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Generative AI and LLM Apps

Learn to build real products on top of large language models. You design retrieval-augmented assistants, tool-using agents and evaluation pipelines, and you learn how to make them work for local languages, local data and local constraints such as cost and connectivity.

Level
Intermediate
Duration
8 weeks
Format
In person at The AI Hub, Kano. Evening cohort.
Credential
Certificate plus a shipped LLM application

What you will be able to do

  • Integrate LLM APIs safely into web and mobile apps
  • Build retrieval-augmented generation over your own documents
  • Design agents that use tools and follow guardrails
  • Measure quality with evaluations instead of guesswork

Who it is for

  • Developers
  • Product builders
  • Startup founders with a technical background

Before you start

Working knowledge of JavaScript or Python and basic web development.

Curriculum

  1. 01

    LLM fundamentals

    Tokens, context, cost and model choice.

  2. 02

    Retrieval and knowledge

    Embeddings, vector search and grounding.

  3. 03

    Agents and tools

    Function calling, workflows and safety limits.

  4. 04

    Local language AI

    Working with Hausa and other Nigerian languages.

  5. 05

    Evaluation and shipping

    Test sets, monitoring and deployment.

Fees, dates and sponsorship

Apply and admissions will send the current fee schedule, next start date and payment options. Organisations can sponsor learners or book a private cohort.

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