Where is this course held?

In person at Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE. Nearest stations: Kensal Green and Kensal Rise (London Overground).

How many people are in each group?

Sessions are capped at 10 participants to keep the training practical and ensure every participant gets direct attention from the trainers.

Who delivers the training?

Sessions are typically delivered by two trainers from Strategic Agenda. Gerald Clark and Fola Yahaya lead the majority of courses.

Is there a bursary or reduced-price option?

Yes. Every public cohort has at least one bursary seat reserved for participants from small charities or individuals who could not otherwise afford to attend. Contact SA Training before booking to discuss availability.

Can SA Training run this course for my team?

Yes. Bespoke team days are available in person at your office or online, designed around your team's specific work. Contact SA Training to arrange a free 30-minute scoping call.

In person

Editorial QA and Source Verification with AI

Catch errors before clearance with AI-assisted quality checks, citation checking and a verification protocol you can trust.

Editorial QA and Source Verification with AI is a practical, small-group training course held in person at Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE, led by Gerald Clark and Fola Yahaya of SA Training (Strategic Agenda). The course runs as a 7-hour session with a maximum of 10 participants and is designed for Editors, QA reviewers, researchers and knowledge-management teams responsible for accuracy before publication — especially in development, humanitarian and policy organisations..

A full-day workshop on the parts of editing where AI mistakes do the most damage. You set up a QA-checker Gem that runs your editorial checklist — terminology, figures, acronyms, inclusive language, consistency — and returns comments for a person to resolve. Then, in NotebookLM, you build a source-check notebook that answers only from the sources loaded and shows where each answer comes from. A planted-error exercise shows what Gemini catches, what it misses, and what must always be checked by hand, including whether a reference exists or says what is claimed. We also cover what content should and should not go into AI tools.

What will I leave with?

A QA-checker Gem built on your checklist

A source-check notebook in NotebookLM

A written verification protocol

Your planted-error test results, before and after.

Who is this course for?

Editors, QA reviewers, researchers and knowledge-management teams responsible for accuracy before publication — especially in development, humanitarian and policy organisations.

Prerequisites

A laptop and a Google Workspace account with Gemini and NotebookLM enabled. Your editorial checklist if you have one. AI-Assisted Editing with Gemini Gems is helpful but not required.

Practical details

Location: Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE. Nearest stations: Kensal Green and Kensal Rise (London Overground).
Format: In-person, hands-on, small group.
Group size: Maximum 10 participants per session.
Trainers: Typically two trainers per session — Gerald Clark and Fola Yahaya.
What to bring: A laptop with the relevant tool accounts active. Full details sent with your booking confirmation.
Included: Refreshments and scheduled comfort breaks for in-person sessions.

Your trainer

Gerald Clark

Practical AI workflows for communications and design teams

Strategic Agenda. Leads training engagements on practical AI workflows for communications and design teams.

Fola Yahaya

AI, Digital Transformation, AI Strategy, AI workflows

Dr Fola Yahaya is an AI expert, published author and the Founder of Strategic Agenda, a global strategic communications consultancy which for more than 20 years has been helping clients like the UN share compelling stories so that the right people do the right things.