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Legal Requirement Since February 2025

Article 4 AI Literacy
Training for Your Staff

Every Irish healthcare organisation using AI must provide AI literacy training to their staff. GovernedAI delivers that training — with the completion certificates that serve as your compliance evidence.

Order for Your Organisation → See What Staff Learn
Feb 2025
Article 4 in force
6
Training modules
~45 min
Per staff member
100%
Online delivery
The Legal Requirement

Article 4 Has Applied to
Your Organisation Since February 2025

The EU AI Act is clear. Any organisation that uses AI systems must ensure its staff have the AI literacy needed to do so safely and responsibly. That requirement is already in force.

EU AI Act — Article 4
"Providers and deployers of AI systems shall take measures to ensure, to their best extent, a sufficient level of AI literacy of their staff and other persons dealing with the operation and use of AI systems on their behalf."
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — in force February 2025
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Applies to Irish Healthcare

Any HSE-funded body, private hospital, GP practice, or care provider using AI — including tools like clinical documentation assistants, scheduling AI, or administrative chatbots — is a deployer under the Act.

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Every Staff Member Using AI

The obligation applies to all staff who use AI in their work — not just IT teams. Clinicians, admin staff, managers, and support teams all fall within scope if they interact with AI systems.

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Evidence Is What Regulators Ask For

If the DPC or HIQA asks whether you have provided AI literacy training, you need to be able to show it — completion records, certificates, and dated evidence of who completed what and when.

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Most Organisations Have Done Nothing

Article 4 came into force in February 2025. The majority of Irish healthcare organisations have no training in place, no records, and no certificates to show. Every month that passes is continued non-compliance.

The Training

What Your Staff
Learn and Complete

Six structured modules covering everything Article 4 requires — in plain language, built for healthcare staff, completable in under an hour.

01

What Is AI?

How AI works in plain language — machine learning, pattern recognition, what AI can and cannot do, and examples relevant to healthcare settings.

Literacy
02

AI in Irish Healthcare

How AI is being used in Irish healthcare right now — approved tools, shadow AI, the difference between sanctioned and unsanctioned use, and why it matters.

Context
03

The Law — What Article 4 Means for You

The EU AI Act explained in plain language — who it applies to, what a deployer is, and what your organisation's legal obligations mean for you as a staff member.

Compliance
04

Data Protection and AI

GDPR and health data — what counts as special category data, what you can and cannot share with AI tools, and why patient information must never enter public AI systems.

GDPR
05

Your Responsibilities — Human Oversight

Why you are responsible for AI outputs — not the system. When to question or override an AI recommendation, how to report concerns, and what to do if something goes wrong.

Oversight
06

Using AI Safely at Work

Practical guidance — approved tools, how to get approval for a new AI tool, what safe AI use looks like in daily practice, and how to raise a concern through the right channels.

Practice
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Completion Certificate for Every Staff Member

On passing the 15-question assessment, each staff member receives a GovernedAI Article 4 Completion Certificate — dated, named, and issued to serve as your organisation's compliance evidence.

  • Named certificate for each individual staff member
  • Organisation name, completion date, and course reference included
  • GovernedAI certification — evidences Article 4 compliance
  • Completion records kept on file by GovernedAI
  • Accepted as Article 4 AI literacy training evidence
Pricing

Priced by Organisation Size

One flat fee per organisation — all staff complete the course, all certificates issued, all records kept. No per-seat charges, no hidden costs.

Micro

Up to 25 Staff

GP practices, small care homes
€495 + VAT
All staff complete the course. All certificates issued.
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Medium

101–500 Staff

Hospital departments, CHOs
€1,995 + VAT
All staff complete the course. All certificates issued.
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Enterprise

500+ Staff

Hospital groups, large HSE bodies
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Custom pricing for large cohorts and multi-site deployments.

All prices exclude VAT at the standard Irish rate · Instant access after payment · Annual renewal recommended as staff change and the law evolves

Alternative Option

Prefer a Guided Session?

If your leadership team would rather work through AI literacy together with a facilitator — rather than staff completing the online course independently — we offer a half-day guided session.

Facilitated Delivery

Half-Day AI Literacy Session

Live, expert-led. Delivered remotely or on-site.

€1,250
+ VAT per session
Up to 20 participants
Senior leadership, board, or clinical governance teams
Live expert facilitation
Interactive, Q&A throughout — not a recorded course
Article 4 compliance covered
Certificates of attendance issued to all participants
Remote or on-site
Anywhere in Ireland — scheduling agreed after booking

Book via Stripe now — the GovernedAI team will contact you within one business day to confirm your date and format.

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Facilitated delivery is a separate product from the online self-serve tiers above · Prices exclude VAT · Scheduling confirmed after payment

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Frequently Asked Questions

Your Questions Answered

Everything you need to know before ordering.

Does Article 4 really apply to us if we only use AI informally?
Yes. The EU AI Act applies to any organisation that uses AI — including informal or staff-initiated use. If your staff are using tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or any AI-powered clinical or administrative software, your organisation is a deployer and Article 4 applies.
How do staff access the course?
Immediately after payment, you are taken to a confirmation page with your course access link. Share that link with all relevant staff. Everyone completes the course online at their own pace — no scheduling required, no software to install. The course takes approximately 45–60 minutes to complete.
What happens if a staff member doesn't pass the assessment?
Staff have two attempts at the 15-question assessment. The pass mark is 80% (12 out of 15). If a staff member does not pass after two attempts, the GovernedAI team is notified and will advise on next steps. The course content remains accessible for review.
Will the certificates hold up if HIQA or the DPC asks about our training?
GovernedAI certificates document that named staff members completed structured AI literacy training covering the requirements of Article 4. They include the staff member's name, organisation, completion date, and course reference. They are designed specifically to serve as Article 4 compliance evidence.
Do we need to renew the training annually?
Annual renewal is recommended for two reasons — staff turn over and new team members join, and the EU AI Act guidance continues to evolve. GovernedAI will update course content as the regulatory landscape changes, so annual renewal ensures your evidence trail stays current.
Can we get training tailored to our specific organisation?
The Article 4 course is a standardised product suitable for all Irish healthcare organisations. For organisations that want training tailored to their specific AI tools, policies, and workflows, GovernedAI offers bespoke in-house training as a separate service. Contact us to discuss.