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Apprenticeship

Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialist

Level
7
Master's level
Length
2 yrs
typical
Sector
Digital
Pay
Paid
you earn while training

In a nutshell

Discover new artificial intelligence solutions that use data to improve and automate business processes.

What you'd do

Design and build scalable data pipelines to feed AI and ML models
Define and implement data governance frameworks for AI projects
Monitor data quality and resolve issues affecting model performance
Collaborate with data scientists to engineer features for ML models
Evaluate and recommend cloud data infrastructure for AI workloads
Lead data strategy discussions with senior technical and business stakeholders
Ensure AI data practices comply with ethical and regulatory standards

What you'd learn

Advanced data engineering and pipeline architecture for AI systems
Machine learning data requirements and feature store design
Data governance, quality frameworks, and lineage management
Cloud platforms and distributed computing for large-scale data processing
Ethical data use, bias mitigation, and responsible AI data practices
Statistical methods and mathematical foundations for AI data work
Leading data strategy and influencing AI architecture decisions
Ready to look for a place?
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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