Unit 1: Foundations of Agentic AI
Sessions 1–4- ›From assistant to agent
- ›How agents reason, use tools and remember
- ›Tool-calling and function-calling
- ›Introduction to agent orchestration platforms
- Agent Design
- Tool-Calling & Function Calling
← AI Institute
🤖Agentic AI & Automation
AI that doesn't just answer, it acts.
NASCA's advanced programme in designing, building and governing AI agents, from single-task automations to multi-agent systems connected to real business tools.
- 16 sessions
- Advanced level
- Recommended: Gen AI or equivalent hands-on generative AI experience
- 16 weeks at 1 hour a week
- Live weekly cadence with a NASCA instructor
Quick answer
Agentic AI & Automation is a advanced programme from NASCA: 16 sessions, taught live by a NASCA instructor, closing with a NASCA × World STEM Federation certificate.
AI that doesn't just answer, it acts.
What you'll learn
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Design AI agents that reason, use tools and take multi-step action
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Build and orchestrate single- and multi-agent workflows
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Connect agents to real tools: email, calendars, spreadsheets, databases
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Apply guardrails, human-in-the-loop design and governance to autonomous systems
Skills you'll gain
- Agent Design
- Tool-Calling & Function Calling
- Multi-Agent Orchestration
- Workflow Automation
- Guardrail Design
- Human-in-the-Loop Systems
- Error Handling
- AI Governance
Tools you'll use
- Agent orchestration platforms
- No-code automation tools
- Claude and GPT agent frameworks
- Integrations: email, calendar, spreadsheets
Details to know
- •Shareable NASCA × World STEM Federation certificate
- •Add it to your LinkedIn profile
- •Taught in English
- •Live instructor-led sessions, recordings available
Programme overview
Agentic AI is the fastest-growing certification category heading into 2026, and one of the few where demand is meaningfully outrunning supply. This programme is built for professionals ready to move past conversation into systems that take real, multi-step action, with governance treated as core curriculum rather than an afterthought.
Applied learning project
In a domain automation lab you map a real bottleneck in your own work, then design, build and deploy an agent to automate it, closing with a live agent showcase where you demonstrate it performing a real task.
The curriculum
Unit 2: Building Agents
Sessions 5–8- ›Mapping a real workflow for automation
- ›Building your first agent
- ›Multi-step agents: chaining tasks and decisions
- ›Multi-agent systems
- Workflow Automation
- Multi-Agent Orchestration
Unit 3: Safe & Connected Automation
Sessions 9–12- ›Connecting agents to real tools: email, calendars, sheets, databases
- ›Guardrails and human-in-the-loop design
- ›Error handling and reliability
- ›Governance, audit trails and accountability
- Guardrail Design
- Human-in-the-Loop Systems
- Error Handling
- AI Governance
Unit 4: Deployment & Capstone
Sessions 13–16- ›Domain automation lab
- ›Deploying an agent into a live workflow
- ›Capstone build session
- ›Live agent showcase
- Applied Automation
- Deployment
- Presentation
Earn a certificate
Complete all 16 sessions and the capstone agent to earn a shareable NASCA × World STEM Federation certificate.
Offered by NASCA, accredited by the World STEM Federation.
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