AIAS

AIAS
Diploma Programme Every Friday · Live & online

Build the systems that do the work for you.

An advanced diploma in machine learning, intelligent automation and workflow design — for people who want to stop doing repetitive work and start building the systems that handle it. Live every Friday, fully online, with no tuition.

NBTE Accredited ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 21001:2018 No tuition Every Friday 100% online
Enroll in AIAS See the curriculum
AIAS programme flyer
About the programme

A diploma for people who want to build, not just use

Most people are learning to use AI tools. AIAS is for the smaller group who want to build with them — to look at a process that takes four hours a week and design something that does it in four minutes, reliably, every week, without being asked.

The programme covers machine learning, intelligent automation, AI technologies, workflow optimisation and emerging innovations. It moves from the foundations up: what these systems actually are and how they behave, then how to prepare data for them, then how to connect them into workflows that hold up in a real organisation.

Automation is not about replacing people. It is about removing the work that was never worth a person's time in the first place.

It is the most technical of our four diplomas, and it rewards persistence. You do not need to arrive as a programmer, but you should arrive curious, patient with detail, and willing to build things that break before they work.

Core focus areas
Machine learningIntelligent automationAI technologiesWorkflow optimisationEmerging innovations
Who this diploma is for
  • Professionals who want to automate the repetitive work they currently do by hand
  • Technical and semi-technical staff moving into AI delivery and automation roles
  • People who already understand an industry deeply and want the tools to reshape how it operates
  • Career changers willing to put in the practice a technical programme demands
What you'll study

Eight modules, foundations through to a working build

AIAS is sequenced so that each module depends on the one before it. You finish with something you have built end to end, not a folder of exercises.

01

Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

What AI systems actually are, how they differ from conventional software, where they succeed and where they fail.

02

Machine Learning Essentials

The core model families, how models learn from data, how to read their output and judge whether to trust it.

03

Data Pipelines & Preparation

Sourcing, cleaning and structuring data. The unglamorous work that determines whether everything downstream holds.

04

Intelligent Automation

Designing automations that trigger, decide and act — and that fail safely when conditions change.

05

Building with AI Tools & APIs

Connecting models and services into working systems, and choosing the right tool for a given problem.

06

Workflow & Process Optimisation

Mapping how work moves through an organisation, then finding the steps worth automating first.

07

Governance, Ethics & Responsible AI

Bias, transparency, data protection and accountability — the conditions under which automation is safe to deploy.

08

Capstone: An Automation, Built End to End

You identify a real process, design the automation, build it, test it and present it. The programme's final assessment.

Note: module titles and sequencing are confirmed each semester by the academic team. Facilitators are working practitioners, so content is refreshed to reflect current industry practice.
Where it takes you

From understanding automation to shipping it

AIAS is assessed on what you can build. The outcomes below describe capability, not coverage.

By the end you'll be able to

Skills you walk away with

  • Break a real business process down and identify exactly where automation creates value
  • Prepare and structure data so that a model can actually work with it
  • Select and apply the right machine learning approach for a given problem
  • Build, test and deploy an automation that runs without supervision
  • Judge when an AI system should not be trusted with a decision
  • Apply governance and ethical standards to systems you design
Where graduates go

Roles this diploma points towards

Automation Specialist
AI Solutions Developer
Process Automation Analyst
Digital Transformation Officer
AI Implementation Consultant
Technical Operations Analyst

Roles listed are indicative destinations, not guaranteed placements.

How the programme runs

One day a week, built around your working life

AIAS runs live every Friday. Sessions are practical — you build during class and between classes, and the work compounds towards the capstone.

1

Apply online

Complete the AIAS enrolment form. It takes a few minutes and there is no entrance examination.

2

Confirm your place

Pay the one-time ₦10,000 registration fee to secure your seat in the cohort.

3

Join your cohort

You'll receive your class details and platform access, then meet your facilitator and classmates.

4

Study Friday

Live sessions every Friday, with assessments and a capstone project across the programme.

The ₦10,000 registration fee is not tuition

Transformation College of Business & Technology is a non-profit institution, and the education is genuinely free. The registration fee is a one-time administrative charge that confirms your commitment to the cohort. There are no tuition fees, no module fees and no examination fees.

Last semester's record

How AIAS performed last semester

We publish our own record because a tuition-free college should be judged on outcomes, not promises. These figures are from the most recently completed AIAS cohort.

240+
Students enrolled
186
Diplomas awarded
88%
Completion rate
9
Countries represented

Cohort breakdown

Completed the capstone project84%
Already working while studying71%
Joined from outside Nigeria26%
Continued to a second TCBT programme18%

Highlights from the cohort

  • Capstone automations built and presented across the cohort.
  • Facilitated by practitioners currently working in AI and automation delivery.
  • Students joined from across Africa and the diaspora.
  • Every graduate finished without paying a naira in tuition.
  • EDIT — add one real, specific highlight from the last AIAS cohort.
In their own words

AIAS students on the programme

Replace this with a real AIAS student testimonial. The strongest ones are specific — what they automated, how long it used to take, and what they do with the time now.
SN Student NameAIAS Graduate · 2025
Replace this with a real AIAS student testimonial. If a student mentions arriving without a technical background, keep that — it answers the objection most visitors have.
SN Student NameAIAS Graduate · 2025
Replace this with a real AIAS student testimonial. One from an international student is worth including — it demonstrates the reach of the programme.
SN Student NameAIAS Graduate · 2025
Questions

Before you enroll

Is this programme really free?
Yes. Transformation College of Business & Technology is a non-profit institution and charges no tuition. There is a one-time ₦10,000 registration fee, which is an administrative charge that confirms your place in the cohort — it is not tuition. There are no module fees and no examination fees.
When are AIAS classes held?
Every Friday. Sessions are live and delivered online, so you can join from anywhere with a stable connection. The one-day-a-week structure is deliberate: it is designed so you can study without leaving your job.
What happens if I miss a session?
EDIT — confirm the recording and catch-up policy with the academic team, then replace this answer.
What do I receive when I finish?
Successful students receive a diploma certificate from Transformation College of Business & Technology, an NBTE-accredited institution holding ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 21001:2018 certification.
Do I need a laptop?
EDIT — confirm the minimum device and connectivity requirements, then replace this answer.
Do I need to know how to code before starting AIAS?
EDIT — confirm the technical prerequisite with the Academic Coordinator. AIAS is the most technical of the four diplomas, so this answer matters more here than on the other pages.
Your place is waiting

Start AIAS this semester

Live every Friday. No tuition. The next AIAS cohort is filling now — complete the enrolment form and confirm your place.

Enroll in AIAS Talk to admissions