Digital transformation is sweeping across industries, with artificial intelligence at the center of that change. Despite the increasing rate of AI adoption around the world, businesses of all sizes face a 71% skills barrier. The time to graduate from an AI Tourist to an AI Native is now.
But it all starts with understanding the basics. The AI-Native Foundations Certification is a practical two-day course that helps enterprise professionals build confidence with AI, understand its core concepts, and apply AI responsibly in everyday work.
Keep reading to discover what you can expect from our course.
What Are AI Fundamentals?
Understanding the fundamentals of AI stretches beyond simply knowing how to perform basic functions in popular generative AI tools.
They’re broken down into three main areas of knowledge:
AI principles
The basic building blocks of artificial intelligence:
- Data
- Models
- Machine learning
- Large language models
- Natural language processing
- Responsible use
AI practices
How AI is applied in the real world.
- Prompting
- Evaluating outputs
- Choosing the right use case
- Integrating AI into business workflows
AI mindsets
How business leaders, and enterprise teams should think about AI use.
- Adapting as tools and best practices evolve
- Applying critical thinking
- Knowing when to trust and when to verify
- Being open to learning what AI can do
- Experimenting safely with new tools and ways of working
- Using AI thoughtfully, responsibly, and ethically
The AI-Native Foundations class will teach you not only how to use AI responsibly but also how to design built-in AI workflows and maximize ROI from your current and future digital transformation investments.
Why AI Skills Matter Now
Having AI skills is as important now as typing was in the 1990s and computer literacy was in the early 2000s. With 70% of data leaders asking for AI literacy, official AI certification can support smarter decision-making, better workflows, and more confident participation in AI-driven change.
For companies redesigning their processes with machine learning, automation, and AI, building employees’ AI skills can help reduce resistance, prevent misuse, and drive stronger adoption across the organization.
Who This Certification Is For
The AI fundamentals certification course is for software and business professionals without any prior knowledge of AI principles.
The course is designed with professional development in mind. It is highly suitable for executives, product leaders, consultants, product developers, scrum masters, or any forward-looking manager who needs foundational knowledge in order to contribute to their company’s AI strategy.
What Learners Can Expect
By the end of the two-day in-person certification course, students will have a firm grasp of the following:
- EDGE™ Imperative: Understand the exponential, disruptive, generative, and emergent forces transforming work.
- AI concepts: Understand and be able to explain AI, ML, GenAI, LLMs, RAG, and intelligent agents in your own words.
- Confident prompting: Learn how to apply safe and effective prompting techniques to unlock better results.
- Workflow: Reimagine one of your own work processes with AI for immediate business impact.
Why Get Certified?
You may be wondering, is an AI fundamentals certificate necessary? The answer is that an internationally recognized certification demonstrates your depth of knowledge and the level of fluency needed to use AI in a responsible business sense.
With technology moving at lightning speed, being able to show foundational knowledge makes you stand out in a workforce still adapting to growing demand.
Once your course is complete, you’ll be eligible to take the AI-Native Foundations exam, a timed, multiple-choice test. As soon as you pass, you’ll receive your certification (renewable yearly) plus a digital badge for sharing on your LinkedIn account.
Why Choose AI-Native Foundations
With over two million professionals trained across 20,000+ enterprises worldwide, Scaled Agile’s AI-Native courses have set the standard for AI fluency. We help organizations not only achieve certification, but to think AI-natively.
We define AI fundamentals as the “essential starting point for professionals across business and technology.” This AI course for beginners will teach the essential principles, practices, and mindsets of AI for everyone who knows that they can no longer afford to wait and see where AI is going next.
Our fundamentals of AI certification course is structured as follows:
- Foundational Level: New to AI
- Duration: 2 Days
- No credentials or prerequisites needed
- Instructor-led (self-paced classes are currently not available)
- Only in-person training available
- Certification is awarded upon passing the exam
Find an AI-Native Foundations Course in Your City
Browse our AI-Native class finder to locate the next two-day certification course near you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to register through my employer?
Not at all. While SAFe AI-Native courses are designed with professional development in mind, you do not need your employer to enroll you on your behalf.
Are you a senior leader with P&L responsibilities and looking for a course to help streamline your AI strategy across your leadership team? You may be interested in our Leading the AI-Native Organization course.
I live in a small town. Where can I get my training?
We do our best to make our courses accessible to as many people as possible. You’re invited to explore our Training Finder to find a time and location that is most convenient for you.
Do you offer something more advanced than the Foundation level?
Of course. The AI-Native Foundations certification course is only part of our AI-Native training programs. We also offer courses for advanced learners and business leaders:
- AI-Native Change Agent course for practitioners
- Leading the AI-Native Organization course for leaders
- AI-Native Ready course
- AI-Native Product Leader (coming soon!)
Is this available in other languages?
Absolutely. We offer courses in:
- Brazilian Portuguese
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Spanish
