AI Prompt Engineering for the Government Workforce (Self-Paced)
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Develop practical prompting skills to confidently generate accurate, responsible AI outputs in government work.
Develop practical prompting skills to confidently generate accurate, responsible AI outputs in government work.
This course is self-paced. For live online or in-person instruction, take AI Prompt Engineering for the Government Workforce course.
This course provides a practical introduction to using generative AI tools effectively and responsibly in government work. This course explains how AI language models function at a high level and teaches participants how to write, refine, and evaluate prompts to obtain clearer, more useful results.
Participants will learn how to start and manage AI conversations, apply prompt frameworks to common work tasks, and improve AI outputs through iteration and evaluation. The course also addresses multimodal prompting, AI limitations such as hallucinations and bias, and essential guardrails for ethical and secure AI use in government environments.
Through demonstrations, guided activities, and real-world examples, participants gain hands-on experience using AI assistants to support writing, analysis, summarization, and problem-solving tasks while maintaining accuracy, transparency, and compliance with government standards.
Receive instruction from subject‑matter experts who bring proven government experience.
Courses that are regularly updated based on feedback and industry developments, ensuring versions are mapped to federal competencies.
The instructor was wonderful and so knowledgeable. The course materials were extremely relevant to what my job is. I feel like I can be better because of this class.
— 2025 student
Directly addressing the day-to-day challenges of federal employees.
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We want you to succeed in your career goals. In addition to 4 hours of hands-on, self-paced training, you’ll also receive one live 1-on-1 mentoring session where you can:
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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Since 1921, Graduate School USA has partnered with over 125 federal agencies and trained more than one million federal employees. Led by instructors with deep, real-world knowledge of federal regulations, policies, and practices, our private group programs are practical, mission-driven, and tailored to your agency’s objectives. We offer expertise across key federal domains—including human resources, financial management, acquisition and contracting, leadership, and more—to deliver training where and how your team needs it.
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The first installment is due one week before the first class. Subsequent installments are spread out evenly across the duration of the course.
| Installments | |
|---|---|
| 10% non-refundable deposit | |
| $675.00 | Total You Pay |
See the Installment plan FAQ for more information.