Agentic AI
Move beyond chatbots: build AI that takes real action for your business, safely.
- Free
- Intermediate
- 5 weeks · ~3 hrs/week
- 6 lessons
- ~1 hours
- Certificate on passing the project
Free account required to open the lessons. No card, no fees.
About this course
Learn what makes an AI "agentic" — software that pursues a goal by taking actions and using tools in a loop, not just chatting. You will design, wire up, guard, and evaluate a simple agent for a real Nigerian small business.
A chatbot gives you directions. An agent actually drives you there. That one shift — from talking to doing — is what "agentic" means.
What you'll learn
- Understanding AI agents
- Designing agent workflows
- Connecting tools & actions
- Guardrails & oversight
- Evaluating agents
Course syllabus — 6 lessons
- From chatbot to agent — what "agentic" really means10 min
- The anatomy of an agent — goal, tools, memory, and the loop11 min
- Designing a simple agent workflow — a worked Nigerian example12 min
- Tools & integrations — how an agent actually DOES things11 min
- Guardrails, oversight & accountability — keeping a human in control12 min
- Evaluating & improving agents — when to trust, when to hold back11 min
Your project
Blueprint an AI agent for a real Nigerian small business
A one-to-two page agent blueprint covering the business problem, the agent's goal, its scoped tools, its guardrails (with one traced loop), and its evaluation plan.
Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.
Frequently asked questions
Is Agentic AI free?
Yes. Agentic AI is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.
How long does Agentic AI take to complete?
5 weeks · ~3 hrs/week. There are 6 lessons, about 1 hour of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.
Do I need any experience to start Agentic AI?
Intermediate. Some prior grounding in the subject will help you move faster.
What will I learn in Agentic AI?
You will build practical skills in Understanding AI agents, Designing agent workflows, Connecting tools & actions, Guardrails & oversight, Evaluating agents. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.
Do I get a certificate for Agentic AI?
Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Blueprint an AI agent for a real Nigerian small business and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.
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