Programme Overview

A Diploma Built for Responsible AI Leadership

The Petreltech.AI Diploma in Applied AI & ML for Business Transformation is a 300-hour professional diploma programme structured across 6 intensive modules, each 50 hours, and an integrated capstone project embedded within the curriculum.

The programme is designed for professionals who need to lead, implement, govern, or audit AI systems in real business environments. It integrates hands-on technical skills with governance frameworks (ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF), ESG alignment, and executive strategy - giving graduates a uniquely complete AI business transformation skillset.

All modules are delivered in a hybrid format combining live online sessions with practical workshops. Each module concludes with a Petreltech Professional Certificate, and the full diploma earns the Petreltech.AI Diploma award with optional PECB CAIP and Microsoft AI pathways.

300h

Total Programme Hours

6

Core Modules (50h each)

~30h

Integrated Capstone Project

3

Delivery Formats Available

Curriculum

Programme Modules

Six 50-hour modules covering every dimension of applied AI for business transformation, from technical foundations to executive governance and strategic implementation.

Module 1

Foundations of AI, ML & Business Transformation

50h

Establish core concepts, the AI lifecycle, business value mapping, and governance under ISO/IEC 42001.

Key Topics

  • AI & ML overview, lifecycle, datasets & metrics
  • Business strategy, use-case discovery & value mapping
  • Responsible AI & ethical implications
  • ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS) - principles & structure
  • Industry case studies & transformation roadmaps

Outcomes

  • Identify AI opportunities within your organisation
  • Draft an AI transformation roadmap
Module 2

Data Analytics, Machine Learning & Decision Intelligence

50h

Develop hands-on analytics & ML skills and connect models to decision dashboards.

Key Topics

  • Data wrangling, visualization, feature engineering
  • Regression, classification, clustering
  • AutoML & AI-assisted analytics
  • Power BI with embedded AI insights
  • XAI, bias detection & model interpretation

Tools & Outcomes

  • Python, scikit-learn, Power BI, Azure ML
  • Working ML model + executive dashboard
Module 3

Intelligent Process Automation

50h

Combine RPA and AI (IPA) to automate data-heavy workflows with governance and security.

Key Topics

  • Process discovery & automation design
  • NLP & OCR (LLMs + Computer Vision)
  • Conversational AI & enterprise integration
  • IPA governance, ethics & security baselines

Tools & Outcomes

  • UiPath, Power Automate, Azure AI, LangChain
  • Pilot bot + automation blueprint
Module 4

AI for Sustainability, ESG & Governance

50h

Apply AI for ESG reporting, carbon accounting and resource optimization with audit-ready evidence.

Key Topics

  • ISSB/TCFD/SGX PN7F frameworks & data pipelines
  • Scope 1-3 dashboards; carbon & energy analytics
  • Predictive models for ISO 50001 & ISO 46001
  • Regulatory monitoring & risk intelligence

Tools & Outcomes

  • Power BI, Python, ESG APIs
  • ESG dashboard + compliance evidence pack
Module 5

Generative AI, Innovation & Productization

50h

Harness LLMs and GenAI for real-world productivity, creative workflows, and new product features.

Key Topics

  • LLMs, diffusion models, transformers
  • Prompt engineering & workflow automation
  • Enterprise GenAI (ChatGPT, Copilot, Azure OpenAI)
  • Design thinking, IP & responsible deployment

Tools & Outcomes

  • OpenAI API, Azure OpenAI, Canva AI
  • GenAI prototype or process enhancement
Module 6

AI Leadership, Governance & Strategic Implementation

50h

Lead AI initiatives with robust governance, risk controls and measurable ROI.

Key Topics

  • ISO/IEC 42001 & NIST AI RMF alignment
  • Policy, ethics & risk management
  • AI Center of Excellence (AI-CoE) & operating model
  • Change management, culture & KPIs
  • AI maturity models & roadmap

Outcomes

  • AI governance playbook
  • Enterprise implementation plan & ROI model
Integrated Capstone Project (~30h)

Demonstrate Applied AI in Your Domain

The capstone project runs integrated within the modules (approximately 30 hours) and challenges participants to demonstrate applied AI implementation in a chosen domain, with governance frameworks, ethical considerations, and measurable outcomes.

Participants select a real-world domain, design a solution, build or prototype a model or dashboard, and produce a governance & ethics statement - providing a portfolio-ready deliverable that demonstrates end-to-end AI business transformation capability.

Capstone Domains

Business Analytics ESG / Sustainability Process Automation Customer Experience Predictive Maintenance

Deliverables

  • Solution Design Document
  • Model or Dashboard Prototype
  • Governance & Ethics Statement
Certification & Delivery

Certification & Delivery Options

Flexible delivery formats and multiple certification pathways to fit your schedule and career objectives.

  • Award: Petreltech.AI Diploma in Applied AI & ML for Business Transformation
  • Module Certificates: Petreltech Professional Certificate (awarded per module on completion)
  • Optional Pathways: PECB CAIP • Microsoft AI Fundamentals • Partner Certifications
  • Formats: Virtual Live • Hybrid • On-site Workshops
  • Audience: Executives, Managers, Engineers, Auditors, Consultants

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Academic & Delivery Partnerships

Partner with Petreltech.AI

Petreltech.AI welcomes strategic partnerships with reputed universities, polytechnics, and professional academies to co-deliver this diploma. We offer co-branding, joint certification pathways, faculty development, and industry projects aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 and ESG objectives.

  • Co-development of curricula and modular credit mapping
  • Joint certification and pathway articulation (PECB, Petreltech)
  • Faculty training on AI governance, ESG analytics, and industrial AI
  • Industry-linked capstone supervision and applied research

Partner with us: Email our Training heads to discuss collaboration models, accreditation alignment, and delivery schedules.

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Universities & Polytechnics

Co-deliver the diploma with credit recognition and pathway articulation frameworks.

Professional Academies

Joint certification programmes aligned to PECB, ISO, and industry professional bodies.

Faculty Development

Train faculty on AI governance, ESG analytics, industrial AI, and emerging frameworks.

Applied Research

Industry-linked capstone supervision and collaborative applied AI research projects.

Enquiries & Applications

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