Khalifa Fund Launches ‘AI Prompt Engineering” Training Programme in Collaboration with 42 Abu Dhabi – Middle East Business News and Information – mid-east.info

Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2025: Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) has launched the AI Prompt Engineering training programme in partnership with 42 Abu Dhabi, the renowned coding academy known for its peer-to-peer, project-based learning model. Running in Al Ain from December 8 to 12, the initiative equips entrepreneurs and SME owners with practical artificial intelligence skills to enhance productivity, spark innovation, and compete confidently in the digital economy.

The programme aligns with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, to empower a new generation of Emirati entrepreneurs with future-ready capabilities. It underscores the UAE’s commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, reinforcing the nation’s position as a leading hub for AI-driven enterprise.

As part of KFED’s broader mission to develop Emirati talent, the training is delivered across several cohorts at the MZN hub in Al Ain to maximize reach and provide comprehensive, hands-on learning opportunities. The focus is on turning AI proficiency into tangible business outcomes for startups and SMEs.

KFED emphasized that the initiative strengthens Abu Dhabi’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing participants with cutting-edge, practical tools to harness AI in real business contexts. It supports national goals to cultivate local talent, foster youth-led innovation, and advance the UAE’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031—ultimately contributing to a resilient, knowledge- and innovation-based economy.

42 Abu Dhabi highlighted that the collaboration reflects its commitment to cultivating future-ready tech talent. Built on a peer-to-peer, learning-by-doing approach, the programme enables participants to apply AI, prompting, and coding tools to real startup use cases. By promoting independent learning, collaboration, and creativity, the academy helps founders develop the digital competencies required to drive the UAE’s innovation-driven economy.

Structured as a five-day “Train-and-Build” model, the programme provides an accelerated pathway from foundational skills to prototype development:

• Days 1–2: Intensive sessions on AI fundamentals and prompt engineering, plus guidance on building toolkits for launching and marketing new products and services.
• Days 3–4: Team-based activities focused on designing and refining practical, ready-to-test prototypes that can evolve into viable startups.
• Day 5: An interactive showcase modeled on investor pitch sessions, where teams present their prototypes and go-to-market plans to a judging panel and peers in an environment that mirrors real market conditions.

By pairing advanced training with hands-on prototyping and pitching, the initiative helps entrepreneurs translate ideas into market-ready solutions while accelerating their adoption of AI across core business functions. The programme is expected to bolster Abu Dhabi’s startup landscape, nurture a skilled pipeline of founders, and strengthen the UAE’s global standing in innovation, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.