AI Associate Registered Apprenticeship (Apprenti)
From Apprenti
What you'll learn
Over about a year of four virtual 10 week sessions, you learn to use AI tools ethically and securely in your current job through instructor led seminars, one on one mentorship and personalized projects, earning a certificate from the NC State University AI Academy.
- Live instructor led seminars
- One on one mentorship
- Personalized projects applying AI at work
- Ethical and secure AI use
Source: the provider's official page ↗
Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish.
- How you learn
- Live or scheduled sessions, about 240 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Real skills you can put to work right away. Use them on the job, show the results, and you have a story that beats a stack of certificates.
- Time
- One year: 240 hours of related technical instruction and 2,000 hours of on the job training
- Before you start
- Designed for full time working adults; apprentices train with a participating employer. Apply through the Apprenti application page; eligibility rules are not published on the occupation page.
- How you are tested
- Virtual classroom instruction with hands on labs (with NC State University's AI Academy) plus work at the employer
- Renewal
- None stated
- Full cost details
- Not published
- Where it applies
- United States, nationwide; work site depends on the employer
Sources and what we verified
Apprenti AI Associate occupation page (hours, topics, NC State AI Academy) ↗Apprenti announcement of the AI Associate registered apprenticeship, September 16, 2025 ↗DOL page listing Apprenti among national program sponsors for AI centric occupations ↗What we verified: Apprenti pages describe a Registered Apprenticeship; the DOL AI apprenticeship page lists Apprenti as a national program sponsor for AI centric occupations. Wages, cost and eligibility are not published. Access depends on a participating employer hiring the apprentice.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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