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Corporate & Professional MQA-Approved Training Academy since 2003 (Quatre Bornes).

31/05/2026

๐Ÿš€ WE ARE HIRING! Knowledge of the ART is looking for 1 Full-Time Junior Marketer to join our growing team in Quatre Bornes.

If you are:
โœ… Confident and engaging
โœ… Fluent in French
โœ… Passionate about people and communication
โœ… Ready to learn, grow, and build a long-term career ...then we would love to hear from you.

This role offers the opportunity to:
โœ” Be trained and grow with us. We have been here since 2003.
โœ” learn Artificial Intelligence. We are the real pioneers in Mauritius.
โœ” Interact with prospects and clients and develop relationship management skills.
โœ” Represent our brands professionally.
โœ” Participate in our AI seminars.

๐Ÿ“ Office: Quatre Bornes
๐Ÿ’ฐ Salary: Rs. 18,000 + Transport Allowance
๐Ÿ“… Application Deadline: 07 June 2026
๐Ÿš€ Start Date: 15 June 2026

๐Ÿ“ง Send your CV to:[email protected]

โš ๏ธ New applicants only. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For over 23 years, Knowledge of the ART has been helping professionals and organisations develop the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly changing world. If you are ready to start your professional journey with us, this could be your opportunity.

Photos from Knowledge of the ART Academy's post 21/05/2026

โ€œIn a 5-star environment, even the dessert is engineered.โ€ Yesterday, for our AI Masterclass on AI Governance, it was never meant to be:
โ€ข another AI seminar,
โ€ข another tools workshop,
โ€ข another โ€˜copy prompts from the screenโ€™ session.

It was designed like a 5-star experience.

Carefully architected.
Every module had a purpose.
Every sequence had logic.
Every concept connected to another.
Every discussion built toward judgement, governance, defensibility, and executive decision quality.

Because in Applied AI, sophistication is not noise. It is orchestration.

And the irony is this: Many organisations today want โ€œ5-star AI outcomesโ€ โ€ฆ while operating with:
โ€ข fragmented understanding,
โ€ข weak governance,
โ€ข unmanaged risks,
โ€ข unchallenged outputs,
โ€ข and teams that do not truly understand the engine behind the machine.

That gap will define the next few years.

Yesterday reminded me of something powerful: Professionals do not only remember what they learned. They remember:
โ€ข the atmosphere,
โ€ข the intensity,
โ€ข the conversations,
โ€ข the intellectual tension,
โ€ข the challenge,
โ€ข and the standards.

A 5-star lunch.
A 5-star dessert.
But most importantly โ€ฆ 5-star thinking.

FORTHCOMING SEMINARS:
๐Ÿ“ AGENTIC AI for Chartered Accountants โ€“ 22 JUL 2026 at Hilton Resorts & Spa
๐Ÿ“ AGENTIC AI for Finance Professionals โ€“ 23 SEP 2026 at Maritim Resorts & Spa

16/05/2026

We are looking for someone who is energetic, professional, engaging, and ready to grow with us over the years.

This is not just a โ€œjob opening.โ€ It is an opportunity to become part of an environment built around communication, professionalism, client interaction, continuous learning, and long-term development.

If you believe you have the personality, discipline, and interpersonal skills to represent our brands with excellence, we would be pleased to hear from you.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Send your CV to: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ Quatre Bornes
โณ Closing Date: 20 May 2026
๐Ÿ“You will be asked to start on the 25 MAY 2026.

โš ๏ธ Important Notes:
* Candidates who have already applied previously do not need to resend their application. Your profile remains under consideration in our database.
* Please ensure that you are reachable on the phone number provided in your application.
* We thank all applicants, in anticipation, for their interest and trust in our organisation. We will call only the most suited candidates. And, we wish you all the very best in your career.

12/05/2026

Energetic, Captivating & Beyond Compare. So they said โ€ฆ about our AGENTIC AI Masterclass for Procurement & Supply Chain Professionals !

We spent 7 hours together at Hilton Resorts & Spa walking through what Agentic AI actually changes for procurement โ€ฆ and what it doesn't. We built โ€ฆ we produced โ€ฆ we delivered. By 1635 on that day, every participant left with:
โ†’ A five-vector supplier risk radar applied to their own categories
โ†’ A should-cost model with 90% confidence intervals on a real component
โ†’ A four-agent tender evaluation pipeline for a seven-bidder, fifteen-variable contract
โ†’ An FX shock playbook quantifying their own MUR exposure
โ†’ An ISO/IEC 42001-grade audit trail for every AI-assisted decision
โ†’ A six-layer prompt architecture that turns any procurement decision into a defensible workflow

Claude. Cowork. Skills. Plugins. Connectors. Not as concepts. As tools.

Be part of our next Seminars over 2026.

๐Ÿ“WED 22 JUL at HILTON RESORTS & SPA (Flic-en-Flac) - Agentic AI for Chartered Accountants.

๐Ÿ“WED 23 SEP at MARITIM RESORTS & SPA (Balaclava) - Agentic AI for Finance Professionals.

12/05/2026

Energetic, Captivating & Beyond Compare. So they said โ€ฆ about our AGENTIC AI Masterclass for Procurement & Supply Chain Professionals !

We spent 7 hours together at Hilton Resorts & Spa walking through what Agentic AI actually changes for procurement โ€ฆ and what it doesn't. We built โ€ฆ we produced โ€ฆ we delivered. By 1635 on that day, every participant left with:
โ†’ A five-vector supplier risk radar applied to their own categories
โ†’ A should-cost model with 90% confidence intervals on a real component
โ†’ A four-agent tender evaluation pipeline for a seven-bidder, fifteen-variable contract
โ†’ An FX shock playbook quantifying their own MUR exposure
โ†’ An ISO/IEC 42001-grade audit trail for every AI-assisted decision
โ†’ A six-layer prompt architecture that turns any procurement decision into a defensible workflow

Claude. Cowork. Skills. Plugins. Connectors. Not as concepts. As tools.

Be part of our next Seminars over 2026.

๐Ÿ“WED 22 JUL 2026 at HILTON RESORTS & SPA (Flic-en-Flac) - Agentic AI for Chartered Accountants.

๐Ÿ“WED 23 SEP 2026 at MARITIM RESORTS & SPA (Balaclava) - Agentic AI for Finance Professionals.

01/05/2026

Vacancy Alert (full-time only): Are you looking for more than "just a job"? If yes, and only yes, please apply for the post of "Client Advisor" to join our team in Quatre Bornes. This is a unique opportunity to grow within a firm that sits at the intersection of novel training and coaching, finance, wealth management, investment, and artificial intelligence.

Why join Knowledge of the Art?
* Expert Environment: Work alongside Irshad JACKARIA, CFA.
* Balance: A structured 39-hour week with a guaranteed year-end break, with extra efforts, with late finishes, during our peak periods. And, your reward for this will be that our offices will be closed from 24 Dec to 08 Jan ... every year.
* Innovation: Be part of a culture that values the "HI-AI" (Human & Artificial Intelligence) synergy.

๐Ÿ“ง Only way to apply is to: Send your CV to [email protected]

โณ Closing Date: 08 May 2026

11/04/2026

2026 is our Year 2. After the success of the AI Masterclass Trilogy 2025 for Accounting & Finance professionals in Mauritius, we are taking the programme to the next level in 2026 โ€” because the AI landscape has changed in one decisive way: AI is no longer only generating outputs. It is starting to execute workflows.

That shift is what many finance teams will underestimate.

AI Judgement โ†’ AI-Controlled Decision Systems โ†’ AI Governance with live demos and labs designed around real finance pain points: close pressure, working capital, modelling credibility, and governance scrutiny.

๐Ÿ“ AI Masterclass Trilogy 2026 (21 CPD Hours)
20 May โ€” Oceanโ€™s Creek, Le Goulet
22 Jul โ€” Hilton Resorts, Flic-en-Flac
23 Sep โ€” Maritim Resorts, Balaclava

If youโ€™re a finance leader, controller, FP&A professional, or committee-track accountant, hereโ€™s the practical question for 2026:

Are you building AI capabilityโ€ฆ or AI accountability?

For registration / group bookings: [email protected]
| 466 3333
(Programme is MQA-approved; HRDC refund eligibility applies to company-sponsored participants.)

And yes โ€” bring your laptopโ€ฆ fully charged.

17/03/2026

AI ALERT for PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAINS:

On 29 April 2026, Knowledge of the ART Academy is launching: Procurement AI Masterclass 2026 Orchestrating Supply Chains in the Age of Agentic AI.

This 7-CPD-hour programme is specifically designed for:
* Purchasing Managers & Procurement Leaders
* Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs)
* Heads of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
* Category Managers & Contract Managers
* Supply Chain & Operations Executives
* Finance Controllers and Risk Leaders involved in procurement oversight

The Masterclass examines:
* Procurement Intelligence in an AI Era
* From spend to signals โ€” interpreting anomaly detection, supplier scoring models and AI-generated procurement insights.
* Financial Power & Cost Engineering in Volatile Markets
* FX exposure, commodity volatility and AI-assisted Should-Cost modelling for stronger sourcing decisions.
* Supplier Risk Radar & ESG Pressure
* Assessing supplier resilience, geopolitical exposure and third-party risk using structured AI-supported analysis.
* Negotiation Intelligence & Decision Architecture
* Applying negotiation digital twins, concession pathway architecture and value density negotiation techniques.
* Autonomous Monitoring & Governance Discipline
* Understanding when procurement leaders must override automated signals and exercise Human-in-the-Loop judgment.

Live AI Procurement Lab โ€“ Procurement Intelligence Stress Test
* AI-driven anomaly detection in procurement data
* Multi-offer comparison under volatile market conditions
* Should-Cost modelling challenge on supplier quotations
* FX shock simulation affecting sourcing decisions

Live AI Supply Chain Lab โ€“ Disruption Simulation
* Red Seaโ€“style logistics disruption scenario
* Supplier failure and rapid re-sourcing decision drills
* Inventory buffer recalibration under uncertainty
* Executive-level questioning: โ€œWhy this supplier? Why this risk?โ€

๐Ÿ“Venue: Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa
๐Ÿ—“๏ธDate: 29 April 2026
๐ŸชซCPD: 7 Hours
๐Ÿช™Rs 25,000 โ€“ Net investment after HRDC Refund: Rs 2,500
๐ŸงฎHRDC Refundable up to 90%

For registration or group bookings, please contact us at:
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ž 466 3333

We look forward to welcoming you .. and your team.

And remember โ€” bring your laptopโ€ฆ fully charged.

17/03/2026

AI ALERT for PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAINS: Artificial Intelligence is increasingly influencing procurement analytics, supplier risk monitoring and supply chain decision environments.

Yet 2 critical questions remain:
1) How should procurement leaders evaluate AI-generated signals when selecting suppliers or awarding contracts?

2) How can procurement teams use AI to strengthen sourcing decisions while maintaining governance discipline, financial prudence and defensible procurement practices?

On 29 April 2026, Knowledge of the ART Academy is launching: Procurement AI Masterclass 2026 Orchestrating Supply Chains in the Age of Agentic AI.

This 7-CPD-hour programme is specifically designed for:
* Purchasing Managers & Procurement Leaders
* Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs)
* Heads of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
* Category Managers & Contract Managers
* Supply Chain & Operations Executives
* Finance Controllers and Risk Leaders involved in procurement oversight

The Masterclass examines:
* Procurement Intelligence in an AI Era
* From spend to signals โ€” interpreting anomaly detection, supplier scoring models and AI-generated procurement insights.
* Financial Power & Cost Engineering in Volatile Markets
* FX exposure, commodity volatility and AI-assisted Should-Cost modelling for stronger sourcing decisions.
* Supplier Risk Radar & ESG Pressure
* Assessing supplier resilience, geopolitical exposure and third-party risk using structured AI-supported analysis.
* Negotiation Intelligence & Decision Architecture
* Applying negotiation digital twins, concession pathway architecture and value density negotiation techniques.
* Autonomous Monitoring & Governance Discipline
* Understanding when procurement leaders must override automated signals and exercise Human-in-the-Loop judgment.

Live AI Procurement Lab โ€“ Procurement Intelligence Stress Test
* AI-driven anomaly detection in procurement data
* Multi-offer comparison under volatile market conditions
* Should-Cost modelling challenge on supplier quotations
* FX shock simulation affecting sourcing decisions

Live AI Supply Chain Lab โ€“ Disruption Simulation
* Red Seaโ€“style logistics disruption scenario
* Supplier failure and rapid re-sourcing decision drills
* Inventory buffer recalibration under uncertainty
* Executive-level questioning: โ€œWhy this supplier? Why this risk?โ€

Through structured simulations and live procurement labs, participants will be challenged to interpret AI signals, strengthen negotiation strategies and defend sourcing decisions in volatile supply environments.

๐Ÿ“Venue: Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa
๐Ÿ—“๏ธDate: 29 April 2026
๐ŸชซCPD: 7 Hours
๐Ÿช™Rs 25,000 โ€“ Net investment after HRDC Refund: Rs 2,500
๐ŸงฎHRDC Refundable up to 90%

This programme is particularly relevant for organisations seeking to ensure their procurement and supply chain functions remain resilient, financially disciplined and strategically defensible in an AI-driven world.

For registration or group bookings, please contact us at:
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ž 466 3333

We look forward to welcoming you .. and your team.

And remember โ€” bring your laptopโ€ฆ fully charged.*

Knowledge Of The Art Ltd - Home 12/03/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Happy Independence Day. What's better than an AI news to celebrate? ๐€๐ˆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ: ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.

And, this is the shift we will be breaking down in our upcoming seminars.

While the world is distracted by chat models and automation, something much more structural is quietly emerging in the background.

๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ introduced ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ... a framework designed for the era of AI agents executing real-world actions on behalf of humans.

Think of it as a cryptographically signed โ€œ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒโ€ for AI systems.

Without this, an AI agent is essentially a โ€œblack boxโ€ with access to your corporate accounts. ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ changes that by creating strict, machine-enforceable boundaries:
โ€ข ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž-๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐›๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ

Beyond security, this solves the growing risk of โ€œ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โ€ It ensures an AI doesn't just do something because it misinterpreted a prompt; it only acts because it holds a verifiable, signed token of authority.

The logic is simple:
๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ†’ ๐€๐ˆ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ†’ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐Ÿ.

For professionals in finance, audit, procurement, and governance, this introduces a vital new control principle, which we have quasi invented now: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ... just as we audit transactions today, tomorrow we will need to audit the delegation of authority.

As AI agents begin to negotiate, purchase, and analyze across enterprise systems, intent verification will become as essential as authentication is today.

๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ:
AI may assist decisions.
AI may execute actions.
๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง.

Are you ready to audit "intent" rather than just "actions"? We will showcase in our forthcoming AI Masterclasses.

#๐€๐ˆ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž #๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž

Knowledge Of The Art Ltd - Home Knowledge of the ART, founded by its Owner Director, Irshad JACKARIA, started its operations in July 2003, and this year, we are in our 12th successive year of operations

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