AI Foundations & Applications
AI Intermediate
Go beyond the basics with advanced prompting, custom AI assistants, and governance for complex workflows.
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This intermediate-level course is designed for professionals who already understand AI fundamentals and want to deepen their ability to apply AI in complex workflows. Participants strengthen advanced prompt engineering skills, explore AI agents and custom assistants, and develop strategies for responsible implementation and governance at scale.
What you'll learn
- Apply advanced prompt engineering frameworks
- Evaluate and refine AI-generated outputs
- Use AI tools to support complex workflows and decision-making
- Design and deploy custom AI assistants
- Address ethical, governance, and risk considerations in advanced AI use
What you'll be able to do
- Create and assess advanced prompts for multi-step tasks
- Build reusable AI assistants to support recurring workflows
- Apply AI tools to research, planning, and execution activities
- Identify and mitigate ethical, compliance, and governance risks
- Develop a roadmap for responsible AI adoption and scaling
For federal employees who understand AI basics and want to apply it to more complex work, this course builds advanced prompting skills and explores how AI can support multi-step workflows and analysis. Participants learn to evaluate and refine AI output, configure AI assistants for specific tasks where agency policy allows, and address governance and risk. All activities use the AI tools your agency has authorized.
What you'll learn
- Apply advanced prompting frameworks to complex tasks.
- Evaluate and refine AI-generated outputs for accuracy and usefulness.
- Use AI to support multi-step workflows and decision-making.
- Configure AI assistants for specific tasks, within agency policy.
- Address governance, security, and risk considerations in advanced AI use.
What you'll be able to do
- Use advanced prompts to tackle complex work products.
- Refine AI output until it meets professional standards.
- Streamline multi-step tasks with AI support.
- Set up task-specific AI assistants where permitted.
- Apply agency governance requirements to advanced AI use.