AWS's foundation plan covering AI, machine learning and generative AI concepts, real use cases, responsible AI, prompting and governance. It is more technical than the decision-maker plan and prepares learners for the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam, which is open to business roles.
A gentle, non-technical first look at what AI is, how machines learn from data and where AI shows up in everyday life and work. It was built with the National AI Centre and is the flagship course in the Australian Government's free AI scholarship program.
Objectives
Explain core AI, machine learning and generative AI concepts
Identify suitable AI use cases and their limits
Apply responsible AI and governance practices
Write effective prompts for foundation models
Prepare for the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam
Explain in plain terms how AI systems learn from data
Recognise common AI uses such as computer vision and language processing
Use the core AI vocabulary with confidence
Weigh up the benefits, risks and challenges of AI
Things to know
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Several modules are technical and AWS-specific
Exam costs extra
Duration estimated at about one hour per course
Free price is a subsidy on a A$140 list price; no end date is published, so enrol while it shows A$0
Requires creating a TAFE NSW store account and checking out at A$0
Access expires 4 months after enrolment
This course's own store page does not mention a certificate; the bundle page and sibling courses state a certificate of completion is issued after all modules and the feedback activity
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