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Artificial Intelligence · 48 weeks · 50 live classes · Cohort: September 2026

AI & Machine Learning Engineer

Production ML, LLM applications and MLOps. The single highest-paid entry point in technology.

From $120/week on the weekly plan · pay in full and save 10%

Open to applicants worldwide (classes on Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6)) · minimum age 16 · all payments in USD

Fellowship

AI & Machine Learning Engineer — Fellowship

For the few who want the most intensive route in: the smallest cohort, a named senior mentor, and priority into the hiring funnel.

  • A cohort of just 6 — the smallest classes we run
  • Twice-weekly 1:1s with a named senior mentor (not a rotation)
  • Priority hiring introductions and interview coaching
  • Your capstone taken to portfolio-grade with dedicated review
  • Everything in the standard track
$15,300 USD · 6 seats Apply for the Fellowship

Standard track: $9,550 (from $120/week).

Artificial Intelligence

AI & Machine Learning Engineer — free brochure

Production ML, LLM applications and MLOps. The single highest-paid entry point in technology.

  • The skills you'll master — and the jobs that pay for them
  • How Derry teaches: live classes, a personal mentor, spaced repetition
  • Salary ranges, certifications and where this leads
  • Exactly how to become a student

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The number that matters first

Tuition is $9,550 USD — about 10% of the entry-level salary this track leads to. Entry roles start at $100,000–$110,000, the median sits at $145,000, and the ceiling runs to $250,000+. On first-year pay alone, the programme returns its cost roughly every three to four weeks of employment — and keeps returning it for the rest of your career.

Your class time

Mondays 18:00–19:00 · Thursdays 13:00–14:00 (Women-Only cohort) — Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6). One live class every week for the full year, plus your weekly 30-minute 1:1 mentor session (Monday–Thursday afternoons). Check the overlap with your local time before applying.

The year, phase by phase

Phase 1

Foundations (wks 1–10): Python engineering, data structures, statistics, SQL — built to production standard from day one.

Phase 2

Core machine learning (wks 11–24): supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, feature engineering on real datasets.

Phase 3

Deep learning & LLMs (wks 25–38): neural networks, transformers, LLM applications, retrieval-augmented systems.

Phase 4

MLOps, capstone & placement (wks 39–48): deployment, monitoring, a production capstone, certification exams and the interview phase.

Certification preparation built in: AWS Machine Learning Specialty · TensorFlow Developer.

Why graduates of this track get hired

Three reasons, in the order employers cite them. First, depth: 48 weeks and 50 live classes produce a candidate who has done the work, not watched it. Second, proof: a capstone employers can test-drive, industry certifications, and a year of documented projects. Third, access: the final phase runs through our developed hiring funnel of partner companies, with introductions made for you and support until you sign.

Taught by people who've done it for 20+ years

Every instructor and mentor on this track has had a successful career at top universities and companies, with at least 20 years of experience. Your weekly 1:1 mentor reviews your work, corrects your course, and prepares you for the interviews they themselves used to run.

Technology that adapts to you

Our proprietary, custom-built platform adapts each module to how you individually learn, and integrates spaced-repetition scheduling — so phase-one fundamentals are still sharp when interviews arrive in the final phase. Built in-house by our own engineers; because we've taken no venture capital, profits go into improving it rather than into investor returns.

Practical assurances

Every enrolment carries a 7-day money-back guarantee (less the non-refundable deposit) and the 6-month job guarantee: graduate without a job in 6 months and you choose six more months of career support or free admission to another track (conditional on documented job-search participation).

Alumni and teams

Derry Training graduates return for a second track at 40% off. Employers training three or more people take 10% off every seat, invoiced once — email admin@derrytraining.com.

Practicalities

Applicants are accepted from anywhere in the world. All live classes and mentor sessions are scheduled on Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) — check the overlap with your local time before applying. Minimum age: 16. All prices in US Dollars (USD); all payments are taken in USD.

"Worth every penny. The payment plan meant I could start immediately, and the salary jump paid the course back within my first year."
Deirdre M.Cloud Engineer · Class of 2024

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