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🧰The AI Stack

AI platforms that you just can't ignore.

A hands-on tour of sixteen generative AI platforms every working professional should be fluent in. One platform per session across reasoning, research, knowledge, design, code, automation and media, taught through real task comparison rather than a feature-list demo.

  • 16 sessions
  • Beginner to Intermediate level
  • No prior experience required
  • 8 weeks at 2 sessions a week, 1 hour each
  • Live weekly cadence with a NASCA instructor
A student and a working professional comparing AI platforms across two laptops and a tablet on a bright desk

Quick answer

The AI Stack is a beginner to intermediate programme from NASCA: 16 sessions, taught live by a NASCA instructor, closing with a NASCA × World STEM Federation certificate.

Sixteen Gen AI platforms every professional needs.

What you'll learn

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    Work fluently across the sixteen platforms professionals actually use

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    Choose the right tool for a task instead of defaulting to one habit

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    Compare platforms on real work, not marketing claims

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    Assemble and justify a personal AI stack for your own role

Skills you'll gain

  • Reasoning Assistants
  • Document Analysis
  • Workspace Integration
  • AI-Assisted Research
  • Knowledge Management
  • Visual Content Generation
  • Image Generation
  • AI-Assisted Coding
  • Workflow Automation
  • Meeting Automation
  • AI-Assisted Writing & Editing
  • Multilingual Communication
  • Video & Audio AI
  • Personal Stack Design

Tools you'll use

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Perplexity
  • Notion AI
  • Gamma
  • Canva AI
  • Midjourney
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Zapier AI
  • Otter.ai
  • Grammarly AI
  • DeepL
  • Runway
  • ElevenLabs

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

Vendor training teaches one tool and calls it complete. The AI Stack is deliberately independent: sixteen sessions, sixteen platforms, one per session, each taught through real task comparison rather than a feature-list demo. It is a living curriculum, re-versioned as the platform landscape shifts, the same discipline NASCA applies to its monthly AI Institute cohorts, so the stack you learn stays current rather than merely correct on day one.

Applied learning project

There is no single capstone day. From Unit 2 onward you continuously assemble your own personal AI stack, choosing and justifying which platforms belong in your working toolkit. By session 16 you leave with a complete, personalised stack mapped to your actual role.

The curriculum

Unit 1: Core Reasoning Assistants

Sessions 1–4
  • ›Session 1: ChatGPT, general reasoning, writing and everyday use
  • ›Session 2: Claude, long-document analysis and structured reasoning
  • ›Session 3: Google Gemini, Workspace-embedded productivity
  • ›Session 4: Microsoft Copilot, Office and Teams-embedded workflow
  • Reasoning Assistants
  • Document Analysis
  • Workspace Integration

Unit 2: Research, Knowledge & Presentation

Sessions 5–8
  • ›Session 5: Perplexity, AI-powered cited research
  • ›Session 6: Notion AI, knowledge bases and documentation
  • ›Session 7: Gamma, instant presentations and documents
  • ›Session 8: Canva AI Magic Studio, design and visual content
  • AI-Assisted Research
  • Knowledge Management
  • Visual Content Generation

Unit 3: Creative & Technical Builders

Sessions 9–12
  • ›Session 9: Midjourney, AI image generation
  • ›Session 10: GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted coding
  • ›Session 11: Zapier AI, workflow automation
  • ›Session 12: Otter.ai, meeting transcription and notes
  • Image Generation
  • AI-Assisted Coding
  • Workflow Automation
  • Meeting Automation

Unit 4: Communication & Media

Sessions 13–16
  • ›Session 13: Grammarly AI, writing refinement and tone
  • ›Session 14: DeepL, translation and multilingual communication
  • ›Session 15: Runway, AI video generation and editing
  • ›Session 16: ElevenLabs, AI voice and audio, plus final stack assembly and review
  • AI-Assisted Writing & Editing
  • Multilingual Communication
  • Video & Audio AI
  • Personal Stack Design

Earn a certificate

Complete all 16 sessions and your final personal AI stack to earn a shareable NASCA × World STEM Federation certificate.

Offered by NASCA, accredited by the World STEM Federation.

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