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Top 10 Generative AI Trainers in the Philippines (2026 Guide)

For generative AI training in the Philippines, Skillopedia's lead trainer Hitesh Motwani takes the #1 spot, with Jerry Ilao, LOKAL and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) among the names that follow. This guide is aimed at BPO operators, shared-service centres and Manila-based corporates choosing a partner to bring GenAI into daily work.
By the Skillopedia team  |  Updated October 2026  |  8 min read

Quick list

  1. Hitesh Motwani (Skillopedia)
  2. Jerry Ilao
  3. LOKAL
  4. Active Learning
  5. Acumen IT Training
  6. Lumify Work Philippines
  7. Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
  8. Eskwelabs
  9. Pertama Partners
  10. NobleProg Philippines

How we picked them

The IT-BPM industry shaped our criteria: we looked for trainers who understand contact-centre, back-office and knowledge-process work and can show practical gains in those settings. We also checked coverage of the Data Privacy Act of 2012, since many Philippine teams handle client data from overseas, and gave weight to options for both executives and frontline staff.

Disclosure: Skillopedia publishes this guide and its lead trainer is listed first.

The top 10 Generative AI trainers in the Philippines

#1 · Skillopedia

Hitesh Motwani

Hitesh designs GenAI sessions for Philippine operations teams that focus on quality assurance, email drafting, knowledge-base search and safe handling of client information. An Anthropic Claude Certified Trainer who has trained 200,000+ people across 16+ countries and 335+ organisations, he counts Landmark Group, Xebia and Emirates NBD among his clients.

#2 · Individual trainer

Jerry Ilao

As founding president of the Philippine AI Business Association, this AI business strategist delivers corporate workshops, masterclasses and keynotes structured around his 4A adoption framework.

Best for: Leadership-led AI adoption workshops

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#3 · Training company

LOKAL

Training on Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Gemini is delivered hands-on by this marketing and AI firm from its Manila office, in sizes from a half-day workshop to a programme for the whole company.

Best for: Multi-tool GenAI training by department

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#4 · Training company

Active Learning

This Philippine provider's AI learning path progresses from fundamentals through generative AI productivity and Claude-based automation to agents built in Copilot Studio.

Best for: Structured AI learning path for professionals

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#5 · Training company

Acumen IT Training

Alongside AI fundamentals for leaders and AI governance, the AI catalogue of this Taguig training solutions provider features ChatGPT and Generative AI for Enterprises.

Best for: Enterprise ChatGPT and GenAI courses

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#6 · Training company

Lumify Work Philippines

Courses lasting one to five days on Microsoft Copilot, prompt engineering, Azure AI and AWS generative AI are offered by the Manila branch of the Lumify Group's ICT training network.

Best for: Vendor-aligned GenAI courses

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#7 · University

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

Executive programmes at this business school include Generative AI for Productivity and Decision Intelligence, in which participants finish by creating a Custom GPT for their own role.

Best for: Executive education on GenAI

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#8 · Training company

Eskwelabs

Teams at this Filipino data upskilling school can join cohort-based learning sprints, while HR has an AI Academy and generative AI training is available on request.

Best for: Cohort-based data and GenAI upskilling

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#9 · Training company

Pertama Partners

Through its CIPHER programme on ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini, which includes modules focused on BPO, this regional firm provides customised in-house AI training to Philippine companies.

Best for: Multi-tool workshops for BPO and corporate teams

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#10 · Training company

NobleProg Philippines

Live generative AI courses led by instructors, held online or on-site in Manila and other cities, address GenAI for managers, marketing and developers as well as tools like Copilot.

Best for: Broad GenAI course catalogue

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How to choose a Generative AI trainer in the Philippines

  • Does the trainer have examples from BPO, shared services or contact centres?
  • How does the course address client data under the Data Privacy Act of 2012?
  • Can sessions run across night and day shifts?
  • Are separate tracks offered for team leads and agents?
  • Which tools are covered: ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude or several?
  • How will improvements in handling time or quality be tracked?

GenAI skills and the Philippine IT-BPM workforce

The Department of Trade and Industry launched the National AI Strategy Roadmap 2.0 on 3 July 2024, alongside a new Center for AI Research, with support from the Asian Development Bank. The refresh updated the country's 2021 plan for the generative AI era. Workforce upskilling and reskilling is one of its seven strategic imperatives, and the IT-BPM sector has been an early focus because so much of its work involves text, documents and customer conversations.

That focus explains the shape of the training market. Alongside executive education from AIM and cohort programmes from Eskwelabs, there is strong demand for practical multi-tool workshops run at scale for contact-centre and back-office teams. English is the working language in most sessions, with Filipino used for discussion. Because Philippine firms often process data for clients abroad, buyers increasingly expect trainers to cover the Data Privacy Act and the guidance of the National Privacy Commission alongside prompting technique.

Questions people ask

Usually, yes. BPO teams need practice on the tasks they repeat all day, such as summarising tickets, drafting replies and checking quality, plus clear rules about client data. General courses can be a starting point, but the best results come from exercises built around your own process documents and the requirements of each client account.
The Act and National Privacy Commission guidance require personal information to be processed lawfully and securely. In practice, staff should avoid pasting identifiable data into consumer tools and should use approved enterprise accounts. Training should show how to anonymise inputs and when to escalate a question. Confirm your own obligations with your data protection officer.
Many providers serving the BPO sector can deliver at unusual hours, either on-site or live online, and some repeat the same session across shifts. Raise this early in your request for proposal, because trainer availability for late sessions varies. Recorded refreshers can also help agents who miss a live slot because of rostering.
Costs depend on headcount, number of sessions, customisation and on-site versus online delivery, so a single figure would mislead. The Skillopedia team suggests asking shortlisted providers for itemised proposals that separate design, delivery and follow-up, which makes them far easier to compare fairly before you commit.
The roadmap sets direction and priorities rather than offering a single grant for corporate training. Some government agencies and industry bodies run related skills initiatives from time to time, so check what is open when you plan. The roadmap is still useful for framing an internal business case around national workforce goals.

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