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Start Your AI Journey

Career changers and professionals beginning their AI journey. Learn to build systems with hands-on projects and applied engineering.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

AI & Generative AI Foundations

Start Your AI Journey. Develop practical competencies through focused labs, project work and a final capstone.

Who this program is for

Career changers and professionals beginning their AI journey.

Career alignment

AI literacy, junior development pathway. Role alignment describes relevant skills and does not guarantee employment.

YOUR LEARNING BLUEPRINT

From understanding
to implementation.

01AI Fundamentals+

Skills and technologies you’ll develop:

AIMachine LearningDeep LearningGenerative AILLMsTransformersTokensContext WindowsEmbeddingsTraining vs. InferenceMultimodal AI

Hands-on lab: apply these concepts, test the results and document engineering decisions.

02Software Foundations+

Skills and technologies you’ll develop:

PythonGitGitHubREST APIsJSONSQLLinuxCLIDockerCloud Fundamentals

Hands-on lab: apply these concepts, test the results and document engineering decisions.

03LLM Development+

Skills and technologies you’ll develop:

APIsAuthenticationPrompt EngineeringContext EngineeringStructured OutputsTool CallingStreamingMultimodal InputsCost ManagementError Handling

Hands-on lab: apply these concepts, test the results and document engineering decisions.

04Responsible & Secure AI+

Skills and technologies you’ll develop:

PrivacySensitive DataPrompt InjectionData LeakageAuthenticationAuthorizationLeast PrivilegeHuman-in-the-LoopAudit LoggingAI Governance

Hands-on lab: apply these concepts, test the results and document engineering decisions.

Show what you can build.

PROJECT 1

LLM API playground

Build a working system with defined requirements, evaluation and documented limitations.

PROJECT 2

Structured document assistant

Build a working system with defined requirements, evaluation and documented limitations.

PROJECT 3

Responsible AI checklist

Build a working system with defined requirements, evaluation and documented limitations.

FINAL CAPSTONE

Demonstrate practical competency.

Build an AI assistant with structured outputs, access controls and a documented evaluation.

Before you begin.

Prerequisites

None; curiosity and basic computer skills.

Professional credential

AI Foundations Professional Certificate. Completion requires published coursework, assessments, projects and capstone requirements. Final passing scores, exam attempts and grading policies will be confirmed for your cohort before enrollment. This is an Epic IT certificate, not a university degree or third-party accredited qualification.

Career pathway

Continue to AI Application Developer, then an engineering specialization.

Questions, answered.

How long is this program?

Schedule and duration to be confirmed.

What is the delivery format?

Online, live and in-person options subject to cohort availability.

What is tuition?

Tuition information coming soon. Pricing, payment plans, start dates and enrollment deadlines will be confirmed before purchase.

What technology do I need?

A reliable computer, internet access and the ability to run development tools. Cloud/API requirements and additional costs will be disclosed in the cohort syllabus.

Is employment guaranteed?

No. Programs develop competencies and portfolio evidence; employment depends on individual preparation and market conditions.

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