Do, then understand
You build first and reflect after, so the theory lands because you've already lived it in a real task.
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Certified AI Manager
Learn AI the only way that sticks, by doing. A hands-on, multi-phase programme for university students and working professionals: build real AI projects, earn micro-badges as you go, and graduate able to lead AI initiatives with confidence.
The philosophy
No lectures to forget. Real projects to remember.
Certified AI Manager flips the classroom. Every concept is learned by applying it to a real task, with mentors guiding you from first prompt to a working, useful AI solution.
Skills, then badges
Each capability you prove earns a stackable micro-badge, a verifiable record of what you can actually do.
Projects, then results
You graduate with a portfolio of working AI projects and the ability to manage AI initiatives end to end.
The journey
Five phases, one capable AI Manager.
Each phase builds on the last, from first hands-on lab to a managed, real-world AI project and certification.
Foundations, hands-on
Learn the AI landscape by using it
Get fluent in core AI concepts, data, machine learning, generative AI and prompting, through interactive labs and real tools, not slide decks.
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Hands-on skill projects
Prove each skill on a real mini-project
Work through guided builds, data prep, model selection, GenAI apps and evaluation, earning a micro-badge for every capability you demonstrate.
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Identify, prototype & build
Turn a real problem into a working solution
Take a genuine business or community problem, scope an AI use case, prototype it, and build a working solution with mentor support in the AI Factory.
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Lead an AI initiative
The "Manager" in Certified AI Manager
Plan, govern and deliver an AI project like a manager, scoping, ethics and risk, agile delivery, stakeholders and measuring impact and ROI.
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Capstone & certification
Graduate as a Certified AI Manager
Present a capstone project, pass assessment, and earn the Certified AI Manager credential, with a portfolio of work and career-ready confidence.
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What you'll build
Real, in-demand AI skills.
Stackable credentials
Earn micro-badges as you go.
Every skill you prove becomes a verifiable digital badge, shareable on LinkedIn and résumés, and stacking up to your full Certified AI Manager credential.
Data Foundations
Machine Learning
Generative AI
Responsible AI
AI Delivery
Who it's for
Built for learners and doers.
University Students
Graduate with more than a degree, a portfolio of real AI projects, verifiable badges and the confidence to walk into an AI-driven workplace.
Working Professionals
Upskill without pausing your career, apply AI directly to your own work, lead initiatives at your organisation and future-proof your role.
Certified
AI Manager
AI Manager
A credential that proves capability
Backed by Excelledia & the AI Center of Excellence
What you walk away with
- The Certified AI Manager credential, recognised & shareable
- A portfolio of real AI projects you designed and built
- A full set of stackable micro-badges mapped to in-demand skills
- The ability to identify, prototype, build and manage AI projects
- Career-ready confidence, for a new role, a promotion or a venture
Why it matters
Skills that grow people, businesses & regions.
5hands-on phases
100%project-based learning
1real capstone delivered
∞career momentum
Your AI career starts by doing
Become a Certified AI Manager.
Join the next cohort of students and professionals who learn AI by building it, and graduate ready to lead.