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Education · In person in Yangon

Trainings for people and teams in Yangon

Practical, hands-on trainings to help Myanmar’s professionals and organisations grow: lead and communicate better, build strong financial habits, and use AI to build the digital tools they need.

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Participants at a Crossworks training in Yangon
Soft skills & self-masteryUpgrade your internal operating system and lead with confidence in a VUCA world.See the training Financial masteryBuild good money habits: saving, spending, investing and planning for retirement.See the training Building tools with Claude CodeUse AI to build websites, web apps and internal tools that save costs and time.See the training

Soft skills & leadership

Soft skills & self-mastery

In the age of AI, how can we stand out?

Upgrade your internal OS, the operating system behind how you think, work and relate to others, and leave equipped with practical leadership tools to gain an edge in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment.

Who it is for: professionals who want to stand out, and leaders and people managers who want to build a culture of high trust and high performance.
A training session in a Yangon meeting room

What you will take away

  • Self-awareness and habits that strengthen how you think and work
  • Practical leadership tools you can use with your team the next day
  • Communication and trust-building for working with others
  • For managers: building a culture of high trust and high performance
  • Staying adaptable and valuable as AI changes the workplace
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Personal finance

Financial mastery

Strong foundations for your financial future.

Understand the basic concepts behind good financial decisions and develop the habits that build wealth over time. Adapted from our financial mastery workshop in Singapore, which more than 800 people have attended, with the Singapore-specific CPF and housing content replaced by principles that apply anywhere.

Who it is for: working adults and young professionals who want to take control of their money, and organisations that want to support their staff’s financial wellbeing.
A financial mastery session on managing spending

What you will take away

  • The key concepts behind good financial decisions
  • Saving and managing spending, and avoiding the trap of spending rising with income
  • Handling debt, and protecting yourself with an emergency fund and the right cover
  • Investing basics: risk, liquidity and long-term growth
  • Planning for retirement, starting now
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AI & digital tools

Building tools with Claude Code

Use AI to build the digital tools your organisation needs.

Learn to use Claude Code, an AI coding tool, to streamline processes: from simple websites to web apps and internal tooling. Build what you need instead of paying for subscriptions that almost fit, drive efficiencies and create value for your organisation.

Who it is for: founders, managers and staff who want to digitise how their organisation works. No programming background needed.
A task tracker built with AI tools, shown with sample data

What you will take away

  • Turning a slow, manual process into a clear plan for a tool
  • Building a simple website you can update yourself
  • Creating web apps and internal tools such as trackers, forms and dashboards
  • Automating everyday work, for example with Telegram bots
  • Cutting subscription costs and keeping the tools you build
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How it works

Run in person, in Yangon, subject to availability

Trainings are provided subject to trainer availability. Fill in the form below to request a short discovery call, where we will confirm whether we can run the training you need and agree the details.

For teams and organisationsRun for your staff, tailored to your context and goals.
Proceeds for a good causeYour training budget is contributed toward the good cause you choose.
Hands-onPractical exercises and real examples, so you leave with something you can use.

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Prefer email? Write to [email protected]. Want to build tools one-to-one? See our pay-it-forward AI consult.

* All courses are conducted in English.