CertNexus Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner (CAIP) Training
The Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner™ (CAIP) shows you how to apply various approaches and algorithms to solve business problems through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), follow a methodical workflow to develop sound solutions, use open source, off-the-shelf tools to develop, test, and deploy those solutions, and ensure that they protect the privacy of users.
AI and ML have become an essential part of the toolset for many organizations. When used effectively, these tools provide actionable insights that drive critical decisions and enable organizations to create exciting, new, and innovative products and services.
Course Objectives
In this course, you will implement AI techniques in order to solve business problems.
You will:
- Specify a general approach to solve a given business problem that uses applied AI and ML
- Collect and refine a dataset to prepare it for training and testing
- Train and tune a machine learning model
- Finalize a machine learning model and present the results to the appropriate audience
- Build linear regression models
- Build classification models
- Build clustering models
- Build decision trees and random forests
- Build support-vector machines (SVMs)
- Build artificial neural networks (ANNs)
- Promote data privacy and ethical practices within AI and ML projects
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Solving Business Problems Using AI and ML
- Topic A: Identify AI and ML Solutions for Business Problems
- Topic B: Formulate a Machine Learning Problem
- Topic C: Select Approaches to Machine Learning
- Lesson 2: Preparing Data
- Topic A: Collect Data
- Topic B: Transform Data
- Topic C: Engineer Features
- Topic D: Work with Unstructured Data
- Lesson 3: Training, Evaluating, and Tuning a Machine Learning Model
- Topic A: Train a Machine Learning Model
- Topic B: Evaluate and Tune a Machine Learning Model
- Lesson 4: Building Linear Regression Models
- Topic A: Build Regression Models Using Linear Algebra
- Topic B: Build Regularized Linear Regression Models
- Topic C: Build Iterative Linear Regression Models
- Lesson 5: Building Forecasting Models
- Topic A: Build Univariate Time Series Models
- Topic B: Build Multivariate Time Series Models
- Lesson 6: Building Classification Models Using Logistic Regression and k-Nearest Neighbor
- Topic A: Train Binary Classification Models Using Logistic Regression
- Topic B: Train Binary Classification Models Using k-Nearest Neighbor
- Topic C: Train Multi-Class Classification Models
- Topic D: Evaluate Classification Models
- Topic E: Tune Classification Models
- Lesson 7: Building Clustering Models
- Topic A: Build k-Means Clustering Models
- Topic B: Build Hierarchical Clustering Models
- Lesson 8: Building Decision Trees and Random Forests
- Topic A: Build Decision Tree Models
- Topic B: Build Random Forest Models
- Lesson 9: Building Support-Vector Machines
- Topic A: Build SVM Models for Classification
- Topic B: Build SVM Models for Regression
- Lesson 10: Building Artificial Neural Networks
- Topic A: Build Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLP)
- Topic B: Build Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)
- Topic C: Build Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN)
- Lesson 11: Operationalizing Machine Learning Models
- Topic A: Deploy Machine Learning Models
- Topic B: Automate the Machine Learning Process with MLOps
- Topic C: Integrate Models into Machine Learning Systems
- Lesson 12: Maintaining Machine Learning Operations
- Topic A: Secure Machine Learning Pipelines
- Topic B: Maintain Models in Production
- Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to CertNexus® Certified Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practitioner (Exam AIP-210)
- Appendix B: Datasets Used in This Course
Intended Audience
The skills covered in this course converge on four areas—software development, IT operations, applied math and statistics, and business analysis. Target students for this course should be looking to build upon their knowledge of the data science process so that they can apply AI systems, particularly machine learning models, to business problems.
So the target student is likely a data science practitioner, software developer, or business analyst looking to expand their knowledge of machine learning algorithms and how they can help create intelligent decision making products that bring value to the business.
A typical student in this course should have several years of experience with computing technology, including some aptitude in computer programming.
This course is also designed to assist students in preparing for the CertNexus® Certified Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practitioner (Exam AIP-210) certification.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success in this course, you should have at least a high-level understanding of fundamental AI concepts, including, but not limited to: machine learning, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, artificial neural networks, computer vision, and natural language processing. You can obtain this level of knowledge by taking the CertNexus AIBIZ™ (Exam AIZ-110) course.
You should also have experience working with databases and a high-level programming language such as Python, Java, or C/C++. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following
Logical Operations or comparable course:
- Database Design: A Modern Approach
- Python® Programming: Introduction
- Python® Programming: Advanced
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[Decision Maker Name],
I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, CertNexus Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner (CAIP) Training. The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.
Course Description
The Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner™ (CAIP) shows you how to apply various approaches and algorithms to solve business problems through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), follow a methodical workflow to develop sound solutions, use open source, off-the-shelf tools to develop, test, and deploy those solutions, and ensure that they protect the privacy of users. Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners. The course combines instructor-led training with practical, job-relevant learning designed to reinforce the skills covered in the curriculum. It also includes hands-on virtual labs for applied, learn-by-doing practice.
Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll be able to:
- In this course, you will implement AI techniques in order to solve business problems.
- You will:
- Specify a general approach to solve a given business problem that uses applied AI and ML
- Collect and refine a dataset to prepare it for training and testing
- Train and tune a machine learning model
- Finalize a machine learning model and present the results to the appropriate audience
- Build linear regression models
- Build classification models
Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.
Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.
Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in ai & ai security. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/certnexus-training/certified-artificial-intelligence-practitioner-caip/.
Thank you for your consideration,
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