What is KI Kompakt?

Key takeaways

• KI Kompakt is an 8-week, part-time AI course from WBS CODING SCHOOL, taught in German, that makes you confident with the AI tools used in everyday work.
• It is beginner friendly and built for working professionals, freelancers and job seekers, with morning classes and no tech background required.
• It can be fully funded to €0 through the QCG, a Bildungsgutschein or KOMPASS, or paid directly for €2,900.

What is KI Kompakt Course?

KI Kompakt Course is an eight-week, part-time course from WBS CODING SCHOOL that teaches you to use the most important AI tools in your daily work. It is delivered 100% online and in German, runs three hours a day, and is designed for beginners, so you need no technical background to start.

The focus is practical and immediately useful. Rather than abstract theory, you learn to work with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Make.com, build your own Custom GPTs, and automate the repetitive tasks that eat into your week.

AI has moved from a specialist niche to an everyday work skill. Tools like ChatGPT and Claude now appear in marketing, HR, operations, admin and finance workflows, and the people who use them well save hours every week and take on higher-value work. KI Kompakt is built around exactly that shift: making you productive and confident with AI, whatever your field.

Who is KI Kompakt for?

KI Kompakt is designed for working professionals, freelancers and job seekers who want to become AI-competent quickly, without a tech background. If you can use everyday office software, you have enough to start. That covers a marketer automating campaign reporting, an HR professional speeding up screening and drafting, a freelancer scaling output without hiring, or a job seeker adding a visible, in-demand skill to their CV.

Across almost every profession, basic AI competence is shifting from a nice-to-have to a baseline expectation. Employers increasingly value people who can apply AI responsibly to real tasks, and the EU AI Act now makes lawful, ethical use part of the job rather than an afterthought. The course is built for people who want to stay competitive as that change accelerates.

The flexible schedule reflects who it serves. Thanks to morning classes and to the Qualifizierungschancengesetz (QCG), employed learners can often train during working hours.

What do you learn in KI Kompakt?

KI Kompakt takes you from AI fundamentals to a finished, real-world project across eight structured modules. The curriculum balances the how of individual tools with the why of using them responsibly:

• Foundations and technical principles, including the difference between supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement and deep learning
• Ethical and legal aspects, covering the EU AI Act and the wider societal impact of AI
• Generative AI and large language models, with multimodal prompting for text and images and your own prompting handbook
• AI tools for productivity, including building Custom GPTs to automate tasks
• AI assistants and AI agents, and how they differ
• AI use cases across different industries
• AI project management and the AI project lifecycle
• A final hands-on project where you build an AI-driven solution from scratch

Along the way you work hands-on with a broad tool stack, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Make.com, Groq, Synthesia and the OpenAI Playground. You finish with a portfolio project and a personal prompting handbook you can keep using at work.

What can you do after the KI Kompakt Course?

By the end of KI Kompakt Course you can put AI to work on real tasks the same day. You will be able to automate repetitive workflows with tools like Make.com, draft and refine content with ChatGPT and Claude, create visuals and video with tools like Synthesia, and build Custom GPTs tailored to your own role or team.

Just as importantly, you will know when and how to use AI responsibly, from data protection to the EU AI Act, so you can bring it into your organisation with confidence. You leave with a portfolio project and a personal prompting handbook, concrete proof of what you can do for a current or future employer.

How is KI Kompakt structured?

KI Kompakt runs for eight weeks, fully online, three hours per day, Monday to Friday, mornings from 9:00 to 12:00 CET. New groups start every Monday, so you can begin whenever suits you.

The teaching model is blended learning. Live, instructor-led sessions are paired with hands-on projects and support from dedicated mentors, plus the AI assistant NOVA, which answers questions and helps with exercises in real time. KI Kompakt does not include an external certification exam; instead you graduate with a WBS CODING SCHOOL certificate, a portfolio project and your prompting handbook.

What does KI Kompakt cost, and is it funded?

KI Kompakt can be fully funded, so many learners pay nothing. If you are eligible, the QCG or a Bildungsgutschein from the Agentur für Arbeit or Jobcenter can cover up to 100% of the cost, and KOMPASS offers up to full funding for solo self-employed professionals. If you prefer to self-fund, the course costs €2,900.

Which route applies depends on your situation, whether you are employed, job seeking or self-employed, and the WBS CODING SCHOOL team can help you check your eligibility before you apply.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need prior experience or a tech background for KI Kompakt?

No. KI Kompakt is beginner friendly. If you are comfortable with everyday office software, you have enough to start, and the course builds your AI skills step by step.

Is KI Kompakt funded, and what does it cost?

KI Kompakt can be fully funded to €0 through the QCG, a Bildungsgutschein or KOMPASS, depending on your situation. If you self-fund, it costs €2,900, and the WBS CODING SCHOOL team can help you check which option applies.

Is KI Kompakt taught in English or German?

The course is taught entirely in German and focuses on skills you can apply immediately in a German-speaking workplace.

Can I take KI Kompakt while working?

Yes. Thanks to morning classes and to the Qualifizierungschancengesetz (QCG), employed learners can often train during working hours with funding support.

Does KI Kompakt include a certification?

KI Kompakt does not include an external certification exam. You graduate with a WBS CODING SCHOOL certificate, a portfolio project and your own prompting handbook to show what you can do.

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Conclusion

If you want to become genuinely useful with AI in a matter of weeks rather than months, KI Kompakt is the fast, focused option. In eight part-time weeks, taught in German, you learn the tools, the responsible-use rules and the workflows that save real time at work, and you finish with a project and a prompting handbook to prove it. With funding up to €0 through the QCG, a Bildungsgutschein or KOMPASS, you can build in-demand AI skills at little or no cost. Explore the KI Kompakt course to find your start date.