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Prompt Engineering Mastery

Get reliable, structured output from frontier models

4.8· 444 student reviews
Level: BeginnerDuration: 6 monthsCredits: 15Tuition: $499 CADLead instructor: Aanya Verma

About this program

Six months to become the prompt engineer your team relies on. Move from basic prompting to structured-output techniques, function calling, evaluation, and prompt versioning. Includes deep coverage of the GPT, Claude, and Gemini families, with hands-on labs in every module.

Student ratings

Exceptional — 444 verified Canadian graduates rated this program 4.8/5. Reviews emphasize the applied capstone, instructor responsiveness, and career outcomes.

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Who this program is for

  • Career changers exploring AI for the first time
  • Professionals who want practical literacy without a CS background
  • Canadian residents seeking a verifiable diploma credential

Topics you'll cover

6 modules across 6 months — 24 lessons in total.

01Month 1 — The Mental Model02Month 2 — Patterns That Scale03Month 3 — Structured Output04Month 4 — Pipelines and Routing05Month 5 — Evaluation06Month 6 — Capstone

Six-month syllabus

Module 1 · Month 1 — The Mental Model
  • L1What prompting actually is
  • L2Token economics
  • L3Model families compared
  • L4Lab: same task, three models
Module 2 · Month 2 — Patterns That Scale
  • L1Few-shot done right
  • L2Chain-of-thought
  • L3Self-consistency
  • L4Lab: classification at scale
Module 3 · Month 3 — Structured Output
  • L1JSON mode and schemas
  • L2Function calling
  • L3Pydantic and Zod
  • L4Repair patterns
Module 4 · Month 4 — Pipelines and Routing
  • L1Prompt chains
  • L2Model routing
  • L3Cost optimization
  • L4Caching strategies
Module 5 · Month 5 — Evaluation
  • L1Building gold datasets
  • L2Automated evals
  • L3LLM-as-judge done well
  • L4Promptfoo workflows
Module 6 · Month 6 — Capstone
  • L1Production prompt pipeline
  • L2Eval suite
  • L3Documentation
  • L4Demo and review

What you'll be able to do

  • Reliably extract structured data from unstructured text
  • Design prompts that survive model upgrades
  • Build automated prompt evaluation suites
  • Architect prompt pipelines
  • Train others on responsible prompt engineering

Career paths after graduation

Role 1
Generative AI Engineer
Role 2
Prompt Engineering Lead
Role 3
LLM Application Developer

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Prompt Engineering Mastery cost?

Tuition is $499 CAD. You can pay in full at checkout or choose an interest-free monthly plan. A 30-day refund window applies from your start date.

How long is the Prompt Engineering Mastery program?

6 months, cohort-based and fully online. Expect roughly 9 hours per week including live Thursday sessions at 7pm ET.

What are the prerequisites?

Basic computer literacy

Is the diploma recognized in Canada?

Yes. Graduates receive the Altaris AI Academy Diploma in Generative AI — a verifiable credential with a unique certificate number you can publish on LinkedIn and that any employer can verify at smart-ai-future.lovable.app/verify.

What is the refund policy?

Full refund within 30 days of your cohort start date, no questions asked. After day 30, prorated refunds are available per our Refund Policy.

Who teaches the program?

Working Canadian AI practitioners — not academics. Each cohort has a lead instructor plus a 1:1 mentor pairing for the duration of the program.

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