Listen to this story Members can listen to an AI-generated audio version of this article. 1.0x Audio narration uses an AI-generated voice. 0:00 0:00 Become a member to listen to this article Subscribe Until recently I was a digital skills coach at a Manchester university, supporting degree apprentices in digital technology solutions and user experience. Every three months I met each apprentice and their line manager to talk through wellbeing, where they were up to with the requirements of their programme and progress against their knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs), then I wrote it all up as a formal review. This was meaningful work, but took 40 to 45 minutes to get done. Over the past year I’ve built a review write-up agent in Copilot. It analyses the meeting transcript and produces a structured draft, aligned to KSBs and quality expectations, which I then refine into the final document. My write-up time is now down to 18 to 20 minutes, more than 26 hours saved every three months across my caseload. That’s welcome, but my real excitement has come from the effect it’s had on my working practice. Become a member for unlimited access to FE Week Our members enjoy early access to exclusive content and in-depth articles before anyone else. Get expert journalism on FE and skills, experience fewer ads, and unlock a growing range of member benefits. subscribe If you have an account, please login. Sign in