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RorAcademy | Copilot Agent Builder

Don't just use AI.
Build with it.

Go from AI novice to Agent Builder with RorAcademy.

A practical, hands-on programme that teaches you how to identify, design, build and test AI Agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio. Across four expert-led workshops, you'll work on a genuine use case from your own organisation and progressively turn it into your own Copilot Agent.

  • Sheffield
  • Chesterfield
  • Edwinstowe
Register Your InterestExplore the Programme

Limited cohort places available. Next cohort starts January 2027.

  • 4 × 90-minute sessions

    Structured learning, delivered over four workshops

  • Blended learning

    First and final sessions in person in Sheffield, Chesterfield or Edwinstowe, middle two delivered live online

  • Hands-on building

    Build your own Agent throughout the programme

  • £975 + VAT

    Per participant

AI is moving from answering questions to getting work done.

Most businesses have started experimenting with generative AI.

The next step is learning how to build AI solutions around the specific knowledge, processes and opportunities inside your organisation.

That's where Agents come in.

But identifying the right opportunity, designing an Agent properly and turning an idea into something genuinely useful requires more than watching a few videos or experimenting with prompts.

RorAcademy gives you a structured route from understanding the opportunity to building your first Agent.

  • No coding background required.
  • No generic demonstrations.
  • You'll learn by building.

Learn it. Build it. Use it.

RorAcademy: Copilot Agent Builder is a four-part, instructor-led programme designed to give business users the knowledge, confidence and practical skills to start building AI Agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Rather than spending four sessions watching somebody else build Agents, you'll build one yourself.

You'll start by identifying a genuine business problem or opportunity. Then, across the programme, you'll design your Agent, create its instructions, connect appropriate knowledge, test its behaviour and develop it into a working prototype.

You won't finish RorAcademy with just a set of slides and some notes. You'll finish having built an Agent of your own.

The RorAcademy journey

  1. THINK

    Identify the opportunity

    Understand where Agents can create genuine value and identify the right use case to work on.

  2. DESIGN

    Design the solution

    Define the Agent's purpose, users, knowledge, behaviour, boundaries and desired outcomes.

  3. BUILD

    Bring it to life

    Use Microsoft Copilot Studio to create your Agent, develop its instructions and connect relevant knowledge.

  4. TEST

    Make it better

    Challenge your Agent with realistic scenarios, identify weaknesses and systematically improve its responses and behaviour.

  5. LAUNCH

    Take it forward

    Understand the considerations around governance, security, adoption, ownership and moving an Agent beyond prototype.

From idea → to working Agent.

Four workshops. One Agent. A completely new capability.

RorAcademy combines the benefits of face-to-face workshops with focused online build sessions. Each session builds on the last, allowing you to develop your Agent progressively rather than trying to learn everything in a single day.

Session 01

THINK + DESIGN

In person

90 minutes

  • Tue 5 Jan 2027Sheffield
  • Wed 6 Jan 2027Chesterfield
  • Thu 7 Jan 2027Edwinstowe
  • THINK (covered)
  • DESIGN (covered)
  • BUILD
  • TEST
  • LAUNCH

Agent Fundamentals & Opportunity Discovery

Start by understanding what's possible.

We'll demystify AI Agents, explore what makes a genuinely valuable use case and help you identify where Agents could have the greatest impact within your organisation.

You'll explore

  • Generative AI, Copilot and Agents
  • Copilot vs Agents
  • What makes a good Agent opportunity
  • Business problems Agents can help solve
  • Agent knowledge, instructions, actions and boundaries
  • How to avoid building technology for technology's sake

Workshop activity

Use the RorTech Agent Canvas to identify and assess potential Agent opportunities within your organisation.

Outcome

You'll leave with your Agent use case selected and a clear blueprint for what you're going to build.

Session 02

BUILD

Live online

90 minutes

  • Tue 12 Jan 2027All locations, online
  • THINK
  • DESIGN
  • BUILD (covered)
  • TEST
  • LAUNCH

Build Your First Copilot Agent

It's time to start building.

You'll work inside Microsoft Copilot Studio and turn your Agent Canvas into your first working Agent.

You'll learn how to

  • Create and configure an Agent
  • Define its purpose
  • Write effective Agent instructions
  • Establish behaviour and boundaries
  • Add relevant knowledge
  • Improve the quality of responses
  • Test and refine your Agent

Outcome

You'll leave with the first working version of your Agent.

Agent v0.1

Session 03

DEVELOP + TEST

Live online

90 minutes

  • Tue 26 Jan 2027All locations, online
  • THINK
  • DESIGN
  • BUILD (covered)
  • TEST (covered)
  • LAUNCH

Turn Your Agent into a Business Tool

Now we move beyond simply getting an Agent to work.

This session focuses on developing something reliable, useful and appropriate for a real business environment.

You'll explore

  • Improving Agent instructions
  • Structuring knowledge effectively
  • Designing better Agent behaviour
  • Handling questions the Agent can't answer
  • Boundaries and escalation
  • Introduction to actions and automation
  • Connecting Agents with wider business processes
  • Testing systematically

Introducing the RorTech Agent Test Matrix

Participants test Agents against:

  • Accuracy
  • Grounding
  • Behaviour
  • Boundaries
  • Usability
  • Failure handling

Outcome

You'll have a more capable Agent and a structured method for testing and improving it.

Between sessions 03 and 04

The RorAcademy Build Challenge: now put it to the test.

Between your third and final sessions, you'll complete the RorAcademy Build Challenge.

Take your Agent back into the real world and challenge it with scenarios relevant to your organisation.

Run at least 10 realistic tests, record what happens and identify where your Agent needs improvement.

27 January to 8 February 2027

You're not just learning how to create an Agent. You're learning how to think like an Agent Builder.

Session 04

LAUNCH

In person

90 minutes

  • Tue 9 Feb 2027Sheffield
  • Wed 10 Feb 2027Chesterfield
  • Thu 11 Feb 2027Edwinstowe
  • THINK
  • DESIGN
  • BUILD
  • TEST
  • LAUNCH (covered)

From Prototype to Real-World Agent

Bring everything together in the final face-to-face session.

We'll take what you've built and explore what needs to happen before introducing an Agent into a real business environment.

You'll explore

  • Production readiness
  • Access and permissions
  • Security considerations
  • Governance
  • Ownership
  • Change management
  • User adoption
  • Testing and feedback
  • Continuous improvement

Then you enter the RorAcademy Agent Showcase

Present the Agent you've created, including:

  • The Problem

    What were you trying to improve?

  • The Agent

    What did you build?

  • The Knowledge

    What does it know?

  • The Capability

    What can it help somebody do?

  • The Business Value

    What difference could it make?

Outcome

You'll leave with a working Agent prototype, a repeatable methodology and the confidence to identify and build further Agent opportunities.

Choose your location.

The first and final workshops are in person, in Sheffield, Chesterfield and Edwinstowe. Pick the location that suits you best and join the next cohort starting in January 2027.

Sheffield city centre skyline on a sunny day

Sheffield

Venue details will be confirmed to registered participants.

Session 1
Tuesday 5 January 2027
Session 4
Tuesday 9 February 2027
Register for Sheffield
The crooked spire of the Church of St Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield

Chesterfield

Venue details will be confirmed to registered participants.

Session 1
Wednesday 6 January 2027
Session 4
Wednesday 10 February 2027
Register for Chesterfield
The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe

Edwinstowe

Venue details will be confirmed to registered participants.

Session 1
Thursday 7 January 2027
Session 4
Thursday 11 February 2027
Register for Edwinstowe

Shared by every location

Sessions 2 and 3 are live online for the whole cohort on Tuesday 12 January and Tuesday 26 January 2027, with the Build Challenge running from 27 January to 8 February 2027.

More cohorts will follow. Register your interest to hear about them first.

Build something relevant to your business.

There isn't one prescribed Agent that everyone has to build. RorAcademy gives you the framework and support to develop an Agent based on a genuine opportunity from your own organisation.

Operations Agent

Helps employees find procedures, operational information and guidance quickly.

Sales Knowledge Agent

Helps sales teams access approved product, service and commercial information.

HR Knowledge Agent

Helps employees navigate internal policies and common HR questions.

Onboarding Agent

Guides new starters through processes, resources and frequently asked questions.

Customer Service Agent

Supports common customer enquiries using approved organisational information.

Internal Knowledge Agent

Provides a conversational way to find and understand information scattered across organisational knowledge.

The best Agent for RorAcademy isn't necessarily the most complicated. It's the one that solves a real problem.

You don't need to be a developer.

RorAcademy is designed for people who understand their organisation and want to learn how AI can be applied practically within it.

Ideal for

  • Business owners and directors
  • Operations leaders
  • IT managers
  • Microsoft 365 administrators
  • Digital transformation leads
  • Copilot Champions
  • Process improvement teams
  • Technically curious business users
  • Consultants and technology professionals

No coding experience required.

You should be comfortable using Microsoft 365 and ideally have a good understanding of at least one business process, problem or opportunity you'd like to explore.

We'll teach you how to build the technology. You bring the understanding of your business.

Everything you need to build, test and launch.

Six hours of expert-led training, plus the frameworks, the Build Challenge and the certificate. Your £975 investment includes:

4 expert-led workshops

Six hours of structured instructor-led learning.

2 face-to-face sessions

Hands-on support at the beginning and end of your journey.

2 live online build sessions

Focused sessions where you'll progressively develop your Agent.

RorTech Agent Canvas

A framework for identifying and designing viable Agent opportunities.

Agent Instruction Framework

A repeatable approach for defining how your Agent should operate.

RorTech Agent Test Matrix

A structured methodology for challenging and improving your Agent.

RorAcademy Build Challenge

Real-world testing between sessions.

Governance & Production Readiness Checklist

Key considerations before taking an Agent further.

Your own Agent prototype

Built progressively throughout RorAcademy.

RorAcademy Agent Builder Certificate

Recognition for successfully completing the programme.

From AI user to Agent Builder.

Before RorAcademy

“I've used Copilot, but I don't really know what's possible.”

You understand AI at a basic level but don't know how Agents fit into your organisation.

“I've got ideas, but I wouldn't know where to start.”
“Building Agents sounds like something for developers.”

After RorAcademy

“I know what makes a good Agent opportunity.”
“I know how to design an Agent properly.”
“I've built and tested one myself.”
“I can build again.”

You're not just getting one Agent. You're getting a capability you can keep using.

Learn from people who build and deploy AI in real businesses.

RorAcademy isn't theoretical AI training. RorTech helps organisations adopt Microsoft Copilot, develop AI Agents, improve AI readiness and introduce the governance and support required to use AI effectively. That practical experience shapes the programme.

We focus on the questions that matter in the real world:

  • What should we build?
  • Will people actually use it?
  • Can we trust it?
  • How should we govern it?
  • Will it create business value?

Because building an Agent is only useful if it solves the right problem.

Adam Blackwell, Managing Director of RorTech Partners

Led by Adam Blackwell

“No hype. No theory. Just practical AI adoption that delivers business value.”

Adam Blackwell

Managing Director, RorTech Partners

One of the UK's most experienced Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption specialists, having led more than 150 workshops and adoption programmes for businesses across the UK.

UK-wide

Businesses of all sizes

7x

Microsoft Certified

150+

Microsoft Copilot workshops delivered across the UK

Invest in capability, not just another training course.

RorAcademy

Copilot Agent Builder

£975+ VAT

per participant

  • Four 90-minute workshops
  • Two face-to-face sessions
  • Two live online sessions
  • Practical frameworks and resources
  • RorAcademy Build Challenge
  • Agent testing methodology
  • Production readiness guidance
  • RorAcademy Agent Builder Certificate
  • Your own Agent prototype
Register Your Interest

Places are limited to maintain a hands-on workshop environment.

Want to build Agent capability across your organisation?

RorAcademy can also be delivered to a dedicated cohort from your organisation.

Build internal capability across IT, operations, HR, sales, customer service and other teams while identifying practical Agent opportunities across your business.

Talk to RorTech About a Private Cohort

Frequently asked questions

No. RorAcademy is specifically designed to take participants from the fundamentals through to building their own Agent. Some experience using Microsoft 365 will be beneficial.

No. RorAcademy is designed for business users and does not require a coding background.

You'll identify a suitable use case from your organisation and progressively develop your own Agent throughout the programme.

The programme focuses on building Agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.

In Sheffield, Chesterfield and Edwinstowe. Choose the location that suits you best, and you'll attend the first and final sessions there. Venue details will be confirmed to registered participants.

The next cohort begins in January 2027. The first in-person session is on 5 January in Sheffield, 6 January in Chesterfield or 7 January in Edwinstowe. Sessions 2 and 3 are live online on 12 and 26 January, and the final in-person session is on 9, 10 or 11 February.

No. RorAcademy uses a blended format. The first and final workshops are delivered face-to-face, with Sessions 2 and 3 delivered live online.

Each workshop is 90 minutes.

Four.

£975 + VAT per participant.

Yes. RorTech can deliver RorAcademy to a dedicated organisational cohort. Contact us to discuss requirements.

  • THINK (covered)
  • DESIGN (covered)
  • BUILD (covered)
  • TEST (covered)
  • LAUNCH (covered)

Ready to stop just using AI?
Start building with it.

Join RorAcademy and develop the skills, methodology and confidence to turn real business opportunities into practical AI Agents.

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