L1
AI Aware
AI-AWARE
No expiry
GSAF AI Literacy
Programmes
A programme is not a loose course. Each one belongs to a track, meets a defined level and ends with an assessment and a certificate.
What you can study
AI Foundations
The common starting point. Everyone leaves with one real task solved, not a list of tools.
The team has no shared vocabulary and every tool decision is improvised.
Covers: LLM fundamentals · Prompt engineering
Deliverables: One real workplace task system reviewed by a practitioner.
View the full programme →AI for Newsrooms
The desk leaves with a production workflow it can repeat without us.
The daily output is fixed and the desk has no room left.
Covers: AI-assisted writing · Media production · Visuals & design
Deliverables: A repeatable editorial production workflow with judgement in the loop.
View the full programme →AI for Operations
From prompting to systems: the team builds the internal system it will keep using.
People already prompt well but nothing repeats without them.
Covers: Coding agents · Multi-agent systems · Operations & systems building
Deliverables: A governed internal AI-assisted operating system.
View the full programme →AI for Research
Each researcher leaves with a knowledge base and a report pipeline, not a prompt sheet.
Source material piles up faster than anyone can read it.
Covers: Knowledge bases & RAG · Research workflows & data
Deliverables: A queryable knowledge base and a repeatable data-to-report pipeline.
View the full programme →How far you go
Each level is assessed and certified on its own. The objective matters more than the track.
L2
Certified AI Practitioner
AI-PRACTITIONER
Valid for 1 year
L3
Certified AI Agent Builder
AI-AGENT-BUILDER
Valid for 3 years
L4
Certified AI Agent Master
AI-AGENT-MASTER
Valid for 1 year
L5
Certified AI+ Strategy Advisor
AI-STRATEGY-ADVISOR
Valid for 1 year
What certification includes
- Print-ready and digital certificate
- Unique GAL ID and QR code
- Entry in the public register
- Validity defined by certificate type
Every level is issued and registered by GSAF, the Global South Academic Forum.
Verify a certificate →What a programme includes
- Curriculum built on real material, not case studies
- Course materials and a working environment
- Four project groups with real deliverables
- Practical assessment, per person
- Verifiable certificate issued by GSAF
Format
Current public programmes are delivered in person. Invited learners can also complete L1 in the learning center.
In the roomIn person
The programme runs on site, with the group working on its own material.
