Academy · run on AksharAI, the Code Colonies AI platform
Become a Forward Deployed Professional.
Our on the job training programme for AI work, open to people from tech and non tech backgrounds. Engineers learn to handle clients and business problems. Strategists learn to build with AI coding tools.
In short
What is the Forward Deployed Professional programme?
A 500 hour on the job training programme for AI delivery, run with AksharAI: 3 months full time or 6 months part time, all remote. It has two tracks, Forward Deployed Engineer and Forward Deployed Strategist, and trainees work on live projects with mentors before earning a certificate that names their track.
- Who can join?
- People from tech and non tech backgrounds. Engineers learn to handle clients and business problems, and strategists learn to build with AI coding tools.
- What roles does it prepare for?
- Deployment Lead, AI Solutions Consultant, AI Implementation Specialist, Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect and AI Product Manager.
- Is it remote?
- Yes. The whole programme runs remotely.
- Why does it matter to clients?
- The engineers and strategists on client work come through this programme, so they arrive trained for the job.
- 500 hours
- 3 months full time or 6 months part time, all remote.
- Two tracks
- Forward Deployed Engineer for the technical side, Forward Deployed Strategist for the business side.
- Live projects
- Actual project work with deadlines, mentored by people who do this job every day.
- Certificate
- A Forward Deployed Professional Certificate that names your track.
Curriculum
Six blocks, one live project
Foundations
How current AI works, where it goes wrong, and how companies buy and use it.
Building with AI
Prompts, document search, agents, tools and AI coding assistants, with annotated code libraries.
Systems and integration
APIs, data, cloud, security, and connecting AI to systems people already use.
Discovery and strategy
User interviews, process mapping, use case design and measuring results.
Delivery practice
Documentation, client calls, keeping scope in check and using AI responsibly.
Live project
A real brief with deadlines and mentor review. You finish by clearing our delivery bar.
Who it is for
Tech and non tech backgrounds welcome
- GraduatesEngineering, computer science, commerce and management graduates who want project work.
- Early career professionalsUp to three years in IT, operations, support, QA or analytics, and keen to move into AI roles.
- Career changersPeople from accounts, sales, healthcare and other fields who want to lead AI work there.
- Working professionalsPeople who want to learn AI work alongside a job, through the part time route.
Roles it prepares for
Where graduates go
- Deployment Lead
- AI Solutions Consultant
- AI Implementation Specialist
- Solutions Engineer
- Solutions Architect
- AI Product Manager
Trainees join client teams only after they clear our delivery bar, which tests real output, communication and judgment.
Apply
Start your application
It takes about three minutes. We reply within one working day to confirm we have it. The talent team reviews every application and decides the next step, usually within five working days.
Do I need a technical degree?
No. The programme is open to people from tech and non tech backgrounds. The strategist track suits business and domain backgrounds.
Can I do it alongside a job?
Yes. The part time route takes six months and is fully remote.
What do I get at the end?
The Forward Deployed Professional Certificate, with the track named on it, plus a portfolio of live project work.
Is there a fee?
Please ask our team for the current programme terms when you apply.
Start a conversation
Execution turns knowledge into skill.
Share the problem in a short call. You leave with a clear view of the approach, the team and the cost.
A specialist replies within one working day. The first conversation is free.