AI Ascend: From data enthusiast to AI expert. Ready. Set. Go!

As today's digital world becomes increasingly competitive, what are some of the relevant skills needed to succeed? While the list is certainly endless, skills like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), data analytics, big data, SEO, and cybersecurity overlap. No matter who answers that question, AI and Data Analytics will always list at the core.

AI and Big Data Analytics (BDA) are among the top three in-demand technologies that also address the demand-supply gap. Recognizing its relevance in the new-age skills and jobs domain, the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has partnered with Accenture to reskill the future workforce and bridge the demand-supply gap.

The AI Ascend Program

The four-level virtual curriculum is aimed at students (including STEM graduates) and working professionals who wish to carve a niche in the AI and Big Data Analytics (BDA) domain. With each level, you will build skills required for Data Analytics/AI expertise through self-paced learning videos, quizzes and hand-on assignments. To give you a glimpse of the four levels:

• Lever 1: AI Fundamentals focuses on acquiring data basics. Every aspect of data is covered in Acquiring Data course. You have the opportunity to brush up their skills through bridge courses. The bridge courses support the main content by exploring the concepts necessary for the training. In this case, the topics include: OS and Shell Scripting, Python Basics and SQL Fundamentals
• Level 2: AI Ready sheds light on challenging topics such as inclusive core AI concepts like analyzing data, statistics and probability.
• Level 3: AI Essentials explores the advanced core AI technologies like machine learning, deep learning and time series
• Level 4: AI Conversant is dedicated to the application of all the knowledge garnered from the previous three levels. Processes like bot designing, storytelling and Design Thinking are included to aid the learning journey. Finally, this intensive experience culminates with a capstone project

Our curriculum is designed to give you a solid grasp of AI, familiarize you with relevant concepts, and prepare you to become an expert in data analysis.

All the four levels above contribute toward acquainting the learner with important concepts, driving AI understanding through videos, exercises and finally testing your tech acumen with quizzes and projects.

Raise the game. The sky’s the limit.

Disclaimer: AI Ascend is currently being piloted for a specific batch size of 1000 learners. The program shall be launched and made available to all, post the pilot launch.