Vertex AI: 1 Day Foundations Course in Ottawa
Schedule
Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Regus ON, Ottawa - Albert & Metcalfe | Ottawa, ON
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.
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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
Where is it happening?
Regus ON, Ottawa - Albert & Metcalfe, 116 Albert Street Suite 200 & 300, Ottawa, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 560.19 to CAD 724.76
