Vertex AI: 1 Day Foundations Course in Waterloo

Go from idea to production with Vertex AI—explore model training, ML pipelines, and real-world generative AI applications
About this Event

Group Discounts:

Save 10% when registering 3 or more participants
Save 15% when registering 10 or more participants

Duration: 1 Full Day (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Delivery Mode: Classroom (In-Person)
Language: English
Credits: 8 PDUs / Training Hours
Certification: Course Completion Certificate
Refreshments: Lunch, beverages, and light snacks included

Course Overview

This Vertex AI course offers a deep dive into Google's unified platform for building and managing machine learning and generative AI models. You’ll explore the end-to-end ML lifecycle—from data preparation to model deployment—using AutoML and custom training options. Through hands-on projects, real-world examples, and expert guidance, you’ll learn to accelerate AI development with scalable cloud solutions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will:

Understand how to build and manage ML and generative AI models using Vertex AI
Prepare and analyze datasets for training AI models
Choose between AutoML and custom training options confidently
Deploy production-ready ML systems with MLOps tools
Leverage generative AI to solve business-focused challenges

Target Audience

Machine learning practitioners
Data scientists
ML engineers
Developers
Business teams

Why is it right fit for you:

Google's Vertex AI consolidates the full lifecycle of machine learning into one intuitive platform—and this course helps you unlock its full potential. Whether you're creating fast prototypes or scaling enterprise-grade AI systems, you’ll gain the hands-on skills and practical insights needed to innovate efficiently. Our instructors provide cloud-native best practices that bridge the gap between development and production, enabling you to build AI solutions that deliver measurable business value.

Looking to empower your whole team with cloud AI skills?

We offer in-house training sessions that are fully customizable to your industry, tech stack, and project needs. Want to train your data teams on lifelike generative AI or streamline your MLOps workflow? Let us tailor a hands-on program that accelerates innovation within your organization.

📧 Contact us today to schedule a customized in-house, face-to-face session:

Agenda
Module 1: Introduction to Vertex AI

Info: • What is Vertex AI and why it matters
• Key components and capabilities
• Vertex AI vs other ML platforms
• Walkthrough: Vertex AI dashboard

Module 2: Dataset Management & Preparation

Info: • Importing and labeling datasets
• Preparing structured and unstructured data
• Managing data in Google Cloud Storage
• Exercise

Module 3: AutoML Basics

Info: • When to use AutoML vs custom models
• Creating and training AutoML models
• Use cases: image, text, tabular data
• Activity

Module 4: Custom Model Training

Info: • Notebook environments and custom code
• Training jobs and resource configuration
• Model registry and versioning
• Training

Module 5: Model Evaluation & Explainability

Info: • Performance metrics and evaluation tools
• Model explainability features in Vertex AI
• Debugging ML pipelines
• Case study

Module 6: MLOps Practices with Vertex AI

Info: • Introduction to MLOps on GCP
• Pipelines, CI/CD, and workflow automation
• Artifact management and monitoring
• Activity

Module 7: Deploying ML Models at Scale

Info: • Deployment options: online & batch predictions
• Autoscaling and A/B testing setups
• Monitoring model drift and performance
• Exercise

Module 8: Introduction to Generative AI on Vertex AI

Info: • Using pre-built generative AI models
• Fine-tuning with your own data
• Use cases: chatbots, content generation, search
• Hands-on activity

Module 9: Industry Use Cases & Best Practices

Info: • AI across industries: retail, healthcare, finance
• Governance and ethical AI considerations
• Cost optimization strategies on GCP
• Group discussion