IT Specialist: Artificial Intelligence

New Requirement: All students must complete the free IT Orientation before enrolling. The orientation provides an overview of program expectations, course technology, and certification exam requirements.

Students must also have one of the following:

• Northstar Basic Computer Skills and Internet Basics assessments - You must score 80% or higher on both assessments. These assessments are free. Watch this short video on how to take the assessments and save a PDF of your score report. 
• Certiport IC3 Digital Literacy certification 

Before registering, complete the IT Course Prerequisite Form and upload proof of one of the listed prerequisites. Students who register without submitting proof will be dropped from the course.
 
Learn@Home: Instructor-led, Live via Zoom and CANVAS

Are you interested in gaining insights into how AI solutions are developed and maintained?  The Certiport IT Specialist: Artificial Intelligence is an industry-recognized certification that equips students with foundational knowledge and practical skills to develop, deploy, and maintain AI solutions. You will learn how to define AI problems, collect and process data, choose the right algorithms, and train models. The course also covers critical areas in AI development, including ensuring AI security and transparency, ethical use, working with basic Hugging Face models, handling biased & unbiased data, and prompt engineering. You will gain exposure to AI module creation, model evaluation, and integration into real-world applications, with an emphasis on continuous improvement. This certification is designed for IT specialists and professionals new to AI, covering its development lifecycle and key skills such as prompt engineering, as well as technical, ethical, and business considerations, while preparing for the Certiport IT Specialist: Artificial Intelligence Certification exam.
 
Certification prep courses are rigorous and require strong commitment both during and after the instructor-led sessions. To successfully complete the course, you must:

• Attend at least 70% of all scheduled Instructor-Led Training (ILT lecture) hours.
• Complete all assignments and requirements set by your instructor.
• Continue your learning during the 21-day Independent Study & Exam Completion period following the instructor-led portion.
• Schedule and take your certification exam no later than the final day of the Independent Study period.
• Upload your official exam score report within two days of taking the exam (pass or fail).

View the Course Calendar (PDF coming soon) for a visual outline of ILT sessions and the Independent Study period.
  
Digital course materials and industry certification exam voucher. Students are assigned all materials on the first day of class, and they are non-refundable once class begins.
 

This is a FastForward Program: FastForward provides short-term training for industry-recognized credentials in high-demand fields. Eligible Virginia residents pay only one-third of the full tuition cost. To qualify, you must meet Virginia domicile requirements (living in Virginia for at least one year with the intent to remain). A domicile form is included in the registration process. Funding is limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

Financial Assistance (FANTIC/G3) may cover the student portion (1/3 of the tuition), reducing your cost to $0. Complete the Financial Assistance Survey to see if you qualify. Learn more about FastForward.

IT Specialist: Artificial Intelligence Pricing:

• Regular/Full Price: $3,276
• FastForward Price: $1,092
• FastForward plus G3 Price: $0