Government AI Foundations Bootcamp (Self-Paced)

Self-paced online training with expert support 6 modules

Develop practical AI skills through hands-on training in core concepts, data literacy, and prompt engineering, and learn how to apply artificial intelligence to everyday work and real business challenges.

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This course includes

  • 20 hours of project-based training from experts
  • Additional elective course
  • Answers from real instructors
  • Retake for free within 1 year
  • Access to class recordings (30 days)
  • Verified digital certificate of completion

Receive one free elective (AI Ethics for Employees, AI Agents for Workflows, Advanced Prompt Design & Reasoning Strategies for Professionals) when you register for this program. Contact us after enrolling to be added to the class.

The Government AI Foundations Bootcamp delivers a practical, job focused introduction to artificial intelligence and its role in today’s workplace. You’ll explore what AI is, how it functions, and how it’s currently applied across industries, including topics like machine learning, language models, and ethical and legal considerations. The program also builds data literacy through hands on activities that help you work with data more effectively, and develops prompt engineering skills so you can interact with AI tools and use them for real professional tasks.

As part of the program, you can select an additional course at no cost to broaden your experience. AI Ethics examines responsible AI use, including ethics, risk management, and policy frameworks. AI Agents for Workflows focuses on no code AI agents, how they compare to traditional automation, and how to design effective workflows with human oversight.

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Courses in this Package

This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order.

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Unit 1 4 Hours

AI Fundamentals for Government Employees (Self-Paced)

This course introduces you to the world of artificial intelligence through core concepts like machine learning, deep learning, and large language models.

  • Define artificial intelligence and understand key terms.
  • Explain how AI systems are designed, including language models and neural networks.
  • Develop effective prompts and use AI tools to create useful outputs.
  • Understand how AI can support tasks like data analysis, decision making, and research.
  • Recognize privacy and data security considerations when working with AI.

Unit 2 4 Hours

AI & Data Literacy for the Federal Workforce (Self-Paced)

Through practical examples and hands-on activities, you'll pick up the core concepts, common terms, and best practices for working with AI tools and making sense of data.

  • Define basic concepts and terminology tied to artificial intelligence and data
  • Recognize how AI and data show up in workplace operations and decision-making
  • Make sense of simple data visualizations and AI output you'll run into in everyday work
  • Spot the common risks and ethical considerations that come with AI and data use
  • Put foundational practices to work to build your data literacy and back responsible AI use

Unit 3 4 Hours

AI Prompt Engineering for the Workforce (Self-Paced)

This course gives participants foundational prompt engineering skills to improve productivity, strengthen clarity, and support more effective AI use at work.

  • Understand how generative AI models interpret and respond to prompts
  • Write clear, effective prompts for common workplace tasks
  • Apply prompt design techniques to improve accuracy and relevance
  • Refine prompts through iteration to achieve better results
  • Identify and reduce common AI output risks such as hallucinations
  • Practice responsible AI use in professional settings

Choose one course to complement your required training. Choose your date after you register for the program.

Bonus 4 Hours

AI Ethics for Employees (Self-Paced)

The course focuses on actionable strategies teams can put in place right away to build trust and stay in step with policies that keep shifting.

  • Pinpoint the core ethical principles behind responsible AI use
  • Weigh the major risks and challenges tied to AI ethics
  • Put practical tools and frameworks to work to catch and cut down on ethical issues in AI projects
  • Get a handle on the policy considerations that back trustworthy AI adoption

Bonus 4 Hours

AI Agents for Workflows (Self-Paced)

You'll learn how agentic AI tools actually work, figure out whether they have a place in your workflows, and govern them in a responsible way.

  • Explain what AI agents are and how they stack up against automation, chatbots, and decision-support tools
  • Break down how agentic tools work at a high level, covering the AI model, planning loop, tool access, and containment boundaries
  • Use a structured framework to evaluate whether a specific agentic tool is the right fit for a given workflow
  • Spot the risks, limitations, and operational warning signs that come with agentic AI systems
  • Put human oversight models and governance frameworks to work for agentic tool use
  • Gauge your organization's readiness to deploy agentic tools
  • Recognize the security considerations tied to agentic tools, including prompt injection and permission models

Bonus 4 Hours

Advanced Prompt Design & Reasoning Strategies for Professionals (Self-Paced)

This advanced course is made for professionals who've already got the fundamentals of AI prompt engineering down and want to push past basic prompting into sharper prompt design and reasoning control.

  • Build multi-prompt systems that split complex tasks into controlled reasoning stages
  • Put self-critique and adversarial prompting to work to catch weaknesses and cut down on AI errors
  • Use constraint-first prompting to shape scope, exclusions, and what counts as acceptable output
  • Prompt AI systems to flag uncertainty rather than guess or make things up
  • Evaluate AI output with comparative prompting and confidence calibration techniques
  • Fine tune your prompts for clarity, efficiency, and repeatability without giving up quality

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