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AI-401 AI & Data

MLOps Foundations

Industrialise the model lifecycle: versioned data and models, reproducible training pipelines, CI/CD for ML, deployment patterns, and monitoring for drift — built around a registry with one-command rollback, because the ability to undo is the heart of operating ML safely.

B4Professional
6modules
41skill atoms
2role journeys
Curriculum

What this course covers.

6 modules, 41 named skill atoms. Expand any module to see them.

1ML Lifecycle & Versioning7 skill atoms
data/model versioninglineagereproducibilitydataset hashesenvironment pinningseed controlexperiment tracking
2Pipelines7 skill atoms
training pipelinesorchestrationartifactsDAG definitionscheduled runsidempotent stepsretry & backfill
3CI/CD for Models7 skill atoms
tests for MLpackagingpromotion gatesdata validation teststraining smoke runsslice-level model testsstaging→prod promotion
4Deployment Patterns7 skill atoms
batchonlineshadowcanaryshadow traffic comparisonprogressive traffic shiftrollback triggers
5Registry & Rollback6 skill atoms
versioned brainsone-command rollback drillregistry stagesimmutable artifactsmetadata & approvalsrollback time measurement
6Monitoring & Drift7 skill atoms
data driftperformance decayalert designPSI & KS testsfeature distribution monitorsdelayed-label evaluationretraining triggers
Where it fits

AI-401 in the role journeys.

This course appears in 2 of our 45 role journeys. Here is what a learner takes immediately before and after it in each.

MLOps / LLMOps Engineer

Practitioner stage
AI-101AI-401AI-404

AI Infrastructure Engineer

Professional stage
CL-310AI-401AI-211

Roles this course serves

The capability ladder

This course is authored to band B4.

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-401 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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