Machine learning engineer

Overview

What this apprenticeship develops

Designs, builds, deploys and validates machine-learning and artificial-intelligence solutions using data from multiple sources. It is designed around the occupation in the official standard, not simply access to AI tools.

AI TECHNICAL: People building, integrating or maintaining AI and data solutions.

Role fit

Who it is designed for

• Technical employees building or operating ML systems
• Software or data professionals progressing into ML engineering

Where AI genuinely fits

CORE AI: AI is explicit and central to the occupation described by the standard.

• Machine learning engineering
• AI solution development
• Model deployment and validation
• Technical AI operations

Funding

Funding and eligibility

£22,000

Maximum funding band

The funding band is the maximum government funding available for eligible training and assessment. The actual funding route and employer contribution depend on the learner, role, employer circumstances and rules in force at the start date.

• Funding and learner eligibility depend on the rules in force on the apprentice's start date.
• The apprentice must have an eligible job in England that allows them to develop and demonstrate the standard's occupational competence.
• Prior learning, residency, employment status, age and employer circumstances can affect eligibility or the amount funded.

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