--- title: AI Foundations for Professionals | Live Course | Get In Tech url: https://getintech.ca/course/ai-foundations description: What AI, machine learning and large language models actually do, where they fail, and how to use them safely at work. Live class, starts January 12, CA$99. --- [All courses](https://getintech.ca/courses) AI Foundations for Professionals AI Beginner # AI Foundations for Professionals A plain language tour of what AI, machine learning and large language models really do, where they go wrong, and how to use them safely at work. Ideal before any other course. - Live class, online - One 2 hour hands on live class - Beginner level - Certificate you can verify - Recordings included CA$99 plus tax Starts January 12, 2027 When Tuesday, 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET Length One 2 hour hands on live class View the curriculum Share[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/ai-foundations)[X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/ai-foundations&text=AI%20Foundations%20for%20Professionals%20%7C%20Get%20In%20Tech)[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/ai-foundations)[WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=AI%20Foundations%20for%20Professionals%20%7C%20Get%20In%20Tech%20https%3A//getintech.ca/course/ai-foundations)[Email](mailto:?subject=AI%20Foundations%20for%20Professionals%20%7C%20Get%20In%20Tech&body=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/ai-foundations) OutcomesCurriculumWho it is forScheduleMatching jobsFAQ ## What you will be able to do - Explain ML, deep learning and LLMs in plain language - Choose the right AI tool for a task and judge its output - Spot privacy, bias and data risks early - Capstone: an AI use case write up for your own team Hands on project Capstone: an AI use case write up for your own team. ## Curriculum 4 modules, 12 topics 01 Part 1: What AI is (30 minutes) 3 topics - Machine learning, deep learning and LLMs in plain words - How a model learns from data - What models can and cannot know 02 Part 2: Choosing and judging tools (30 minutes) 3 topics - Assistants, copilots and agents - Matching the tool to the task - Checking output for errors and made up facts 03 Part 3: Risks to spot early (30 minutes) 3 topics - Privacy and confidential data - Bias and fairness - Your company's AI policy 04 Part 4: Your use case (30 minutes) 3 topics - Finding a good first use case - Writing it up for your team - Next steps for learning Tools you will use - Claude - ChatGPT - Microsoft Copilot - A use case template ## Who this course is for - Professionals in any field starting with AI - Managers who need to judge AI proposals - Career changers exploring tech ## What to know first - None ## Upcoming schedule Starts Tuesday, January 12, 2027 Live sessions Tuesday, 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET Format One 2 hour hands on live class CA$99 A certificate employers can check Every certificate has a code anyone can verify on getintech.ca. It also shows on your talent profile, so verified employers see it as a proven skill. Taught live by practitioners who do this work. [Meet the instructors](https://getintech.ca/instructors). ## Jobs that ask for these skills Real AI and tech jobs in Canada, from verified employers and employers' own careers pages. Open jobs in Canada [All AI jobs](https://getintech.ca/jobs?q=AI) [**Browse jobs that need AI Foundations for Professionals skills**Pay shown, apply on the employer's own site](https://getintech.ca/jobs?q=AI) ## Questions about this course Is this too basic if I already use ChatGPT? If you use it daily but cannot explain how it works or where it fails, this class fills that gap quickly. Is the class live or recorded? Live, on a video call in Eastern time, with time for your questions. Every session is also recorded, and you keep the recordings for 30 days. Do I get a certificate? Yes. Finish the class and its exercises and you get a Get In Tech certificate with a code employers can check online. Can my employer pay? Yes. We invoice companies directly, and for three or more people from one team we can run a private session. Are prices in Canadian dollars? Yes. Prices are in CAD before tax. Sales tax is added at checkout based on your billing address. Can I get a refund? All sales are final, with no refunds. The one exception: if a PMP or BA cohort does not reach 10 students, you can move to the next cohort or get a full refund. ## Related courses [AI · Intermediate Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) Starts January 9 · CA$399](https://getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-engineer)[AI · Intermediate Agentic AI: Build and Run AI Agents Starts January 19 · CA$99](https://getintech.ca/course/agentic-ai)[AI · Intermediate Claude Code for Builders Starts January 25 · CA$99](https://getintech.ca/course/claude-code)