A free, beginner-to-expert course on AI agents in theory and practice, using smolagents, LlamaIndex and LangGraph, with challenges and a certification path. Learners share agents on the Hugging Face Hub and work with a community on Discord.
Explains what agentic AI is, meaning AI that can carry out tasks with some autonomy, and why organisations are adopting it. It draws on Australian case studies and covers governance of agent systems and what they may mean for your career.
Objectives
Explain what agents are and how they are designed
Build agents with smolagents, LlamaIndex and LangGraph
Evaluate agents in challenges and publish them on the Hub
Define agentic AI and how it differs from chat-style AI
Identify where agents can streamline business processes
Understand what it takes to use agents at scale
Apply basic governance principles to agent systems
Consider how agentic AI may change your career
Things to know
Python required
Pace is self-set; the certification path has deadlines in some cohorts
Needs a free Hugging Face account
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
Provider states 2 to 3 hours; 2.5 is the midpoint
The national scholarship announcements for learners outside NSW name only the three original AI microskills; the store shows A$0 for this course but eligibility outside NSW is not separately confirmed
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