AI Engineer apprenticeship
Accelerate your AI capabilities by injecting the talent to build AI solutions into your teams, optimising business processes and decision-making to help your organisation stay ahead in the AI age.
Why choose the AI Engineer apprenticeship?
As Generative AI shifts from novelty to necessity, a new breed of AI engineers are required.
The AI Engineer programme helps businesses embrace AI-driven transformation by developing specialists with the skills to design, build, and deploy Generative AI and Machine Learning solutions.
AI Engineer apprentices will empower organisations to:
- Drive AI innovation
- Optimise business processes
- Enhance decision-making
Programme details
Overview
- Details of standard: Machine Learning Engineer
- Level: 6
- Total cost: £22,000
- Programme duration: 23 months
- Live instructor sessions: 28 days
This programme covers everything needed to design, build, deploy, and validate machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions.
Entry requirements
Acceptable qualifications include any of:
- Two A-levels in one or more similar subject plus B in A-Level maths.
- Two A-levels in one or more similar subject plus 2-years work experience in tech.
- Level 4 or 5 apprenticeship in a similar technical subject.**
International Baccalaureate at Level 3 in a similar subject. - 3+ years in a similar subject-related role.
- A first degree in a numerate discipline (but excluding Computer Science as not fundable).
Learner journey
The AI Engineer programme integrates live and online workshops with self-paced learning, employing a guided discovery approach for individual learner contexts.
Learners are assigned a Digital Learning Consultant (DLC) for personalised coaching and support. These specialists ensure their successful progress, wellbeing, and readiness for assessments.
Modules | 19 months
Module 1: Building & Automating with Generative AI
Module 2: Optimising Business Processes with AI
Module 3: Assessing Security, Ethics & XAI
Module 4: Developing & Testing AI Solutions
Module 5: Leveraging Deep Learning & Transformers
Module 6: Deploying & Monitoring AI Systems
Module 7: Major Work-Based Project
Module 8: Leading AI & Future Innovation
EPA | 4 months
Project report with presentation
Professional discussion
Qualification awarded
You have achieved your qualification.
Job roles
This programme is suitable for multiple roles, such as:
- AI Engineer
- ML Engineer
- ML Operations (MLOps) Engineer
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
- DevOps
- Software Development
Funding
There is no cost to you as an apprentice. Apprenticeships are fully funded through your employer.
If you are an employer, the maximum funding for this programme is £17,000. Expenses for travel to QA centres should be covered by the employer.
Find out how your organisation could benefit from the Apprenticeship Levy.
Tools and technologies
Project management & collaboration:
- Azure DevOps
- Power BI
Data exploration & preparation:
- Azure Databricks
- Azure Cognitive Search
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Synapse
Model development:
- Azure OpenAI Service
- Semantic Kernel
- GitHub Copilot / Microsoft 365 Copilot
- DeepSeed
- MosaicML
Model evaluation:
- Azure Machine LearningMLflow on Azure Databricks
Deployment & monitoring (MLOps):
- Azure Machine Learning Endpoints
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Monitor
Digital by Design
Our market-leading approach accelerates skill development and achievement through our Discover, Practise, Apply methodology, ensuring that both learners and employers are fully supported throughout their programme.
Leveraging QA’s learning platform, learners follow a development path focused on their job role.
Learners come together for instructor-led training sessions, practising their skills through hands-on labs and sandboxes in a safe environment.
These learnings are applied through work-based activities at key and sequenced stages, supported by Digital Learning Consultants.
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“Originally I was trying to get into med school but couldn’t garner enough funding. I had heard about apprenticeships in school before so I thought I should give that a try. Now, I’m getting paid to learn something I love to do and I really do feel I could become anything and that the sky’s the limit. I think apprenticeships are inclusive, flexible, and challenging.”
“I have always had an interest in computer science and becoming a software developer, so this programme has given me a fantastic opportunity to get real-world experience and regular training in this field. For me to be working in an office, alongside senior software developers, absorbing knowledge on a daily basis has been crucial for my own development.”
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