Stop Using AI. Start Building With It.
The AI Practitioner Certificate takes you from prompting to production — automated workflows, custom AI tools, and a real capstone project that proves you can build AI solutions. Not just use them.
AI Foundations or equivalent experience recommended · Review Foundations →
5
Applied modules
10
Portfolio pieces proving what you can do
1
Documented capstone project
The Gap Between "Uses AI" and "Builds With AI"
You've completed AI Foundations. You can prompt effectively, use AI across your work, and you understand what AI can and can't do.
But here's what you've noticed: every time you use AI, you're starting from scratch. Open a tool, write a prompt, copy the output, paste it somewhere. Repeat.
That's the gap. You're using AI one task at a time. The professionals who are moving beyond one-off use are building repeatable systems, bounded tools for specific problems, and workflows with clear owners, review points, and measures.
The AI Practitioner Certificate closes that gap in 4-6 weeks.
Before (Tier 1)
- “I use AI for tasks”
- Manual prompting
- One task at a time
- General AI tools
- No proof of ability
After (Tier 2)
- “I build AI solutions”
- Automated workflows
- Connected systems
- Custom tools I built
- 10-piece portfolio + capstone
Not Lessons. Builds.
Every module produces something real. By the end of the course, you'll have:
Automated Workflows
Build repeatable workflows for documents, meetings, research, or communication. Test them against real examples, record the time and quality tradeoffs, and keep approval points where mistakes would matter.
AI-Powered Business Systems
Connected workflows that serve entire business functions — content production, client management, or research intelligence. The goal is a system another person can understand, review, and improve—not hidden automation only you can operate.
Custom AI Tools (No Code)
Build a specialized assistant using an available AI workspace or custom-assistant feature. Test a proposal helper, onboarding guide, or research assistant without tying the learning objective to one vendor.
A Real Capstone Project
Everything converges into one project that solves a genuine problem in your work. Designed, built, tested, deployed, documented, and measured. The centerpiece of your professional portfolio.
5 Modules. 25 Lessons. One Transformation.
Module 6
Advanced Prompting Architecture
Chain-of-thought reasoning. Multi-step prompt chains. System prompt engineering with the RCBOF framework. Context window mastery. You'll design prompt architectures that handle any complex task.
Module 7
Workflow Automation
The Workflow Audit maps your repetitive work. Then you build: email automation (3 systems), document and data pipelines, scheduling intelligence, meeting processing. Your Daily Brief alone transforms how you work.
Module 8
AI-Powered Business Systems
Connect individual workflows into a documented system for content, research, or client service. Define the owner, inputs, review points, and success criteria.
Module 9
Build Your Own AI Tools
Move from reusable prompts to a bounded custom assistant. Test it across representative cases, document its limits, and decide when a person must intervene.
Module 10
The Capstone Project
Choose your challenge. Design the solution. Build it over a guided sprint. Present it with impact metrics. Deploy it in your real work. This is what separates graduates from everyone else.
10 Portfolio Pieces. Proof That Speaks.
Tier 1 gave you 5 portfolio pieces. Tier 2 adds 5 more — each more sophisticated than the last.
| # | Portfolio Piece | What It Proves |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your First AI Win | You can use AI effectively |
| 2 | Professional Communication | AI-enhanced business writing |
| 3 | Substantial Content | Long-form AI collaboration |
| 4 | Field-Specific Document | Domain expertise + AI |
| 5 | Before & After Comparison | Measurable AI impact |
| 6 | Custom Prompt Chain | Prompt architecture design |
| 7 | Automated Workflow | Workflow automation with metrics |
| 8 | Business System Blueprint | Systems-level thinking |
| 9 | Custom AI Tool | Tool building + deployment |
| 10 | Capstone Project | Full solution design + delivery |
“Certificates say you completed a course. Portfolios say look what I can do.”
Investment
$299
one-time payment
- 5 modules, 25 lessons
- 5 portfolio pieces (#6-10)
- Real capstone project
- Catalyst AI mentor throughout
- Quizzes + final assessment
- Publicly verifiable completion certificate
- Capstone work you can discuss or demonstrate
- Lifetime access to course materials
- 90-day self-application plan
The Perpetual Engine
IHA designates 10% of commercial revenue for free community programming through Uplift Communities. Paid enrollment helps sustain the Academy and widen access.
Prerequisite
AI Foundations or equivalent experience is recommended. Need to review the basics? Review AI Foundations →
Frequently Asked Questions
You Already Know How to Use AI. Now Build With It.
Build a documented workflow, test it on real examples, and finish with a capstone you can explain—including its limits, review points, and evidence.
One-time payment. Lifetime access. AI Foundations or equivalent experience recommended.