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AIP-C01 learning path

Choose intensity from evidence.

Day 0 checks prerequisites and diagnostic performance. The recommended route is always overridable, and every day combines learning, application, recall, assessment, and remediation.
55 core hours7, 14, or 30 daysProgress stays on this device

Routing rules

7-day intensive

Overall at least 75%, every domain at least 60%, and prerequisites met.

14-day balanced

Overall 60–74% or materially inconsistent domain results.

30-day foundation

Overall below 60%, a domain below 45%, or missing foundations.

These are Baitaphish recommendations, not provider rules or pass guarantees.

Choose your path

Experienced practitioners who meet prerequisites, score at least 75% overall, and have no domain below 60%.

  1. Day 18h

    Requirements and foundation models

    Objectives
    1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 2.4
    Lesson
    Translate requirements into model, invocation, prompt, schema, cost, latency, safety, and compliance decisions.
    Decision matrix
    Complete the prompt/RAG/customization matrix.
    Application
    Run AIP-L01.
    Recall
    Complete cards for 1.1, 1.2, 1.6, and 2.4.
    Check
    Compare two model configurations and take the assigned D1 items.
    Remediation
    If requirements cannot be tied to measurable acceptance criteria, rewrite them before continuing.
  2. Day 28h

    Data, vectors, and RAG

    Objectives
    1.3, 1.4, 1.5
    Lesson
    Build a permission-aware ingestion and retrieval lifecycle with grounding and freshness.
    Decision matrix
    Complete the retrieval-design matrix.
    Application
    Run AIP-L02 and AIP-L03.
    Recall
    Complete remaining D1 cards.
    Check
    Take the D1 domain check and explain every retrieval failure layer.
    Remediation
    Below 70%: repeat the same dataset with a second chunking/retrieval configuration.
  3. Day 38h

    Implementation, agents, and deployment

    Objectives
    2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
    Lesson
    Choose API, workflow, agent, integration, deployment, and rollback patterns from constraints.
    Decision matrix
    Complete the agent-or-workflow matrix.
    Application
    Run AIP-L04 and prepare AIP-L08.
    Recall
    Complete D2 cards.
    Check
    Take the D2 check and defend every tool permission.
    Remediation
    Below 70%: replace one agent decision with a deterministic workflow and compare failure modes.
  4. Day 48h

    Safety, security, and governance

    Objectives
    3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
    Lesson
    Layer input/output, identity, privacy, data, tool, responsible-AI, oversight, and evidence controls.
    Decision matrix
    Complete the safety-control placement matrix.
    Application
    Run AIP-L05.
    Recall
    Complete D3 cards.
    Check
    Take the D3 check and threat-model one action-capable system.
    Remediation
    Any missed high-impact authorization question requires an external deterministic-control review.
  5. Day 57h

    Operations, evaluation, and troubleshooting

    Objectives
    4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2
    Lesson
    Connect evaluation, telemetry, quality, safety, latency, quota, cost, release, and troubleshooting.
    Decision matrix
    Complete evaluation and operational-optimization matrices.
    Application
    Run AIP-L06 and AIP-L07; rehearse AIP-L08 rollback.
    Recall
    Complete D4–D5 and mixed cards.
    Check
    Take D4–D5 plus a cumulative check.
    Remediation
    Any domain below 70% becomes the first repair block before Practice A.
  6. Day 68h

    Practice A and remediation

    Objectives
    1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2
    Lesson
    Review only missed objectives after the closed-book assessment.
    Decision matrix
    Rebuild matrices for the weakest two domains.
    Application
    Repeat one failed evaluation or deployment validation.
    Recall
    Use error-log cards only.
    Check
    Complete fresh timed Practice A.
    Remediation
    Below 80% or any domain below 70%: enter the 14-day extension before Practice B.
  7. Day 78h

    Practice B and release reasoning

    Objectives
    1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2
    Lesson
    Close repeated misses and rehearse measurable, governed production decisions.
    Decision matrix
    Complete every matrix from memory.
    Application
    Explain three critical lab tradeoffs and one rollback without notes.
    Recall
    Final mixed recall.
    Check
    Complete fresh timed Practice B and all readiness gates.
    Remediation
    If any hard gate fails, continue remediation; do not label the learner exam-ready.