WSQ - Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)

Topic 1: Prepare for AI engineering

• Define artificial intelligence
• Understand AI-related terms
• Understand considerations for AI Engineers
• Understand considerations for responsible AI
• Understand capabilities of Azure Machine Learning
• Understand capabilities of Azure Cognitive Services
• Understand capabilities of the Azure Bot Service
• Understand capabilities of Azure Cognitive Search

Topic 2: Provision and manage Azure Cognitive Services

• Create and consume Cognitive Services
• Secure Cognitive Services
• Monitor Cognitive Services
• Deploy cognitive services in containers

Topic 3: Process and translate text with Azure Cognitive Services

• Extract insights from text with the Language service
• Translate text with the Translator service

Topic 4: Process and Translate Speech with Azure Cognitive Speech Services

• Create speech-enabled apps with the Speech service
• Translate speech with the speech service

Topic 5: Create a Language Understanding solution with Azure Cognitive Services

• Build a Language Understanding model
• Publish and use a Language Understanding app

Topic 6: Build a question answering solution

• Understand question answering
• Compare question answering to language understanding
• Create a knowledge base
• Implement multi-turn conversation
• Test and publish a knowledge base
• Use a knowledge base
• Improve question answering performance
• Create a question answering bot

Topic 7: Build custom text analytics solutions

• Create custom text classification solutions
• Custom named entity recognition

Topic 8: Create conversational AI solutions

• Create a bot with the Bot Framework SDK
• Create a Bot with the Bot Framework Composer

Topic 9: Create computer vision solutions with Azure Cognitive Services

• Analyze images
• Analyze video
• Classify images
• Detect objects in images
• Detect, analyze, and recognize faces

Topic 10: Extract text from images and documents

• Read Text in Images and Documents with the Computer Vision Service
• Extract data from forms with Form Recognizer

Topic 11: Implement knowledge mining with Azure Cognitive Search

• Create an Azure Cognitive Search solution
• Create a custom skill for Azure Cognitive Search
• Create a knowledge store with Azure Cognitive Search
• Enrich a search index using Language Studio
• Implement advanced search features in Azure Cognitive Search
• Build an Azure Machine Learning custom skill for Azure Cognitive Search
• Search data outside the Azure platform in Azure Cognitive Search using Azure Data Factory
• Maintain an Azure Cognitive Search solution

Topic 12: Develop AI solutions with Azure OpenAI

• Get started with Azure OpenAI Service
• Build natural language solutions with Azure OpenAI Service
• Apply prompt engineering with Azure OpenAI Service

Final Assement 

• Written Assessment - Short Answer Questions (WA-SAQ)
• Practical Performance (PP)

Promotion Code

Promo or discount cannot be applied to WSQ courses

Minimum Entry Requirement

Knowledge and Skills

• Able to operate using computer functions with minimum Computer Literacy Level 2 based on ICAS Computer Skills Assessment Framework
• Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)

Attitude

• Positive Learning Attitude
• Enthusiastic Learner

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year of working experience.

Target Year Group : 21-65 years old

Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement

Software:

You need to sign up a Azure account (Credit Card is required).

Hardware: Windows and Mac Laptops

About Progressive Wage Model (PWM)

The Progressive Wage Model (PWM) helps to increase wages of workers through upgrading skills and improving productivity. 

Employers must ensure that their Singapore citizen and PR workers meet the PWM training requirements of attaining at least 1 Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) Statement of Attainment, out of the list of approved WSQ training modules.

For more information on PWM, please visit MOM site.

Funding Eligility Criteria

Steps to Apply Skills Future Claim

• The staff will send you an invoice with the fee breakdown.
• Login to the MySkillsFuture portal, select the course you’re enrolling on and enter the course date and schedule.
• Enter the course fee payable by you (including GST) and enter the amount of credit to claim.
• Upload your invoice and click ‘Submit’

SkillsFuture Level-Up Program

The  SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme provides greater structural support for mid-career Singaporeans aged 40 years and above to pursue a substantive skills reboot and stay relevant in a changing economy. For more information, visit SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme

Get Additional Course Fee Support Up to $500 under UTAP

The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is a training benefit provided to NTUC Union Members with an objective of encouraging them to upgrade with skills training. It is provided to minimize the training cost. If you are a NTUC Union Member then you can get 50% funding (capped at $500 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).

For more information visit NTUC U Portal – Union Training Assistance Program (UTAP)

Steps to Apply UTAP

• Log in to your U Portal account to submit your UTAP application upon completion of the course.

Note

• SSG subsidy is available for Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Corporates.
• All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay. For more details, visit www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/credit
• An unfunded course fee can be claimed via SkillsFuture Credit or paid in cash.
• UTAP funding for NTUC Union Members is capped at $250 for 39 years and below and at $500 for 40 years and above.
• UTAP support amount will be paid to training provider first and claimed after end of class by learner.

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