Expression of Interest for the Second (2026) Intake – Certificate in Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
We are currently taking expressions of interest for the second intake of the Certificate in Foundations of Artificial Intelligence run by the training providers Krisolis and accredited by Technological University Dublin (TUD). This course is open to Society members only and has been tailored to take account of our members’ technical background. The exact date of this second intake is to be confirmed and is expected to be around February 2026 - assuming there is sufficient interest. The course will run online over 12 weeks (with approximately 5 hours of tuition over two evenings) each week.
At the end of this course it is expected that participants will have established a foundation in artificial intelligence demonstrated by being able to:
- Describe what Artificial Intelligence is and outline the component parts of the domain.
- Explain the importance and considerations of ethics and social justice in designing and developing Artificial Intelligence solutions.
- Design and validate use cases for applying Artificial Intelligence to create effective solutions.
- Curate, organise and analyse data for Artificial Intelligence projects.
- Research and document findings about Artificial Intelligence developments.
- Complete a Capstone Project that encapsulates learning from the content covered on the certificate programme. The Capstone project will be an AI or data project that is linked to a practical industry application.
Information Webinar: An online information session was held on 30th July 2025 and you can see a recording of the session here.
Below you will find a document outlining the rationale for the Society choosing to promote this course. A further document from Krisolis provides information on the trainers, assessment process etc. Please note in particular the Key Information below.
Key Information:
- Places: There must be a minimum of 20 participants for us to proceed with this course. There is a maximum of 30 places available given the individual mentoring in the course.
- Time Commitment: In total there will be ~60 hours of tuition/mentoring. A further 120 hours of independent learning is also required.
- Fees: The Course Fee before any subsidy is €2,224. ICT Skillnet provided funding for the first intake such that the net cost after Skillnet funding was €1,557 and we would hope to secure this arrangement again for the second intake but this has yet to be confirmed.
