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Certificate Track

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.

13.5 hours total
IT staff, data analysts, system admins
4 workshops
Enroll — $11,000

Included workshops

What AI Can (and Can't) Do for Your Business

2 hours

A 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 hours

Stop 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 hours

Build 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 hours

For 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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