Learning path · 4 courses
AI foundations for engineers
From zero code to a working AI assistant: Python on engineering data, how large language models actually work, prompting for engineering documents, and AI agents and workflow automation with n8n.
In order
The courses
Take them in this order. Each one is free and stands on its own.
- 1Python for AI and Engineering DataAI and machine learning · Beginner · 18 hours
- 2Generative AI and LLM FoundationsAI and machine learning · Beginner · 17 hours
- 3Prompt Engineering for EngineersAI and machine learning · Beginner · 13 hours
- 4AI Agents and Workflow Automation with n8nAI and machine learning · Beginner · 25 hours
Then
Practise the job and find one
- Machine Learning Engineer job simulation
Train, evaluate and document a model, and catch target leakage. Days 1 to 5 are free.
- AI and ML jobs in the UK
Live jobs, updated daily. Free to browse and apply.
- EDWartens Lab
Free browser simulators to practise what each course teaches.
Questions
AI foundations for engineers: common questions
Is the AI foundations for engineers path free?
Yes. All 4 courses are free: every lesson, quiz and final exam costs nothing. A verifiable certificate for a course is optional, at £19 including VAT once you pass its final exam. It is a certificate of completion, not a regulated qualification.
How long does it take?
About 73 hours of video across 4 courses, plus quizzes. At five hours a week that is roughly 15 weeks, and you can start or stop any course whenever you like.
Do I need hardware or paid software?
No PLC hardware is needed. Each course page lists the software it uses; most run in free or trial versions, and many have practice in the browser-based EDWartens Lab.
What can it lead to?
Practise the job itself with the free Machine Learning Engineer job simulation (the first five days are free, no card), then browse live UK AI and ML jobs. Neither is a promise of a job.