New AI courses at Firebrand
Our latest AI certification courses from top IT vendors.
Bob Armstrong & Richard Parker
22 April, 2024
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Perhaps at no time has this been more important than the age of AI. Is your business ready? Are you personally upskilling for it?
To help you prepare, we're introducing new AI certification courses from top IT vendors.
Let's take a look at our latest batch.
1. AI certifications from BCS
In alphabetical order, let's start with the latest certifications from The British Computer Society, also known as The Chartered Institute for IT.
BCS have introduced:
- the Essentials Certificate in Artificial Intelligence
- the Foundation Certificate in Artificial Intelligence
a. BCS Essentials Certificate in Artificial Intelligence
The Essentials Certificate in Artificial Intelligence is aimed at professionals who are interested in implementing AI into their business, from Program and Planning Managers, Business Strategists or Consultants, Portfolio Strategists or Leads, or Organisational Change Practitioners, to more technical roles such as Web Developers, Engineers, Scientists, and Chief Technical Officers.
There are no prerequisites to attend this course. The course will help you understand the basic principles of Artificial Intelligence, how AI can support your business growth, and the potential risks involved.
b. BCS Foundation Certificate in Artificial Intelligence
The Foundation Certificate in Artificial Intelligence is more technical than the Essentials one above; that being said, there are no formal prerequisites to attend it, so, if you feel you are ready, you can take this one directly.
This course is aimed at the same audience as the one above, professionals who need to understand the fundamentals of AI and whether they can or should integrate AI into their business.
The course offers an overview of the general principles of AI, its potential implications and capabilities, and how to assess AI products and services from multiple angles.
Study topics include
- Ethical and sustainable AI
- AI and Robotics
- Applying the benefits of AI
- How to build a Machine Learning toolbox
- The management, role, and responsibilities of humans and machines
2. AI certifications from CertNexus
Next, let's look at the global organisation headquartered in the United States, CertNexus.
CertNexus have introduced:
a. CertNexus AIBIZ
CertNexus AIBIZ is aimed at those who wish to explore basic AI concepts and leverage the power of AI to grow their business.
Managers, business leaders, and other decision-makers could benefit from this course; to attend it, they need to have a foundational knowledge of business processes and general concepts and a basic understanding of information technology.
This course takes you through the impact of AI, its technologies, algorithms, and applications, as well as:
- AI concepts
- Fundamentals of AI implementation
- Approaches to Machine Learning and Deep Learning
b. CertNexus GenAIBIZ
Similar to AIBIZ, the GenAIBIZ certification is aimed at decision-makers interested in growing their business by leveraging the power of Generative AI. Business leaders, Consultants, Product and Project Managers, and other professionals who wish to explore Gen AI solutions could benefit from this course.
This course is more in-depth than AIBIZ; to attend it, professionals need to have a fundamental knowledge of business processes, as well as domain knowledge in Generative AI.
The curriculum takes delegates through what Generative AI is, how it relates to business functions, how to identify potential risks, and how to identify the challenges of implementing Generative AI and becoming a Gen-AI-driven organization.
c. CertNexus Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner™
The Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner™, also known as CAIP, is the most in-depth of the latest CertNexus certifications.
This course is aimed at practitioners who need to design and implement AI solutions or environments. Data Scientists, Software Developers, and Business Analysts would greatly benefit from this course.
To attend this course, professionals should have several years of experience with computing technology, including programming, or be familiar with fundamental Data Science concepts.
CAIP helps them develop the skills to solve business problems through AI and ML through a methodical workflow for developing data-driven solutions; delegates also have ample opportunities to practice hands-on skills.
The comprehensive curriculum includes:
- Solving business problems with AI and ML
- Preparing data for ML
- Training, evaluating, and tuning an ML model
- Building linear regression models, forecasting models, classification models
- Building AI Neural Networks for Deep Learning
- and more.
3. AI certifications from ISACA
A name that needs no introduction—ISACA, developers of the popular CISA and CISM certifications, have introduced AI courses too:
a. ISACA Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
The ISACA Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals course is open to everyone who wants to understand how AI impacts business.
There are no prerequisites to attend. The course lasts only one day; it helps you understand fundamental AI concepts, principles, and uses, as well as AI-associated risks and ethical requirements.
b. ISACA Certified in Emerging Technology (CET)
The ISACA Certified in Emerging Technology course is more in-depth than the one above; it's aimed at professionals interested in how emerging technology can impact their business, from enterprises looking to upskill or re-skill staff to career-changers seeking to pursue IT or switch to a new IT field.
There are no prerequisites to attend this course.
The course explores the fundamentals of Cloud Computing, Blockchain, IoT, and AI; at the end of this course, professionals will be able to advise, assess, and implement emerging technologies into their business. At Firebrand, this course takes only 2 days.
4. AI certifications from Microsoft
Microsoft has been at the forefront of innovation for decades and AI is no exception. Microsoft have introduced several new certifications to take you to the next level.
They are:
- Craft effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
- Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
- OpenAI/ChatGPT Embedding and Development within Microsoft
a. Craft effective prompts for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
The Craft effective prompts course is aimed at everyone who works with Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. Attendees should have their own Copilot license to practice on during the course; however, they can also attend without one.
This course helps delegates understand how to craft effective Copilot prompts that create, simplify, transform, and compile content across Microsoft 365 applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Chat.
b. Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
The Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals course, also known as AI-900, is aimed at everyone interested in using Microsoft Azure to create AI solutions. Attendees should have foundational knowledge of Machine Learning (ML) and be familiar with AI concepts and Microsoft Azure services. General programming knowledge is useful, but not mandatory.
This intensive one-day course takes you through AI workloads and considerations, features of computer vision workloads on Azure, and the features of common NLP Workload Scenarios. At the end of the course, you'll be able to sit the AI-900 and return to work certified.
c. Microsoft Certified Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
Microsoft Certified Azure AI Engineer Associate, also known as AI-102, is an in-depth course for developers who build applications integrated with Cognitive Services and/or Azure Bots.
Before attending this course, students must know Microsoft Azure, either C# or Python, and be familiar with JSON and REST programming semantics. Previous knowledge of Machine Learning is not required.
This intensive 3-day course helps them develop the skills to implement solutions that use Cognitive Services and Bots in Microsoft Azure. The course also covers monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising.
At Firebrand, we are one of the few companies in the world to be designated a Microsoft Cloud Partner, so you know your training is in good hands!
d. OpenAI/ChatGPT Embedding and Development within Microsoft
Last in this section but certainly not least, the OpenAI/ChatGPT Embedding and Development within Microsoft course is aimed at those who want to learn to develop AI within their organisation.
To attend this course, delegates should have a fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Azure (e.g., the AZ-900 Azure certification) as well as a basic understanding of coding and AI.
The course uses a mix of Microsoft qualifications and training developed by Firebrand, starting with Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) and Designing and Implementing a Microsoft AI Solution (AI-102) and delving into the development of tools to interact with AI.
At the end of this course, delegates can take the official Microsoft exams for AI-900 and AI-102 and return to work certified!
5. AI certifications from PECB
The Professional Evaluation and Certification Board, also known as PECB, have introduced a new standard for AI, ISO/IEC 42001, which is becoming popular.
Their courses are:
- ISO 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System Foundation
- ISO 42001 Lead Auditor: Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS)
- ISO 42001 Lead Implementer: Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS)
a. ISO 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System Foundation
The ISO 42001 AI Management System Foundation course is aimed at professionals who would like to specialize in AI, Managers or Consultants seeking to master the AI management system audit process (AIMS), Advisors, and those who need to implement this ISO/IEC standard.
There are no prerequisites to attend.
The course was developed to respond to urgent inquiries concerning AI's unchecked expansion and potential threats. It helps professionals understand the fundamental concepts and principles of an AI Management Systems based on ISO/IEC 42001 and evaluate its conformity to this standard.
b. ISO 42001 Lead Auditor: Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS)
The ISO Lead Auditor course for this standard is for those with a background in auditing who seek to specialize in auditing AI Management Systems, as well as managers, consultants, those responsible for maintaining conformity with AIMS, and similar roles.
To attend this course, professionals should have a fundamental understanding of ISO/IEC 42001 and AI principles and concepts.
This course will teach you to interpret the ISO/IEC 42001 from the perspective of an auditor, evaluate the AI management system conformity to this standard's requirements, plan, conduct, and close an ISO/IEC 42001 compliance audit, and manage such an audit program.
c. ISO 42001 Lead Implementer: Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS)
Finally, the ISO 42001 Lead Implementer course is aimed at managers, Project Managers, or consultants who deal with the implementation of an information security management system in an organization.
Similar to the Auditor course above, in order to attend, professionals should have a fundamental understanding of ISO/IEC 42001 and AI principles and concepts.
The course helps professionals develop the skills to plan, implement, maintain, and improve AI management systems within organizations, enabling them to use AI to its full potential.
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