AI Implementation Practitioner
Technical track for IT staff and data analysts. Build prompt engineering skills, connect AI to your data with RAG, and build API-based automation workflows.
Included workshops
What AI Can (and Can't) Do for Your Business
2 hoursA focused session that separates AI reality from marketing hype. Learn how LLMs, computer vision, and predictive models actually work, then identify high-impact AI opportunities specific to your operations.
- How LLMs and AI models work (no PhD required)
- AI capabilities vs. limitations — what it can and can't do today
- Identifying AI opportunities in your specific operations
Prompt Engineering: Writing AI Instructions That Work
3.5 hoursStop getting random outputs from AI. This hands-on workshop teaches systematic prompt engineering techniques — from basic patterns to advanced chain-of-thought reasoning — so your team gets consistent, high-quality results every time.
- Prompt anatomy: system prompts, context, examples, constraints
- The CRISP framework for structured prompt design
- Chain-of-thought and step-by-step reasoning techniques
RAG and Knowledge Bases: Connecting AI to Your Data
3.5 hoursBuild a working RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipeline that connects AI to your organization's documents and data. Covers vector databases, chunking strategies, retrieval evaluation, and production deployment patterns.
- RAG architecture: how retrieval-augmented generation works
- Vector databases: choosing and configuring the right one
- Document chunking strategies for different content types
Automating Work: AI Workflows With APIs
4 hoursFor technically comfortable teams ready to build more powerful AI automations. Connect AI APIs directly, build webhook-triggered workflows, and write light scripts that process documents, analyze data, and integrate with your systems.
- AI API fundamentals: OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure AI
- Webhook-triggered automation workflows
- Building data pipelines with AI processing steps
Grant funding available
WIOA (maps to in-demand AI/ML occupations)
Michigan businesses may qualify for state and federal grants that cover most or all of this program.
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