Tanja Settele
Creative AI · Image & Video · AI Agents
Live practice with AI-supported tools and workflows.
CERTIFIED AI SPECIALIST
Apply and implement AI professionally.
The Certified AI Specialist deepens practical work with artificial intelligence, combining professional application, creative AI, automation and responsible implementation.
The training is designed for people who want to use AI and implement concrete applications, workflows and solutions professionally.
WHAT IS THE CERTIFIED AI SPECIALIST?
The operational specialization for professional AI application.
The Certified AI Specialist develops practical AI competence beyond general use. AI tools, creative applications and automation approaches are connected with concrete professional tasks.
While the Frequent User creates a broad application foundation, the Specialist deepens operational implementation — from prompt to workflow.
WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO
Use AI professionally. Develop solutions. Shape implementation.
Assess AI tools and their potential applications professionally
Develop effective prompts for different use cases
Create and refine AI-generated images and videos
Understand automation approaches and apply them to practical workflows
Identify suitable use cases for AI-supported processes
Consider legal, ethical and governance requirements
Present a practical AI application in a structured way
WHO IS IT FOR?
For people who implement AI in practice.
- Professionals
- Operational AI leads
- Marketing & Communication
- Innovation & Digital Transformation
- Leaders with practical AI responsibility
FACULTY & EXPERTISE
Practice, technology and law from different perspectives.
Florentina Zach
Technical Foundations · Prompting · Module Introductions
On-demand content and technical introductions to automation, image creation and video production.
Mario Burger
Law · Governance · EU AI Act
Understanding legal and regulatory requirements for practical AI use.
FROM APPLICATION TO IMPLEMENTATION
Implement AI professionally.
Deeper AI competence enables concrete workflows, automations, creative applications and new ways of working.
The Certified AI Specialist develops the operational competence to implement AI professionally and put it into practice at work.
THE TRAINING
Practical. Modular. Professional.
32 learning units in blended learning: on-demand content, live practice, expert exchange and project work combine into an application-oriented training pathway.
UNDERSTAND & PREPARE
On Demand
AI foundations, prompting and technical introductions to image creation, video and automation.
APPLY & DEEPEN
Live Practice & Q&A
Develop practical applications, resolve questions and discuss your experience with experts.
IMPLEMENT & COMPLETE
Master Application & Assessment
Present a practical application and demonstrate knowledge in a multiple-choice assessment.
CERTIFIED AI SPECIALIST AT A GLANCE
Certified AI Specialist
- FORMAT
- Blended Learning
- SCOPE
- 32 learning units
- TRAINING
- Institute for AI
- PERSON CERTIFICATION
- Quality Austria Academy
EN ISO/IEC 17024
The training combines on-demand learning, live practice, expert exchange, a master application and certification.
EDUCATIONAL STACKING
Learn modules individually. Combine them into a qualification.
The Certified AI Specialist is modular. Individual learning modules can be completed separately and — in accordance with the defined training and assessment requirements — combined into the certified learning pathway.
Individual competence building blocks form a structured training architecture with a clearly defined qualification.
MODULE
Develop specific competence
LEARNING PATHWAY
Combine modules into the Certified AI Specialist
PERSON CERTIFICATION
Independent certification by Quality Austria Academy under EN ISO/IEC 17024
LEARNING MODULES
The modules of the Certified AI Specialist.
The learning areas cover foundations and prompting, Creative AI, automation, law and responsibility. The cards use the current names from the shared module library.
Foundations
Introduction to AI
Understand the development, opportunities and limitations of AI and its economic value for work and organizations.
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Prompt Design & LLMs: Understanding Technology, Guiding Language
Understand how large language models work and guide their outputs through targeted prompt design.
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Qualified User including certification
Understand the foundations of the EU AI Act and use AI responsibly and transparently within an organization.
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AI Image and Video Creation: From Idea to Image
Generate images and initial videos, guide style and composition, and turn creative ideas into repeatable workflows.
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Automation with Practical Examples
Automate recurring tasks with AI and no-code/low-code tools, supported by practical examples, approvals and clear responsibilities.
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Discover more modules by swiping, scrolling or using the arrow keys. Assessments and accompanying Q&A sessions are labeled accordingly.
Chatbots and LLMs are covered in the prompting context. Law, ethics and governance support responsible use; the Qualified User foundation provides the legal and organizational starting point.
Support, assessment preparation & completion
These entries support the learning pathway or constitute its final assessments. They are separate from the subject-based learning modules.
Live
Live Q&A (Specialist)
Clarify questions about Specialist modules, deepen understanding and connect the content to your own application.
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Exam Preparation Q&A (Specialist)
Resolve remaining questions and receive feedback on your applied project as focused preparation for the assessment.
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Master Application Assessment
Present a practical application from your work or project context in a structured way and demonstrate it with clear evidence.
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Specialist Assessment
A final multiple-choice assessment at Quality Austria Academy covering the foundations and relationships of the Specialist pathway.
View detailsPRACTICE & COMPLETION
Competence becomes visible in application.
The master application makes practical implementation visible: you present an application from your own professional or project context live through Institute for AI.
The second assessment component is a multiple-choice test via Quality Austria Academy. Independent person certification is awarded after successful completion of the required assessment components.
View the Master Application AssessmentQUALITY & CERTIFICATION
Build competence. Certify independently. Make competence visible.
Institute for AI designs and delivers the training. Independent person certification is provided by Quality Austria Academy under EN ISO/IEC 17024.
- TRAINING
- Institute for AI
- INDEPENDENT PERSON CERTIFICATION
- Quality Austria Academy
- STANDARD
- EN ISO/IEC 17024
- CERTIFICATION DATABASE
- Traceably documented
HOW TO START
Book. Learn. Deepen your practice.
01 · BOOKING
Start the training
Start by booking through the existing checkout.
02 · ON DEMAND
Work through the content
The designated on-demand content is unlocked immediately.
03 · LIVE & PRACTICE
Choose available live dates
Book live modules on available dates through the learning platform. Q&A and project work support implementation.
ROLE-BASED DEVELOPMENT
Operational competence as a foundation for advanced roles.
In the current Institute for AI model, two of the three specializations — Certified AI Specialist, Certified AI Strategist and Certified AI Governance Professional — form the basis for advanced roles with their own person certification.
CONSULTING PATH
Certified AI Consultant
Advise organizations professionally on AI application, strategy and governance.
Explore the Consultant pathwayINTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE
Certified AI Strategy & Transformation Officer
Build and coordinate AI competence and transformation within an organization.
Explore the organizational roleCertified AI Expert is a separate WKO pathway and is not part of the 2-out-of-3 model.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Certified AI Specialist explained.
An operational specialization for professional AI application. It connects foundations, prompting, Creative AI and automation with responsible implementation and a practical master application.
For professionals, leaders with practical AI responsibility and innovators who want to implement AI applications and workflows professionally.
The content combines Introduction to AI, Prompt Design & LLMs, the Qualified User foundation, image and video creation, and automation. Q&A, assessment preparation and final assessments are listed separately as support and assessment.
They are a practical focus. Technical foundations and live practice come together to turn visual ideas into AI-supported applications and refine the results.
Automation is covered through technical foundations and practical use cases. Tanja Settele contributes live practice with workflows and AI agents.
Tanja Settele supports Creative AI and live practice. Florentina Zach teaches on-demand content and technical foundations. Mario Burger covers law, governance and the EU AI Act.
The training comprises 32 learning units in blended learning. It combines on-demand content, live practice, expert exchange and project work with the final assessments.
A practical master application is presented live through Institute for AI. This is accompanied by a multiple-choice test via Quality Austria Academy. Person certification follows successful completion of the required assessment components.
Independent person certification is provided by Quality Austria Academy under EN ISO/IEC 17024. Institute for AI designs and delivers the training.
An internationally established standard for person certification. Competence is assessed by an external certification body and documented transparently.
Certification can be verified through the Quality Austria certification database. This page links to the official search.
The training is modular. Learning modules can be booked individually or combined into the full training. The defined training and assessment requirements apply to the certified learning pathway.
Learning modules combine into defined qualifications. The appropriate combination depends on role and goals; person certification is a separate qualification awarded at the end of the relevant learning pathway.
In the current Institute for AI model, two of the three specializations — Specialist, Strategist and Governance Professional — form the basis for advanced roles: Certified AI Consultant or Certified AI Strategy & Transformation Officer. These roles have their own person certification. AI Expert is a separate WKO pathway.
Current booking details and terms are available during the booking process or in a personal discussion of your learning pathway.
Book through the existing checkout. The designated on-demand content is unlocked immediately; you then book live modules on available dates through the learning platform.
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