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Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology

School of
Applied AI & Technology

Build practical understanding of artificial intelligence and emerging technology, with attention to useful work, reliable information, thoughtful design, and human oversight.

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About the school

How can AI support useful work while people retain judgment and responsibility?

Begin with a practical problem. Examine where AI can help, what people need to verify, and which decisions remain with people.

A useful technology conversation starts with the work. Define the task, understand the information a tool needs, examine its limits and decide how people will review the result.

This school is for working adults who want to evaluate AI tools, apply them to professional tasks, and make informed decisions about their use. The diploma covers generative AI, workflows and automation, information and analysis, and responsible implementation.

Areas of study

Define the purpose.
Keep people in the decision.

Explore practical AI use, workflows, evidence and implementation, with verification and human oversight throughout.

Applied generative AI

Use AI for defined tasks and check the result.

Understand what generative systems can do, give them useful context, evaluate their output, and protect information while keeping a person responsible for important decisions.

Workflows and automation

Design repeatable processes with meaningful human review.

Map the work, identify where AI or automation may help, define review points, and test normal and failure conditions.

Information, research, and analysis

Keep evidence and interpretation visible.

Use AI to support research, source verification, data analysis, and communication while checking important claims and explaining uncertainty.

Responsible systems and implementation

Plan for risks, oversight, and improvement.

Consider privacy, governance, human performance, organizational readiness, and how to evaluate or change an AI-supported system over time.

Programs & courses

Explore an applied AI pathway.

4 planned certificates connect 16 courses, from foundational use to responsible implementation. The program is in BETA test and is not open for enrollment.

Diploma · BETA test · Not open for enrollment

Diploma in Applied Artificial Intelligence

Build practical capability in generative AI, AI-enabled workflows, research and analysis, and responsible implementation. The program emphasizes defining the work, choosing suitable tools, protecting information, verifying results, and keeping human judgment and accountability clear.

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Explore the diploma and its four certificates. Each certificate contains four courses. The program is in BETA test and is not open for enrollment.

Browse the planned scope and course sequence. Final assessment requirements, support arrangements and any fees will be published before enrollment opens.

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The planned certificate pathway

Each certificate contains four courses. Expand a certificate to review its course numbers and titles; enrollment remains closed.

01 · 4 planned courses

Certificate in Applied Generative AI

Use generative AI effectively for defined tasks while applying appropriate verification, information protection, and quality controls.

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  1. AI-101 · Foundations of Applied Artificial Intelligence
  2. AI-102 · Prompting and Human-AI Interaction
  3. AI-103 · Working with Text, Images, Data, and Multimodal AI
  4. AI-104 · Verification, Quality, and Responsible AI Use

Course · Not open for enrollment

02 · 4 planned courses

Certificate in AI Workflow and Automation

Design and evaluate AI-supported workflows that combine clear process steps, appropriate automation, human oversight, and performance expectations.

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  1. AI-201 · AI-Assisted Workflow Design
  2. AI-202 · No-Code and Low-Code AI Automation
  3. AI-203 · AI Agents and Agentic Workflows
  4. AI-204 · Building and Testing AI-Enabled Workflows

Course · Not open for enrollment

03 · 4 planned courses

Certificate in AI Information, Research, and Analysis

Use AI to support research, data analysis, and communication while maintaining traceable evidence, sound interpretation, and human accountability.

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  1. AI-301 · AI for Research and Knowledge Work
  2. AI-302 · AI Information Literacy and Source Verification
  3. AI-303 · AI-Assisted Data Analysis and Visualization
  4. AI-304 · AI for Professional Communication and Decision Support

Course · Not open for enrollment

04 · 4 planned courses

Certificate in Responsible AI Systems and Implementation

Develop a responsible implementation approach that connects an organizational need with appropriate technology, governance, human oversight, risk controls, evaluation, and improvement.

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  1. AI-401 · AI Risk, Ethics, Privacy, and Governance
  2. AI-402 · Human Performance in AI-Enabled Systems
  3. AI-403 · Organizational AI Strategy and Readiness
  4. AI-404 · Applied AI Systems Implementation

Course · Not open for enrollment

This is a proposed, non-degree educational program and is not open for enrollment. Final prerequisites, assessment standards, instructional hours, technology requirements, support arrangements, and any fees will be published before enrollment opens. Academy awards do not confer professional certification or college credit.

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Learning in practice

A convincing draft.
A reason to verify.

An AI-generated planning draft reads well. A reviewer notices unconfirmed site assumptions and a technical statement without a clear source.

Explore a fictional workplace conversation and consider how the team can review the draft before relying on it.

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School of Applied AI & Technology

Build practical understanding of artificial intelligence and emerging technology, with attention to useful work, reliable information, thoughtful design, and human oversight.

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DISCOVER THE SCHOOL

How can AI support useful work while people retain judgment and responsibility?

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THE FIELD

What we explore

Begin with a practical problem. Examine where AI can help, what people need to verify, and which decisions remain with people.

Who this school is for

This school is for working adults who want to evaluate AI tools, apply them to professional tasks, and make informed decisions about their use. The diploma covers generative AI, workflows and automation, information and analysis, and responsible implementation.

Working adultsPractitioners and team leadsPeople planning responsible AI use
TRY THE PERSPECTIVE

A familiar workplace moment

A fictional situation. One choice. A glimpse of how this school approaches a workplace question.

Fictional workplace example

The Convincing Draft

Theo prepares an AI-generated draft for a routine work-planning discussion. The document is clear and well organized. It also describes site conditions that have not been confirmed and includes a technical statement whose source is unclear. Grace notices these issues before Sam considers the plan.

TheoWorkplace technology user
GraceReviewer
SamProject manager

THEO: "The draft is ready for review. The tool gave us a clear structure and a list of proposed controls."

GRACE: "That structure is useful. I also see a site assumption we have not confirmed and a technical statement without a clear source."

SAM: "Then we need to know what supports those statements before this becomes part of our decision."

What gives the draft a useful next step?

YOUR NEXT STEP

Start with a question that matters to you

Explore the diploma and its four certificates. Each certificate contains four courses. The program is in BETA test and is not open for enrollment.

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Diploma in Applied Artificial Intelligence

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AI and workplace questions

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Connected systems and learning

Consider how a tool changes information, working conditions and the support people need to learn.

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CONNECTED LEARNING

Different perspectives. The same work.

Explore how planning, protection, systems, learning and technology connect.

Technology belongs in a broader conversation about work. Occupational Safety examines exposures and protection. Safety Leadership explores decisions and support. Applied Systems Studies examines relationships and feedback. Adult Learning & Training considers how people develop and apply capability. Applied AI & Technology considers how emerging tools can support work while people retain judgment and responsibility.

A useful technology conversation begins with purpose. What are we trying to improve? What can the tool contribute? What must people verify and decide? Keep those questions in view as you explore the Diploma in Applied Artificial Intelligence.

Research & ideas

Explore the use.
Examine the result.

Related reading on AI, workplace questions and human judgment from Jenkins Industry Safety Journal, a publication of Jenkins Research Institute.

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work question.

What could the tool contribute? What information needs checking? Who reviews the result and decides what happens next?

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