AI-901 Study Group | Online | Upskilling in the Power Platform and Azure

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Online event

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AI 901 Study Group

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Week 1 of 6

Course Agenda:

Week 1 - Course and resource review, and Study Guide (short week)

Week 2 - AI Concepts, Responsible AI, AI Workloads, and Generative AI Fundamentals

Week 3 - Microsoft Foundry, SDK usage, Agents, and Information Extraction

Week 4 - Microsoft Foundry, SDK usage, Agents, and Information Extraction

Week 5 - Foundry SDKs's, Endpoints, and python knowledge

Week 6 - Knowledge Review, exam prep

Official Exam Resources

AI Skills Navigator	Personalized learning guidance from Microsoft.
Official Study Guide	The official Microsoft AI-901 study guide
Certification Page & Registration	Official exam page. Use this to register when you're ready. Check for exam sandbox / demo links here too.
Certification Poster	Visual overview of all Microsoft certifications and how they relate to each other. Helpful for planning your next steps after AI-901.

Microsoft Learn – Learning Paths

Learning Path 1 – AI Concepts ⭐ Week 1	Covers AI concepts, Responsible AI, AI workloads, and generative AI fundamentals.
Learning Path 2 – Build AI Apps & Agents	Covers hands-on building with Microsoft Foundry, SDK usage, agents, and information extraction.
Plan and prepare to develop AI solutions on Azure	Covers common Ai capabilities, Microsoft Foundry tools, and developer tools and SDK, as well as considerations for responsible AI

Python Learning Resources

Azure AI Projects client library for Python - version 2.0.0b4	Microsoft Learn Azure SDK client library
Microsoft Foundry SDKs and Endpoints	A Foundry resource provides unified access to models, agents, and tools. This article explains which SDK and endpoint to use for scenarios

Video Resources

AI-901 Study Cram ⭐ Week 1	Video walkthrough of the AI-901 exam content. Great for reinforcing concepts after completing the Learning Path 1
Python for Beginners ⭐ Week 1	Beginner-friendly Python video. Focus on variables, lists, dicts, and functions — the building blocks.
Python Beginner Lessons with Microsoft Foundry (Step-by-Step Intro)	Learn the basics of using Python with Microsoft Foundry in this introductory lesson. We walk through creating a simple AI prompt app, and understanding .env files, API keys, and the Foundry client work together. Perfect for anyone starting with Python or exploring Microsoft Foundry for the first time.

Additional Learning (Optional but Recommended)

Generative AI for Beginners

Free
18-lesson open-source course built by Microsoft. Covers Gen AI fundamentals,
prompt engineering, RAG, and agents with code samples.