Tanja Förster

Tanja Förster is an AI trainer based in Essen who works on one simple principle: she demonstrates, participants join in. No slide marathons and no jargon – instead real use cases where the group tries out what AI actually delivers in everyday work. Certified by TÜV Rheinland for applied AI transformation, she does not come from IT herself: for almost 25 years she worked in product management inside technical organisations, translating between users and software development. Her training is less about impressing people than about reaching them – people with little time and very different levels of prior knowledge, who leave with a tool of their own rather than with theory.

Qualifications

Tanja's background is in digital product management rather than software development. For almost 25 years she worked in technical organisations, most of that time as the interface between users and software development. Since August 2025 she has been self-employed as Tanja Förster | wirksam digital, specialising in AI adoption in mid-sized companies: strategy and built-in tools, enabling teams, and where needed steering external development partners. The TÜV certification mattered to her because it provides a tested foundation for working with AI in companies rather than relying on instinct.

  • TÜV Rheinland certified Manager for Applied AI Transformation
  • One of the first 35 TÜV Rheinland certified AI trainers in the DACH region
  • 22 years of digital product management at Sutter LOCAL MEDIA, mostly as the interface between users and software development
  • Self-employed since August 2025 as Tanja Förster | wirksam digital, Essen
  • Speaker for the quarterly built-in-tools update and for Copilot and Langdock deep dives in the AI Masterclass of the Koerting Institute

Skills You will improve

  • Use AI tools such as M365 Copilot or Langdock confidently in your own working day
  • Recognise and prioritise AI use cases within your own area of responsibility
  • Phrase AI requests so that the answers are actually usable
  • Understand and apply the guardrails for working with AI in a team

Trainings

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