AI training courses

Five live AI courses for small business teams.

Each course is 10 instructional hours, taught live during paid work hours and built around the jobs your people already do. $3,000 per trainee with a two-seat minimum, and in Massachusetts up to 100% can come back through the Workforce Training Fund Express Program once a course is approved.

10 hours eachLive and instructor-led$300 per instructional hourTwo-seat minimumPractice files included
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Approval status. None of the five courses is approved for Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Express reimbursement yet, so employers cannot apply for one today. Claude Code for Operations and Data Teams is with the Express team for review; the other four are being edited before review. Join the list and we tell you the day your course is approved.
Source: our partner Support Forge's course listing at support-forge.com/training. Status checked by Support Forge on October 9, 2026; reviewed by JMK Ventures on October 13, 2026.
The courses

Pick the course that matches the work your team does.

COURSE 01

AI Enablement for Small Business Teams

Editing, pending review

General-purpose AI assistants put to work on the routine office tasks that fill a small team's week.

5 sessions of 2 hours, one per week · up to 8 trainees · $3,000 per trainee
COURSE 02

Claude Code for Operations and Data Teams

Submitted for review

Using an AI coding agent to build and maintain business automations, without a software engineering background.

4 sessions of 2.5 hours, one per week · up to 6 trainees · $3,000 per trainee
COURSE 03

AI for Finance, Accounting and Payroll Teams

Editing, pending review

AI assistants and agents applied to reconciliation, management reporting and month-end in a small finance function.

5 sessions of 2 hours, one per week · up to 8 trainees · $3,000 per trainee
COURSE 04

AI for Field Service and Trades Businesses

Editing, pending review

AI on the office side of a trades or equipment business, covering scheduling, quoting, invoicing and follow-up.

5 sessions of 2 hours, one per week · up to 8 trainees · $3,000 per trainee
COURSE 05

AI for Professional Practices: Legal, Real Estate and Advisory

Editing, pending review

Safe use of AI assistants in a client-confidential practice: intake, drafting, file notes and deadlines.

5 sessions of 2 hours, one per week · up to 8 trainees · $3,000 per trainee
Approval status

Where each course stands with the Massachusetts Express Program.

A course has to be pre-approved and listed in the state's course directory before an employer can apply for Express reimbursement. These are the four stages, in Support Forge's words.

Course 01AI Enablement for Small Business Teams
Editing, pending review
Course 02Claude Code for Operations and Data Teams
Submitted for review
Course 03AI for Finance, Accounting and Payroll Teams
Editing, pending review
Course 04AI for Field Service and Trades Businesses
Editing, pending review
Editing, pending review

Support Forge is revising the course listing before it goes to review, or answering the reviewer's questions. Not yet approved.

Submitted

Filed with Commonwealth Corporation and waiting to be assigned to a reviewer. Not yet approved.

Submitted for review

With the Express team for review, which takes up to 10 business days. Not yet approved.

Approved

Pre-approved for Workforce Training Fund Express reimbursement and listed in the state's course directory. Eligible employers can apply.

Source: our partner Support Forge's course listing at support-forge.com/training. Status checked by Support Forge on October 9, 2026; reviewed by JMK Ventures on October 13, 2026. Statuses can change between checks. The course page and the eligibility call always confirm the current one.

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Taught by our partner, Support Forge

JMK Ventures offers these courses with Support Forge, our training partner. Support Forge LLC, based in Haverhill, Massachusetts, is a registered training provider with the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Express Program. Support Forge teaches and invoices each course, which keeps the invoice in the registered provider's name, as the Express Program requires. JMK Ventures handles the eligibility check, helps with the application, and does the build work after the course if you want it.

Support Forge is not affiliated with or endorsed by Commonwealth Corporation or the Workforce Training Fund. Program terms are set by Commonwealth Corporation (commcorp.org/express) and govern over anything on this page.

Every course

The same terms across all five

  • 10 instructional hours, 100% live and instructor-led, during paid work hours
  • $300 per instructional hour, so $3,000 per trainee, two-seat minimum per cohort
  • Standardized practice files, provided at no charge
  • Capstone reviewed against a written rubric, with written feedback for every participant
  • AI tool licenses and subscriptions are not included; participants use free or employer-held accounts
Beyond the five

Build-along and custom courses

We also run a one-week build-along course that ends with a live, working website, and custom courses scoped to your team's tools and roles. Grant fit for both is confirmed state by state.

See the build-along and custom options

15 minute eligibility check

Tell us your state. We tell you what it pays.

Every state has its own checklist, so the form asks where you are first. Send it and we come back within one business day with what your state's program covers, whether your team qualifies, and the dates you have to hit.

  • You are a private employer with W-2 employees in your state
  • The people you would train are on your payroll, not owners, 1099 contractors or temps
  • You can pay the course invoice first and be reimbursed by the state
  • Training can happen on paid time, at regular wages
  • You can wait out your state's lead time before the first session
More than 100 employees, or in a state marked limited? Send the form anyway. Several states have a second route for larger employers, and we will tell you if one applies to you.

See if your team qualifies

Takes about a minute. We reply within one business day.

More than 100 employees puts some programs out of reach, but not all of them. Massachusetts, for one, has a General Program for larger employers with a 1-to-1 match. Send the form and we will route you.

No cost and no obligation. Help with the application is free, and you file it. Approval is decided by your state's program and is not guaranteed.

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Courses are delivered by Support Forge LLC, JMK Ventures' training partner and a registered training provider with the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Express Program, based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. JMK Ventures offers these courses as a Support Forge partner and may be compensated when you enroll. Neither company is affiliated with or endorsed by Commonwealth Corporation, the Workforce Training Fund or any state agency named on this site. Course approval status comes from Support Forge's course listings at support-forge.com/training, checked by Support Forge on October 9, 2026 and reviewed by JMK Ventures on October 13, 2026. Reimbursement depends on the course being approved and your application being approved, and is not guaranteed.