confident with it. Yet nearly half had put pupils' personal information into AI tools. Being good at using AI is not the same as using it safely. This course closes that gap.

Good at using AI

Lesson notes in minutes
Quizzes and worksheets
Pupil data typed in
Wrong answers passed on
No answer when a parent asks

Safe with AI

Knows what never goes in
Checks every output (the 4A check)
Sets clear AI rules for pupils
Reports problems the right way
Open with parents about AI

Try it

What would you do?

The course is built on real school situations, not theory. Here is one. Choose an answer to see what good practice looks like.

A situation from Lesson 5 · Pupil data

It's report-card week. To save time, a colleague pastes a pupil's name, class, test scores and a note about their home situation into a free AI chatbot, and asks it to write the report comment. What should happen?

By the end

Confident, careful, and able to show it.

9 things you will be able to do, each one practised in the lessons and checked in the final assessment.

Explain what AI is, how generative AI works, and what it can and cannot do in a Nigerian classroom
Distinguish between AI skills and AI governance, and describe the six pillars of school AI governance
Apply the ten UNESCO principles for the ethics of AI to everyday teaching decisions
Check AI output with the 4A check, and take professional responsibility for anything produced with AI
Protect pupils' and colleagues' personal data in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023
Recognise AI-related safeguarding risks and follow the reporting procedure
Set clear AI levels for pupils' tasks, design tasks that need pupils' own thinking, and respond fairly to suspected misuse
Be open with parents about AI, and teach pupils to use it safely and honestly
Explain your part in your school's AI governance, and commit to the staff AI acceptable use agreement

The lessons

9 lessons, about ten minutes each.

Each one begins with its objectives and ends with a short check. Your notes and progress follow you on your phone and laptop. Three templates to download come with it: a Staff Code of Ethics card, an AI incident reporting form and a glossary.

1Introduction: What AI Is, and Why This CourseA plain-English introduction to AI, why Nigerian schools now need rules for it, and what you will be able to do by the end.
2AI Skills Are Not AI GovernanceFeeling confident with AI is not the same as using it safely. Here is the gap, and why it matters.
3Ethics: The Principles Behind Every AI DecisionSafeguarding has hard rules. Ethics is the judgement you use when nothing illegal is happening.
4Accuracy and Accountability: You Sign It, You Own ItAI can be confidently wrong. Whatever it produces, the professional responsibility stays with you.
5Pupil Data: What Never Goes Into AIThe risk that has already happened in many schools, and the simple rules that stop it.
6Safeguarding and ReportingHarmful AI content is a safeguarding matter, not a technical one. Know the route, and use it.
7Academic Honesty and Over-DependenceParents' top priority. How to set clear AI rules for every task, and design work AI cannot simply do.
8Being Open With Parents and PupilsParents want to be told. Pupils want to learn. What you can say, and teach, with confidence.
9Putting It Into Practice: Your CommitmentHow a school's AI governance fits together, your part in it, and the staff agreement you make.

Start the course for ₦10,000

Your certificate

Proof your head teacher can check.

Finish the lessons, then take the assessment of situation questions. Score 85% or more and download your AFRISAGE certificate of achievement as a PDF, ready to print. Not there yet? Retake it as often as you need.

Signed and verifiableSigned by Timi Hyacinth, PhD, Programme Director. Its own ID and QR code let anyone check it is genuine.
Lists what you learnedEvery topic of the course, from pupil data and the NDPA 2023 to safeguarding, with your assessment score.
Evidence of professional developmentFor your file, your appraisal or your next application.
Ends with your commitmentThe staff AI acceptable use commitments, in the last lesson.

What it is built on

Written for Nigerian schools.

From real schools

2026 surveys of staff, parents and pupils in Nigerian schools: what teachers actually do with AI, and what parents expect.

From practice

Dr Timi Hyacinth's AI Governance and Ethical Practice training for Nigerian schools, and a model school AI governance framework aligned to ISO 21001.

From the standards

The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI and the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, turned into everyday classroom decisions.

For the classroom

Situations to think through, the 4A check for AI output, AI levels for pupils' tasks, and what to say to parents.

30% off for schools

Train every teacher, 30% off.

For 20 to 500 teachers, a school pays ₦7,000 a teacher instead of ₦10,000. Pay once, then give each teacher a seat from a private page. Every teacher earns their own certificate, and your school pays less for the AI Governance Suite: 20% off, or half price for 50 or more teachers.

School leaders: your AI policy, charter and action plan, ready to adopt, are in the AI Governance Suite.

Already a PromptPaddi Junior school? The course comes with your subscription: sign in as a teacher to take it.

Questions

What teachers ask.

Who is it for?

Teachers, heads of department, head teachers and administrators in Nigerian primary and secondary schools. You don't need any technical knowledge: if you have used an AI chatbot, or are thinking of it, it is for you.

How long does it take?

About two hours in all: 9 lessons of about ten minutes each, then the assessment. Go at your own pace; your progress is saved.

How do I get in after paying?

Pay with Paystack and your course link is emailed to you straight away. Pay by bank transfer and we check the payment and email your link, usually the same day. You can install the course on your phone or laptop as an app, so it opens where you left off.

How many devices can I use?

Two, such as your phone and your laptop. Your notes and progress are the same on both.

What if I don't reach the pass mark?

Retake the assessment as often as you need. Score 85% or more and your certificate is ready to download.

Are there templates to download?

Yes, from Dr Timi Hyacinth's AI governance work with Nigerian schools, as Word files to adapt and PDFs to print. Every teacher gets the Staff Code of Ethics card, the AI Incident / Concern Reporting Form and the AI Governance Glossary. For the whole school, the AI Governance Suite adds AFRISAGE's School AI Governance Framework (SAGF) kit, with over 30 policies, procedures, forms and tools, and the leadership templates (₦150,000, less for schools that buy the course for a group).

Is it a subscription?

No. One payment of ₦10,000, and the course and your certificate are yours to keep.

Can my school pay for all of us?

Yes. For 20 or more teachers it is ₦7,000 each (30% off). The school pays once and gives each teacher a seat. A PromptPaddi Junior school's teachers already have it.

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All 9 lessons, the assessment and your certificate, on up to two devices. Yours to keep: nothing renews.

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Be the teacher who gets AI right.

Two hours, 9 lessons and a certificate your school can check.

Enrol for ₦10,000