Discussed at Surrey(Canada) Cozy Chaos Evening - Network & Chill
If you want to build AI systems, not just use them, these learning paths are worth your time.
IBM (Industry-grade, system-builder focus) -courtesy of Andrew M. Ihnativ
Full Stack Cloud Developer – open-source first, strong deployment & systems foundation
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-full-stack-cloud-developerAI Engineering – deep coverage of core ML + GenAI (Transformers, RNNs, MoE)
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ai-engineerRAG & Agentic AI – practical agent architectures and multiple frameworks
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-rag-and-agentic-ai
Sharing a few more resources I’ve personally found useful for different learning paths.
UC Berkeley MOOCs (Research-level, agentic depth)
Agentic AI MOOC – CS294-196 (Fall 2025) – Yann Dubois
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1qZpYAmqmg&list=PLS01nW3RtgoqGkm4UeqNeZLccW-OGc1fJAdvanced LLM Agents – CS294-280 (Spring 2025) – Dawn Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti6yPE2VPZc&list=PLS01nW3RtgorL3AW8REU9nGkzhvtn6EgnLLM Agents – Berkeley Fall 2024 – Dawn Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAgR4uQ15rc&list=PLS01nW3RtgopsNLeM936V4TNSsvvVglLc
For Beginners (Start Here)
Learn essential AI skills – Google
https://ai.google/learn-ai-skills/5-Day GenAI Intensive – Google x Kaggle
https://www.kaggle.com/learn-guide/5-day-genai
Computer Science Foundations
HarvardX – CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science
https://www.edx.org/learn/computer-science/harvard-university-cs50-s-introduction-to-computer-scienceAI for Marketing (Davidson x Galileo)
https://www.edx.org/certificates/professional-certificate/davidson-galileo-ai-for-marketing
Marketing-Focused (Beginner)
Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate
https://www.skills.google/paths/2270Google Ads Certifications (Skillshop)
https://skillshop.docebosaas.com/learnStart learning about Google Analytics
https://developers.google.com/analytics
Feel free to add more resources, across diverse learning paths and career journeys, to help others find what fits their goals best.