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AI-102 AI & Data

Python for AI Engineering

Build the Python fluency every downstream AI course assumes: idiomatic syntax, data structures, functions and OOP, error handling, environments, and test-driven habits. Every lab is graded by an automated pytest suite, so completion means demonstrated working code, not watched videos.

B2Foundation
6modules
42skill atoms
8role journeys
Curriculum

What this course covers.

6 modules, 42 named skill atoms. Expand any module to see them.

1Language Core7 skill atoms
syntax & typescontrol flowcomprehensionslist/dict/set idiomsslicingf-stringsmutability traps
2Functions & OOP7 skill atoms
closuresclassesdataclassestypingargs & kwargsdecoratorsinheritance vs composition
3Robust Code7 skill atoms
exceptionsloggingdebugging disciplinetry/except/finallycustom exception classespdb breakpointstraceback reading
4Environments & Packaging7 skill atoms
venvpipproject layoutrequirements tierspyproject.tomldependency pinningimport paths
5Files, APIs & JSON7 skill atoms
I/Orequestsserializationcontext managerspathlibHTTP status handlingtimeouts & retries
6Testing Mindset7 skill atoms
pytestfixturesTDD loop on a mini-projectparametrizeerror-case assertionsmonkeypatchcoverage reporting
Where it fits

AI-102 in the role journeys.

This course appears in 8 of our 45 role journeys. Here is what a learner takes immediately before and after it in each.

AI / ML Engineer

Foundation stage
starts hereAI-102AI-103

GenAI / LLM Engineer

Foundation stage
starts hereAI-102AI-106

Data Scientist

Foundation stage
starts hereAI-102AI-103

MLOps / LLMOps Engineer

Foundation stage
starts hereAI-102CL-304

Software Engineer (AI-era)

Foundation stage
starts hereAI-102AI-106

Data Engineer

Foundation stage
CL-101AI-102AI-105

AI Infrastructure Engineer

Foundation stage
AI-101AI-102CL-304

QA / Test Engineer (AI-era)

Foundation stage
AI-101AI-102AI-310

Roles this course serves

The capability ladder

This course is authored to band B2.

Every course we run is written to one rung of the CASI ladder, so a plan can be assembled to take a team from where they are to where they need to be.

What do B1–B6 mean?The CASI Capability Ladder — click to expand

Every course targets a band on the CASI Capability Ladder — our six-band proficiency scale, anchored to open standards (O*NET, ESCO, NICE, NIST AI RMF, Bloom's). A band tells you how deep a course goes, and what evidence proves it.

What the learner can doTypical evidence
B1
AwareUnderstands concepts and vocabulary; uses tools with guidance
Knowledge checks
B2
FoundationPerforms standard tasks correctly in familiar contexts
Guided labs, autograded exercises
B3
PractitionerDelivers complete pieces of work independently
Scenario labs, proctored hands-on exams
B4
ProfessionalHandles production-grade complexity, trade-offs and failure modes
Break-fix drills, design defenses
B5
AdvancedEngineers systems end-to-end under constraints; leads others
Rubric-scored capstones, vivas
B6
ExpertSets direction; recognised authority across teams
Portfolio + panel evaluation

A note on B6. Courses in this catalog target B1–B5. B6 is not taught — it is recognised, through a portfolio and a panel, once someone is setting direction for others. Every journey here is built to land a learner at B5.

Next step

Run AI-102 for your team.

This course runs at several lengths depending on how deep you need to go and how much of it your people already have. Tell us who is being trained and we will scope it.

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