Advanced Certificate in Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) Module 5: Building Your Own AI Agent: Tools, Platforms, and Best Practices
- Analytics & Tech
- Artificial Intelligence
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This module is conducted in-person.
To use your SkillsFuture Credit, please submit your claim through our payment portal. Do not submit the claim manually via the SkillsFuture page. Please refer to our step-by-step guide here.
3 Days (Weekdays)
Who Should Attend
- Career switchers in Singapore or globally seeking to enter AI-driven industries
- Professionals in tech, finance, healthcare, or education aiming to upskill in agentic AI
- Individuals with basic digital literacy and an interest in AI technology
- No prior AI or advanced programming experience required, just enthusiasm for AI and technology
PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge of any of the topics is not required.
However, it is recommended to have the following:
- Familiarity with agentic AI concepts (covered in Module 1)
- Familiarity with LLMs and data (covered in Module 2)
- Prior exposure to APIs and application integrations
For beginners: It is recommended to take this module after completing Modules 1, 2, and 3.
Overview
This programme enables participants to explore leading tools and platforms, evaluate the best options for their business needs, and follow step-by-step techniques to customise and deploy their own agents, over three days. The journey takes participants from concept to working prototype, covering configuration, application programming interface (API) integration and data integration, debugging, monitoring, and applying best practices to implement business-specific agentic AI solutions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the 3-day module, participants will be able to:
- Identify and evaluate popular agentic artificial intelligence (AI) development tools and platforms, assessing their strengths, weaknesses, and suitability for business needs
- Conceptualise, configure, and deploy functional AI agents using no-code or low-code platforms
- Apply effective prompting, tool schemas, memory components, and customisations to ensure consistent and business-aligned agent performance
- Integrate agents with external data sources, application programming interfaces (APIs), and communication channels for real-world use cases
- Analyse, troubleshoot, and iterate on agent performance to improve reliability, scalability, cost, and latency
- Implement monitoring, logging, and safety guardrails to ensure responsible and sustainable agent operations
- Evaluate and showcase a working agent prototype while discussing emerging trends such as autonomous development agents, enterprise orchestration, and platform interoperability
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by SMU Academy.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$981 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$381 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$981 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$381 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$381 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$381 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$3,270 (No Funding) |
$3,270 (No Funding) |
$3,270 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Employer Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Employers who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
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*Registration will close 5 calendar days before the course start date, or once the class is full, whichever comes first.
