L3
Level 3 Certificate: AI Specialist (Builder or Leader)
Build AI systems, or lead AI adoption. Choose one track.
- For
- Builder: developers and analysts who can code. Leader: managers who own AI decisions.
- Entry
- Level 2 or challenge exam
- Format
- Taught cohort, 8 weeks, 24 live hours
- Assessment
- Track project with a written defence, marked by an assessor.
- Price
- £2,450Launch prices, subject to confirmation.
Syllabus
Core modules, both tracks
- 3.1
AI system choices
Choosing models, cost and speed trade-offs, build versus buy.
- 3.2
Governance and regulation
EU AI Act, the UK approach, ISO/IEC 42001, running a risk assessment.
Track modules
- 3B.1
Python and model APIs
Calling models from code, structured output, streaming.
- 3B.2
Retrieval-augmented generation
Chunking, embeddings, search, grounding answers in your documents.
- 3B.3
Tool use and agents
Function calling, multi-step agents, guardrails.
- 3B.4
Evaluation and monitoring
Automated evals, regression tests, tracing in production.
- 3B.5
Security
Prompt injection, data leakage, access control.
- 3B.6
Deployment and cost control
Shipping, caching, budgets, incident response.
- 3L.1
Finding and ranking use cases
Mapping work, scoring value against feasibility and risk.
- 3L.2
Business case and return
Costing, benefits tracking, when to stop a pilot.
- 3L.3
Operating model and skills
Roles, team structure, training plans.
- 3L.4
Vendor selection
Procurement questions, contracts, data terms.
- 3L.5
Change and adoption
Communication, champions, measuring uptake.
- 3L.6
Policy and risk register
Writing an AI policy your organisation can follow.
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