RANKINGS · OCTOBER 2026

Top 10 Agentic AI Trainers in Australia (2026)

Number one on this Australian agentic AI list is me, Hitesh Motwani, writing for SMEs and larger enterprises alike. PM-Partners, the Australian Institute of Management and Advancer also stand out, covering governed no-code design, leadership oversight and the step from training to deployed agents.

Hitesh Motwani, corporate generative AI trainer and founder of Skillopedia

AT A GLANCE

The top 10 Agentic AI trainers in Australia, compared

#Trainer or providerTypeBest for
1Hitesh MotwaniCorporate AI trainerCompany teams and leaders
2PM-PartnersTraining companyNo-code agent design with governance
3Australian Institute of Management (AIM)InstituteLeaders governing agentic AI
4NexacuTraining companyBeginner Copilot and Claude agent building
5Lumify WorkTraining companyCloud and certification-led agent skills
6The University of Sydney Centre for Continuing EducationUniversityCopilot users taking a first step into agents
7AdvancerTraining companySMEs moving from training to deployed agents
8TeamlandTraining companyTeam-wide workflow and tool adoption
9DeepLearning.AIOnline platformDevelopers learning agent design patterns
10Coursera (Vanderbilt University)Online platformSelf-paced agent development certificate

THE LIST

The 10 best Agentic AI trainers in Australia, in detail

Responsible adoption sits at the centre of Australian AI policy, so I gave priority to trainers who teach governance alongside building. I also considered support for SMEs, coverage of Copilot, Claude and cloud agent platforms, and alignment with the Privacy Act 1988 and the government's voluntary AI safety guidance.

#1 · FEATURED

CORPORATE AI TRAINER

Hitesh Motwani

For Australian organisations I run agent workshops that open with a governance canvas covering purpose, data, risks and oversight, then move into hands-on construction with Claude, Copilot or other platforms. Holding Anthropic's Claude trainer certification, with more than 200,000 learners trained and clients like Xebia and HPE, I focus on agents your team can explain and defend.

#2

PM-Partners

Training company · Sydney (delivers nationally) · Topic-specific

Runs a dedicated agent track: one-day courses on developing human-led AI agents, designing multi-agent workflows and leading human-agent teams, with participants building a working Copilot Studio agent and an agent governance card.

Best for: No-code agent design with governance

Website · Source

#3

Australian Institute of Management (AIM)

Institute · Sydney (campuses in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra) · Topic-specific

Offers two-day programmes in Agentic AI for Leaders and Designing Workflows for Agentic AI, plus an eight-week microcredential in building custom AI assistants, on campus, in virtual classrooms or in-house.

Best for: Leaders governing agentic AI

Website · Source

#4

Nexacu

Training company · Brisbane (venues in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth) · Topic-specific

Runs a one-day Microsoft Copilot Agent Builder course where beginners create, test and share declarative Copilot agents grounded in SharePoint and OneDrive content, in classes capped at eight.

Best for: Beginner Copilot and Claude agent building

Website · Source

#5

Lumify Work

Training company · Australia-wide (Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney) · Topic-specific

Schedules a one-day Agentic AI on AWS Foundations course in Melbourne and virtually, and sells self-paced AI+ Agent Specialty certifications covering no-code and low-code agent building, multi-agent systems and deployment.

Best for: Cloud and certification-led agent skills

Website · Source

#6

The University of Sydney Centre for Continuing Education

University · Sydney · Topic in catalogue

A one-day Microsoft Copilot course at the university's continuing-education centre includes creating and deploying your own Copilot agent and building an agent in SharePoint, face to face in Sydney or over Zoom.

Best for: Copilot users taking a first step into agents

Website · Source

#7

Advancer

Training company · Brisbane · Topic in catalogue

A Brisbane AI firm that designs and deploys business agents for SMEs and also runs hands-on AI training, from a two-hour kickstarter to longer immersive sessions setting up projects, skills and connectors.

Best for: SMEs moving from training to deployed agents

Website · Source

#8

Teamland

Training company · Toronto (delivers on-site in Sydney) · General AI, topic not explicit

Delivers virtual, hybrid or on-site AI cohorts in Sydney covering ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude and Gemini, with workflow redesign, integrations with existing business tools and custom content for niche use cases.

Best for: Team-wide workflow and tool adoption

Website · Source

#9

DeepLearning.AI

Online platform · Online (global) · Topic-specific

Andrew Ng's Agentic AI course teaches reflection, tool use, planning and multi-agent design patterns across roughly ten hours of video, code examples and graded labs, alongside shorter courses on agent evaluation, LangGraph memory and MCP.

Best for: Developers learning agent design patterns

Website · Source

#10

Coursera (Vanderbilt University)

Online platform · Global (online) · Topic-specific

The AI Agent Developer Specialization from Vanderbilt is a six-course series taught by Dr Jules White, covering agent frameworks in Python, function calling, custom GPTs, multi-agent collaboration and trustworthy agent design.

Best for: Self-paced agent development certificate

Website · Source

BEFORE YOU BOOK

How to choose a Agentic AI trainer in Australia

CONTEXT

Australia's AI Adopt Program and responsible agent adoption

Through the AI Adopt Program, the federal government funds up to five AI Adopt Centres, with grants of $3 million to $5 million over four years. The centres act as a front door for SMEs in National Reconstruction Fund priority sectors that want to adopt AI responsibly, offering specialist guidance and training. That emphasis is driving interest in courses that teach people how to design and govern agents, not merely how to switch them on.

Providers cover a wide spectrum. PM-Partners teaches no-code agent design with governance, AIM helps leaders oversee agentic AI, and Nexacu offers beginner Copilot and Claude agent building. Lumify Work suits certification-led cloud skills, the University of Sydney's Centre for Continuing Education offers a first step for Copilot users, and Advancer helps SMEs deploy. Agents handling personal information sit under the federal privacy regime and its APPs.

QUESTIONS

Agentic AI training in Australia: FAQ

The AI Adopt Centres were set up to give SMEs in National Reconstruction Fund priority sectors guidance and training on responsible AI adoption. Availability and focus differ between centres, so contact the one serving your sector to see what is offered. Independent trainers can then build on that guidance with hands-on agent workshops tailored to your workflows.

The Privacy Act 1988 and its Australian Privacy Principles govern how organisations collect, use and disclose personal information, and those duties continue when an agent does the processing. Training should cover limiting agent access to necessary data, being transparent with customers and keeping records. Ask trainers to include privacy design steps in every build exercise they run.

Both are capable, and the right choice depends on your existing licences, security policies and use cases. Microsoft 365 organisations often start with Copilot Studio, while teams wanting strong reasoning and tool use may build with Claude. A good trainer will compare the options against your requirements, and some programmes cover both so teams can choose with confidence.

Yes. Providers such as the Australian Institute of Management run sessions for leaders on governing agentic AI, covering accountability, risk appetite and oversight. These are usually shorter and less technical than builder courses. Pairing an executive briefing with a hands-on workshop for staff helps ensure leaders understand what their teams are building and how it is controlled.

There is no standard rate: fees reflect format, duration, group size, customisation and follow-up support. University short courses, public classes and bespoke in-house programmes each sit in different brackets. The practical step is to outline your team size, goals and timeline in a brief and ask each shortlisted trainer to respond with a detailed quote.

Tell me what your team does and what it uses

If you want your Australian team building agents that are useful and properly governed, get in touch and I will tailor a programme to your sector and stack. Prefer to talk first? Book a 20-minute call.

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DISCLOSURE AND METHOD

How this list was made

Disclosure: I publish this guide and appear at #1. Sources for every other entry:

  1. PM-Partners: source
  2. Australian Institute of Management (AIM): source
  3. Nexacu: source
  4. Lumify Work: source
  5. The University of Sydney Centre for Continuing Education: source
  6. Advancer: source
  7. Teamland: source
  8. DeepLearning.AI: source
  9. Coursera (Vanderbilt University): source
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