Real projects for real businesses, with AI as your leverage and mentors at your side. No prerequisites, no gatekeeping. One achievable certification opens every door that follows.
Find Your Entry Point See the Full JourneyEvery student enters through one of these three doors. Wherever you are right now, there is a next step waiting for you this week.
No AI experience, no work experience, maybe a first-year student. Perfect. Your entry point is Level 1: AI Foundations. Complete one free-choice AI certification in 2 to 4 weeks and you qualify for everything that follows.
Choose your certification →You've completed one of the four approved certifications. Your entry point is Level 2: the 3-Hour Micro-Internship. Send us your certificate and we match you to a real business case with a real client.
Send your certificate → See how matching works →You've delivered for a client and want more. Your entry point is Level 3: Specialty Sprints. Pick a track: Consulting, Design, Development, Outreach, or Narrative. Excel and you'll be invited into project teams.
Explore sprint tracks →Each level answers one question: what will you be able to DO after completing it? You advance on demonstrated capability, not seat time. Every title is earned on evidence.
Complete one approved AI certification on your own initiative. Set your own deadline with your program contact; we check in at key milestones. That is the entire entry requirement.
Get matched to one of ~50 developed cases and a current client company. Spend three focused hours on AI-assisted research and analysis, then deliver a one-page debriefing report the client will actually read and act on. Paid whenever funding allows.
Keep the three-hour format you know, but go deeper into a discipline you choose. Sprints are repeatable: try several tracks or master one. Every completion goes into your Capability Portfolio.
Move from individual bursts to sustained teamwork: two weeks to one month with defined roles, checkpoints, and a measurable outcome committed to the client. You'll also assist in Co-Create With AI labs as you grow.
Work inside real, ongoing client engagements: tech support, implementation, and advisory work. You own relationships, make decisions, and stay accountable for business value, with TIQC oversight behind you.
Step into a job with demonstrated capability, or launch a venture with real client experience. Then come back: mentor current students, contribute live cases to Co-Create With AI labs, and stay part of the TIQC family. Anyone who has engaged TIQC once can always come back for help.
These four are short, high-impact, and realistically completable in 2 to 4 weeks. Pick the one that fits you; there is no wrong choice.
The most general starting point. If you're unsure which to pick, start here.
Recommended first pick Enroll nowA broad, recognized credential covering practical AI skills from a leading platform.
Enroll nowHands-on work with AI as a collaborator for real tasks and workflows.
Enroll nowFor students drawn to building: put AI to work writing and shipping code.
Enroll nowWant to go deeper? The optional TIQC Responsible AI course (10 topics) deepens your ethical grounding. It's a differentiator, never a hurdle. Additional Google Career Certificate Courses in project management, data analytics, and IT are available as advanced paths.
Sprints match your interests to real client needs. Try several or master one; every completion builds your portfolio.
Run discovery interviews, gather requirements, assess opportunities.
Apply design thinking to a scoped client problem.
Build a working artifact: an automation, AI assistant, or prototype.
Reconnect WIBO alumni through mentor-supported outreach.
Interview alumni and craft feature stories for the blog.
Levels 3 and 4 deliberately issue no certificates; sprint and project outcomes go into your Capability Portfolio as evidence instead, keeping each credential scarce and credible.
Proves baseline AI knowledge and self-driven initiative. Your entry ticket to everything.
Proves practical capability: applied skills delivered for a real client.
Proves professional readiness: sustained delivery of real business value.
By graduation, your Capability Portfolio holds certifications, client deliverables, AI systems you built, businesses you supported, and recommendations you earned. It tells a far richer story than a GPA ever could.
Choose one of the four Level 1 options. Unsure? AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations is the most general starting point.
Email your program contact with your chosen certification and a completion date 2 to 4 weeks out. The deadline is yours to set and yours to keep.
Block time on your calendar this week. Momentum beats motivation.
The moment you finish, you qualify for your first micro-internship, and the real fun begins.
Claim your micro-internship →