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AI-900 Azure AI Fundamentals
The Microsoft foundation credential for AI on Azure — ML concepts, computer vision, NLP, generative AI, document intelligence and Responsible AI — mapped to AI-900.
⏱Duration: 2 days / 16 hrs
💻Format: Instructor-Led + Azure AI Tours
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual · Hybrid
✅Pass rate: 98%
📅Next intake: 6 May 2026
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AI literacy
Supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning at decision-maker depth
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Generative AI
Azure OpenAI, prompt engineering, RAG, model selection — from the Azure lens
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Vision & speech
Azure AI Vision, Speech, OCR, Document Intelligence in real demos
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NLP & search
Azure AI Language, Translator, AI Search and the new agent stacks
What this course is
Where AI on Azure stops being a black box.
AI-900 is Microsoft's AI foundation credential. It is genuinely a starting point — designed for technology professionals, project managers, business decision-makers and aspiring data professionals who need fluency in AI on Azure without committing to a hands-on engineering track.
At Nexperts, AI-900 is delivered as a structured 2-day programme where every concept is anchored to a real Azure portal walkthrough. By day 2 you've toured Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Studio, AI Vision, Speech, Document Intelligence and AI Search — not just heard about them.
AI-900 is the cert most often dismissed as 'too easy'. It is also the cert that produces the highest unblocking effect on every AI project conversation in your first six months.
The 2026 AI-900 update sharpened the focus on Generative AI, Azure AI Foundry, Phi-4 small language models, agent design and Responsible AI in production. We cover all four with hands-on portal tours.
Who should take this course
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IT students & graduates
Entering the workforce — AI-900 makes you fluent in AI conversations from day one.
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Project managers
Working on AI projects but lost in technical conversations. AI-900 gives the vocabulary.
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Career switchers
Moving into AI. AI-900 + an Azure foundation is the runway to AI-102 / DP-100.
Owning AI governance. AI-900 covers Responsible AI principles end-to-end.
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Microsoft cert path entrants
Planning AI-102 or DP-100. AI-900 is the right runway.
Prerequisites
✓ Basic IT literacy
✓ Familiarity with cloud concepts at AZ-900 level (helpful but not required)
✓ No coding experience required
✓ Curiosity and willingness to navigate the Azure portal
→ No prerequisites required. AI-900 is genuinely a starting point.
Course Curriculum
Five domains. Full Azure AI literacy.
AI-900 is structured into AI Workloads & Considerations, ML Fundamentals on Azure, Computer Vision Workloads, NLP Workloads, and Generative AI Workloads. We deliver every domain anchored to a real portal screen.
Hands-On Azure AI Tours
9 walkthroughs. Real Azure AI portal.
Every learner gets an Azure tenant with the AI services pre-provisioned (with a budget cap). You walk every tour on the actual console — nobody learns AI from slides at Nexperts.
01
Content Safety Tour
Walk Azure AI Content Safety. Run text and image classification scenarios.
RAI
02
Azure ML Workspace
Open an AML workspace. Run an AutoML classification job. Inspect the leaderboard.
ML
03
Document Intelligence
Run a real OCR + key-value extraction on a sample invoice in DI Studio.
Vision
04
Custom Vision
Train a Custom Vision classifier with 30 sample images. Validate the endpoint.
Vision
05
Speech Studio
Convert speech to text and synthesise a custom voice in Speech Studio.
Speech
06
Azure AI Foundry
Tour Foundry, build a sentiment + entity demo with a single prompt.
NLP
07
Azure OpenAI Chat
Deploy GPT-4o-mini. Run a structured chat session with a system prompt.
GenAI
08
RAG Build
Build a RAG demo in Foundry over a sample corpus. Validate grounded answers.
GenAI
09
AI Search Tour
Walk Azure AI Search with semantic ranking. Compare to keyword search.
Search
+ 5 micro-tasks. All tenants yours during the course + 14 days post-course.
Exam Information
One short exam. Mostly recall.
AI-900 is a 45-minute exam with 40–60 questions, mostly multiple choice. There are no labs or coding items. The trap is breadth — questions span every Azure AI surface.
Microsoft AI-900 Exam
Questions40 – 60 multiple choice
Duration45 minutes
Passing score700 / 1000
FormatPearson VUE / Online proctored
ValidityNo expiration (replaced when retired)
Industry avg pass rate~78% first attempt
Nexperts pass rate98% first attempt
Concept-Mapping Workshop
Workshop length2-hour mapping clinic
FormatWhiteboard — you map, instructor coaches
OutcomeConnect every AI workload to its Azure service
BonusQuick-recall flashcards
StrategyRead each option, eliminate by category first
Common confusionAML vs Cognitive Services vs OpenAI
WalkthroughPast terminology archive provided
Our Dual-Mock Programme
01
Diagnostic Mock
End of day 1. Sets the baseline. Average score: 72%.
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Final Clearance
End of day 2. Full timed simulation. 85%+ before we book. Average score: 91%.
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Quick-Recall Round
Optional 30-minute flash quiz before the exam. Confidence builder.
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Pass Rate
98% of our AI-900 candidates pass on first attempt.
The Microsoft global first-attempt rate for AI-900 sits around 78%. We hit 98% by spending 70% of class time inside the actual Azure AI portals — every recall question is easier when you've seen the screen.
Real Azure AI toursConcept-mapping clinic98% first attemptLifetime cert (no expiry)Bridge to AI-102 / DP-100
Why our pass rate is 98%
Industry average: ~78%
Most candidates revise definitions but never open the Azure AI portals. The exam asks them which service does X and they pick by elimination, getting it wrong.
Nexperts: 98%
Every concept is pinned to a real screen, button or policy. You don't memorise definitions — you recall the UI.
Your Microsoft AI Path
AI-900 is the runway to the AI track.
AI-900 is the foundation. From here, hands-on candidates take AI-102 (Azure AI Engineer); data candidates pick DP-100 (Data Scientist); platform candidates take MS-103 (AI / agent track).
