Final-year students
Placement season is close and your resume still has no project on it.
Finish with three pieces of work you can demo in an interview.
Artificial Intelligence
AI & Prompt Engineering for Freshers
Use AI tools the way a professional does — as a fast assistant you verify — and build one small tool you can demonstrate.
- 4 weeksEstimated time
- 5Modules
- 15Lessons
- 3Projects
- YesCertificate
- FreePrice
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Who this course is for
Three people take this course. The work is the same; the reason is different.
Fresh graduates
You have the degree, but the job ads ask for proof of skill.
Build a portfolio before the next hiring round, not after it.
Career switchers
You are experienced elsewhere, new to this field, and starting from zero.
Learn the vocabulary and ship one published project that proves the switch.
Proof, not notes
What you will build
Every module ends in something finished. These are the pieces you leave with.
What changes
What you will be able to do
Not definitions to recite — tasks you can open a laptop and complete.
Roles this supports Any role whose job ad now lists AI tools or prompt engineering · Content, marketing and operations roles using AI in production workflows · Support and analyst roles with AI-assisted drafting
- Explain in one paragraph what a large language model is doing, and what it therefore cannot do
- Write a prompt with the context, the constraint and the output shape — the three parts most people omit
- Use few-shot examples and role framing to make output ordinary and repeatable instead of lucky
- Recognise the confident wrong answer, and check a factual claim instead of forwarding it
- Keep private and client data out of a chat window, and say what may and may not be pasted in
- Build a small study assistant grounded in your own notes, and write it up
The syllabus
Course curriculum
5 modules · 15 lessons. Open a module to see its outcome and lesson titles.
Module 1 What these models are, honestly The mental model, including the limits. Everything in the rest of the course depends on this honesty.
- 01 Next-token prediction, in plain words Free preview
- 02 What they are good at and where they confidently fail
- 03 Privacy: what you may never paste in
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Module 2 Prompting as a working skill How to get a usable answer the first time, and a repeatable one the second time.
- 04 Context, constraints and the output shape
- 05 Few-shot examples and role framing
- 06 Iterating: the second prompt is the real one
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Module 3 Building something you can show A small, honest tool of your own. This is the week that turns the course into evidence.
- 07 A study assistant for your own syllabus
- 08 Grounding answers in your own documents
- 09 Publishing the tool and writing it up
Deliverable Publishing the tool and writing it up
Module 4 Prompts for real work Structured output, comparison and the judgement to know which answer is better.
- 10 Getting structured output you can use
- 11 Comparing two answers instead of trusting one
- 12 Long context without losing the thread
Deliverable 3 practice tasks, one per lesson
Module 5 Build and publish a small tool Put a prompt inside a real script, handle the edges, and write it up honestly.
- 13 Putting a prompt inside a script
- 14 Cost, limits and safety in a real tool
- 15 Documenting and publishing honestly
Deliverable Documenting and publishing honestly
Lesson explanations, worked examples and practice tasks are in the learning player, not on this page — so you can read the syllabus without scrolling through the whole course.
How the course works
Every lesson follows the same four steps. No passive video playlists.
- 1
Learn the concept
A short explanation in plain English, with the one idea the lesson depends on.
- 2
See a worked example
The same task done end to end, with the reasoning behind each step.
- 3
Complete the practice task
You write it yourself. The task is the lesson; the reading is only the setup.
- 4
Build and publish a project
Each module ends in work you can open, explain and attach to an application.
Way2Fresher Academy
Courses written for the fresher hiring market — not translated from a bootcamp built for another country.
- Plain English Every explanation is written to be read once, slowly, by someone new to the field.
- Project-first A practice task in every lesson and a project at the end of every module.
- No paywall The full syllabus, all lessons and the certificate are free. Nothing is held back for a paid tier.
3Portfolio projects
15Lessons
The work is the proof
A fresher interview cannot assess a certificate. It can assess a project you can open, explain and change on the spot — which is why every course here ends in one.
- A finished project brief with an evaluation checklist
- A shareable repository, dashboard or case study
- A certificate that records the work, once every lesson is done
Frequently asked questions
The answers that decide whether this is the right six weeks.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every lesson, practice task and project brief on this page is free to read, and no card is required. A free account only saves your progress and unlocks the certificate.
Do I need coding experience?
No. This course is written for beginner learners and every lesson starts from the tool itself. If you can use a browser and a file, you can start lesson one today.
How long will it take?
About 4 weeks. The course holds 15 lessons, each built around one practice task, so the calendar depends on how many sessions you can keep each week.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. Finish every lesson while signed in and a certificate with your name, the course, the date and the skills covered unlocks on this site. It is a record of work completed here, not an accredited qualification.
What should I learn next?
The next course in this route is AI Tools Mastery for Freshers. Finish its first module before applying, so your portfolio shows a direction rather than a list of starts.
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