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AI coaching for employment support programmes
Many participants in employment support programmes are working in a second language, and keyworker time between appointments is limited. Hikmad.AI gives participants a coaching assistant on their own phone that helps with CVs, cover letters and interview practice, with explanations in Somali, Swahili or Amharic when needed, alongside your keyworkers rather than instead of them.
Request a demoBetween-appointment practice, not another appointment
Participants can talk through a CV, work through a cover letter or practise interview answers between sessions with their keyworker, on the phone they already carry. It runs in a mobile browser and is designed for low-bandwidth connections, so there's nothing to install.
Explanations in the languages your caseload speaks
The assistant can explain in Somali, Swahili or Amharic alongside English, then bring the participant back to practising in English. Other languages can be configured.
Alongside your keyworkers, not instead of them
The assistant gives participants somewhere to prepare between appointments. It doesn't replace the keyworker relationship or your programme's own coaching model.
Configured to your programme's own materials
We set the assistant up around your own CV templates, application processes and terminology rather than generic content. Configuration typically takes about 30 days.
Safeguarding and data protection
Safeguarding rules are configured for your programme, including the topics the assistant will and won't discuss. We support your data protection impact assessment and will answer your data protection questions before anything goes live.
How a pilot works
Hikmad.AI is designed to sit inside funded employment programmes, as a specialist tool for providers and subcontractors working with participants whose first language is Somali, Swahili or Amharic. We suggest starting with a pilot for one caseload or delivery area, with the success measures agreed together up front, so you can judge it against your own participants.
Questions employment support providers ask
Does it replace keyworkers?
No. It supports practice between appointments, alongside your keyworkers.
Which languages does it work in?
Somali, Swahili and Amharic alongside English. Other languages can be configured.
Can it use our own CV templates and materials?
Yes. We configure it to your programme's own materials, typically in about 30 days.
Does it work on basic phones?
Yes. It runs in a mobile browser and is designed for low-bandwidth connections.
How is participant data protected?
We support your DPIA. Ask us for our data protection details.
Want to see it working with your own CV templates?
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