Agentic Fluxus · EU AI Act Article 4 — workforce literacy programme
Article 4 AI Literacy Template
Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 requires providers and deployers of AI systems to ensure their staff have AI literacy proportionate to their role. Enforceable since 2 February 2025. This template maps three staff tiers to specific competencies, training hours, and evidence of completion.
3-tier literacy framework
| Tier | Who | Competencies | Hours / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — Bash use only | All staff who touch AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Notion AI) | Awareness of EU AI Act scope. Article 5 prohibitions. Acceptable use policy. How to report incidents. | 1-2 |
| Tier 2 — Decision-influencing | Managers, recruiters, compliance leads, anyone using AI output to inform decisions about people | Tier 1 + Annex III risk classification basics, FRIA awareness, GDPR Article 22 interplay, transparency obligations under Article 50 | 3-4 |
| Tier 3 — Decisioning + technical operators | Anyone running, configuring, or overseeing high-risk AI systems | Tier 2 + Article 14 human oversight in practice, Article 26 deployer obligations, Article 73 incident reporting, technical-documentation review | 8-12 |
Programme rollout checklist
- Map every staff role to a tier. Record in HR system.
- Source or build training content per tier.
- Run a baseline literacy assessment per tier.
- Deliver training. Track completion per individual.
- Refresh annually. Update on every material AI policy change.
- Keep evidence: attendance logs, certificates, assessment scores. Stored for 5 years.
- Update the AI literacy training when new high-risk AI is procured or deployed.
Source authority
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Article 4. Enforceable since 2 February 2025. The bar is demonstrable understanding proportionate to role, not a certificate.
Read the full workforce training guide:
https://agenticfluxus.com/blog/how-to-train-your-workforce-for-eu-ai-act-compliance
By John Ferguson · Founder, Agentic Fluxus · agenticfluxus.com · Amsterdam, Netherlands