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From hand-built study systems to an AI-powered pipeline.

Four certs proved the methodology by hand. Seven more cert prep guides in production scale it with AI learning engineering.

Pathways
1 + Cert prep
Lessons
45
Earned
7 certs

Pathways

Structured progressions. Micro-courses in sequence.

In design

Pathway · 6 micro-courses · 45 lessons

Getting Ready for AI

A 5-micro-course on-ramp for non-technical adults

Computer basics → security & privacy → AI benchmarking literacy → tool options → making real outcomes. Hands off to the cert paths.

  1. 1.Digital Foundations
  2. 2.AI Fluency Foundations
  3. 3.Sensitive Data + AI-Safe Behaviors
  4. 4.Working AI Fluency in Practice
  5. 5.Benchmarking + Business Process Mapping
  6. 6.Your AI Initiative Playbook
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Certification prep

The pipeline, validated against industry exams.

Prep built via AI learning engineering. Each guide is the primary study tool, supplemented with official sources where coverage is incomplete, and validated by sitting the exam.

In prep

AWS · AIF-C01 · Target Jun 2026

AWS AI Practitioner

AIF-C01 prep guide

Foundation-model concepts, Bedrock, responsible AI, and prompt patterns. The on-ramp cert for the AWS AI lane.

Level
Foundation
Time
~6 hr
Modules
5
Open prepAWS exam page
Planned

Microsoft · AI-900 · Target Jul 2026

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals

AI-900 prep guide

Azure AI service overview, responsible AI principles, and the generative AI foundation. AI-901 is the announced successor (active after Jun 30, 2026).

Level
Foundation
Time
~8 hr
Modules
5
Open prepMicrosoft Learn
Planned

Google Cloud · Gen AI Leader · Target Q4 2026

Google Cloud Generative AI Leader

Gen AI Leader cert track

Strategic and architectural framing of generative AI on Google Cloud. Vertex AI, Gemini, RAG patterns, governance, responsible AI. The credentialed signal for BakedIn's Gemini-routed video pipeline (Nano Banana Pro via OpenRouter).

Level
Foundation
Time
~20 hr
Modules
5
Open prepGoogle Cloud certification
Planned

GitHub · Actions · Target Jul 2026

GitHub Actions

Actions certification prep guide

CI/CD with Actions: workflow design, secrets, environments, matrix builds, and self-hosted runners. The deployment layer for shipping AI systems to production.

Level
Foundation
Time
~10 hr
Modules
5
Open prepGitHub certifications
Planned

GitHub · Copilot · Target Aug 2026

GitHub Copilot Certification

Copilot certification prep guide

Copilot fundamentals, prompt patterns for code, agent-mode workflows, and Copilot Workspace. Foundational AI-in-developer-tools signal.

Level
Foundation
Time
~10 hr
Modules
5
Open prepGitHub certifications
In prep

NVIDIA · NCA-GENL · Target Jun 2026

NVIDIA Generative AI LLM Associate

NCA-GENL cert track

LLM architectures, training, alignment, and inference economics. First step in the BakedIn NVIDIA cert path supporting Authorized Learning Partner candidacy.

Level
Associate
Time
~30 hr
Modules
6
Open prepNVIDIA certification
Planned

NVIDIA · NCA-GENM · Target Aug 2026

NVIDIA Generative AI Multimodal

NCA-GENM cert track

Multimodal model design, evaluation, and deployment. Co-built with NCA-GENL prep; extends instructor coverage to vision and audio modalities.

Level
Associate
Time
~30 hr
Modules
6
Open prepNVIDIA certification
Planned

NVIDIA · NCP-AAI · Target Oct 2026

NVIDIA Agentic AI Professional

NCP-AAI cert track

Agent architecture, multi-agent orchestration, RAG, observability, and safety. Professional-tier signal for the NVIDIA NVIS lane and instructor coverage of agentic workflows.

Level
Professional
Time
~37 hr
Modules
7
Open prepNVIDIA certification
Planned

NVIDIA · NCP-GENL · Target Nov 2026

NVIDIA Generative AI LLM Professional

NCP-GENL cert track

Production LLM systems: RAG pipelines at scale, model parallelism, inference optimization, and deployment patterns. Completes the NVIDIA LLM instructor track.

Level
Professional
Time
~27 hr
Modules
7
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Planned

AWS · AIP-C01 · Target Q4 2026

AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional

AIP-C01 cert track

Foundation model integration, vector stores, RAG, agentic AI, multimodal pipelines, governance, and operational optimization on AWS. Tests Bedrock, SageMaker, Step Functions, Lambda, and the rest of the BakedIn production stack. Closest cert to BakedIn's actual work.

Level
Professional
Time
~80 hr
Modules
5
Open prepAWS exam page

Earned credentials

The methodology, proven by hand.

Each of these was earned with theory-first study systems I built manually, before AI learning engineering was a thing I could lean on. The methodology proves out. AI is what now scales it across the cert prep guides above.

  • (ISC)² · CISSP

    Certified Information Systems Security Professional

    Earned · 2024

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  • ISACA · CISM

    Certified Information Security Manager

    Earned · 2024

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  • ISACA · CISA

    Certified Information Systems Auditor

    Earned · 2024

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  • ISACA · CRISC

    Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control

    Earned · 2024

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  • AWS · AWS CP

    AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

    Earned · 2024

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  • CompTIA · Security+

    CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

    Earned · 2023

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  • CompTIA · Network+

    CompTIA Network+ (N10-008)

    Earned · 2023

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