Developer Training Curriculum

The THiNK Reseller Program follows a structured curriculum adapted from the THiNK Community AI Developer Program. The curriculum is organized into three progressive levels, enabling participants to build competence from AI fundamentals to production-ready AI solution development.

Level 1: AI Foundations

This introductory level provides learners with a strong understanding of artificial intelligence and its role in solving real-world challenges. Topics include:

• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning fundamentals
• Types of AI and AI applications
• AI in African contexts
• Data quality and bias
• AI-generated text and images
• Energy-efficient AI
• AI opportunities across industries

Learners complete quizzes and a practical project before progressing.

Level 2: AI Applications and Responsible AI

The second level focuses on practical AI usage and responsible deployment. Participants learn:

• Prompt Engineering
• AI productivity tools
• Generative AI applications
• Safe, Fair, and Responsible AI
• Conformity Assessment Process (CAP)
• AI governance and risk management
• Kenyan AI case studies
• Ethical decision-making

Participants complete practical exercises demonstrating responsible AI use in business scenarios.

Level 3: AI Solution Development

The final level equips resellers with implementation skills required for client projects, including:

• Python development environment
• LlamaIndex
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Vector databases (ChromaDB)
• OpenAI and Groq APIs
• FastAPI development
• AI chatbot development
• Testing and evaluation
• Deployment best practices

The curriculum culminates in a capstone project where learners design and deploy a functional AI-powered chatbot using THiNK's recommended technology stack.