Generative AI and LLMs
Build job-ready generative AI and LLM expertise, from prompt engineering and application development to RAG and AI systems.
Duration
Approx 12 weeks3 hrs per week
Gain practical generative AI and LLM skills
Generative AI is rapidly becoming an important part of modern technology and software development. This four-course ExpertTrack takes you from the foundations of large language models (LLMs) to building, deploying, and managing advanced AI applications.
You’ll begin by understanding how generative AI and transformers work, while developing practical prompt engineering skills. You’ll then progress to working with LLM APIs and frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex, building applications that connect models with tools and data.
Advance your LLM application development skills
As your expertise grows, you’ll learn how to build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems using embeddings, semantic search, and vector databases. You’ll explore how to ground LLM responses in external knowledge and evaluate the quality of your AI applications.
You’ll then take your skills into advanced generative AI engineering. Learn to fine-tune models using techniques such as LoRA and QLoRA, develop multimodal AI applications, and deploy GenAI solutions using APIs, containers, and cloud platforms.
Prepare for a career in generative AI
The final stage of the collection focuses on making AI systems reliable and production-ready. You’ll explore LLMOps, evaluation, safety, observability, and model monitoring, developing an understanding of how generative AI systems are managed throughout their lifecycle.
Through practical, project-based learning, you’ll build skills across the full LLM development workflow – from prompting and application development to RAG, fine-tuning, deployment, and monitoring.
Develop job-ready AI engineering expertise
By completing this ExpertTrack, you’ll have developed practical expertise relevant to emerging roles such as Generative AI Engineer, LLM Engineer, AI Engineer, and LLM Application Developer. Whether you’re looking to move into generative AI or strengthen your existing technical career, this collection provides a structured pathway to build the advanced skills employers increasingly value.
Key skills you will learn
- Generative AI
- LLMs
Experience required
This ExpertTrack is designed for software developers, data professionals, machine learning practitioners, and other technical professionals who want to build job-ready expertise in generative AI and LLMs. You should already be able to program in Python and understand basic machine learning concepts
Getting started
You’ll progress from prompt engineering and LLM applications to RAG, fine-tuning, and production systems, preparing you for roles in generative AI and LLM engineering.
ExpertTrack course overview
Course 1
Generative AI and Prompt Engineering Foundations
Build practical generative AI, prompt engineering & context engineering skills, learning how LLMs work & create effective prompts.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
Generative AI and LLM Fundamentals
- Welcome to Generative AI: Understanding the Landscape
- Inside the Transformer Architecture
- Exploring the LLM Landscape and Responsible AI
Week 2
Prompt Engineering Essentials
- Anatomy of an Effective Prompt: From Intent to Output
- Prompting Strategies: Zero-Shot, One-Shot, and Few-Shot
- Task-Specific Prompting and Debugging
Week 3
Advanced Prompting Strategies
- Reasoning Prompts: Guiding LLMs Through Complex Tasks
- Structured and Compositional Prompting: Building Complex Prompts
- Adversarial Prompting and Human-in-the-Loop: Testing and Improving AI Safety
- Context Engineering: Beyond the Prompt
Course 2
Building LLM Applications with APIs and Frameworks
Gain practical LLM application development skills and understand how to create reliable generative AI applications with Python.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
LLM API Integration and Generation Controls
- Calling LLM APIs Across Providers
- Configuring Generation and Managing Tokens
- Structured Outputs and Tool Calling
Week 2
Building Applications with LangChain and LlamaIndex
- Composing Applications with LangChain
- Document Ingestion and Querying with LlamaIndex
Week 3
Model Selection, Reliability, and the Capstone
- Selecting the Right Model
- Reliability, Observability, and the Capstone
Course 3
Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Vector Databases
Learn retrieval-augmented generation and build knowledge-grounded AI applications using advanced RAG techniques.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
Embeddings and Vector Databases
- Text Embeddings and Semantic Search
- Vector Databases and Similarity Search
Week 2
Building and Advancing RAG Pipelines
- The RAG Architecture — Retriever, Augmenter, Generator
- Advanced Retrieval Techniques
Week 3
Evaluating and Shipping RAG Systems
- Measuring RAG Quality
- Improving Pipelines and the Capstone
Course 4
Applied Generative AI and Production Systems
Develop advanced generative AI skills and learn how to fine-tune, deploy, evaluate, and monitor production-ready LLM applications.
3 tests
3 weeks
3 hours per week
Week 1
Fine-Tuning and Model Specialisation
- When and How to Fine-Tune
- Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning
Week 2
Multimodal Systems and Deployment
- Building Multimodal Applications
- Deploying GenAI Applications
Week 3
LLMOps, Safety, and the Capstone
- LLMOps and Production Safety
- Observability, Monitoring, and the Capstone
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- Make your career dreams a reality.
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