VDF AI Academy

Learn to build enterprise AI, hands-on

VDF AI Academy is the free learning centre for building with VDF AI. Hands-on paths take you from a first enterprise agent to private RAG and governed multi-agent workflows, with every step shown in the product. Instructor-led advanced training on the API and production systems is free for customers and partners, on application.

  • 3 free learning paths
  • 13 lessons
  • 5 h 15 min of hands-on material
  • 2 instructor-led courses

Choose a path

Each path is a short course of lessons that build on each other. Every lesson is a complete build with the exact settings and a screenshot of each step, so you can follow along in your own workspace.

Path 1 · Free

Build Enterprise AI Agents

Build, test and govern enterprise AI agents. Solution builders, business technologists and developers who are new to VDF AI.

  1. How to Build an AI Agent for Enterprise, Step by Step
  2. How to Connect AI Agents to Tools with MCP
  3. How to Test AI Agents Before Production
  4. How to Publish and Govern AI Agents Across Teams
4 lessons 1 h 30 min in total Beginner
Path 2 · Free

Private RAG Engineering

Build and test RAG on your own infrastructure. Data engineers, knowledge managers and AI engineers responsible for enterprise search and assistants.

  1. How to Build a Private RAG Pipeline, Step by Step
  2. How to Build RAG over SQL Databases and Tables
  3. How to Build Permission-Aware RAG with Access Control
  4. How to Test RAG Retrieval Quality Before Rollout
4 lessons 1 h 45 min in total Beginner
Path 3 · Free

Agentic Workflows & Multi-Agent Orchestration

Design agentic workflows and orchestrate agents. Automation engineers, process owners and AI engineers building multi-step AI processes.

  1. How to Build an Agentic Workflow, Step by Step
  2. How to Orchestrate Multiple AI Agents in One Workflow
  3. How to Add Human-in-the-Loop Approval to an AI Workflow
  4. How to Route Each Workflow Step to the Right Model
  5. How to Monitor and Control Agentic Workflows
5 lessons 2 h in total Beginner

Start from your role

Video lessons

Go further with a VDF AI engineer

Advanced use cases and the API, taught live in 4 half-day sessions, remote or on-site, with a lab after every module and a certificate on passing the capstone. Free for VDF AI customers and partners. Other teams receive a quote after the application is reviewed.

Which is right for you?

Free learning pathsInstructor-led training
LevelIntroductoryAdvanced use cases and the API
FormatSelf-paced lessons, tutorials and videosFour live half-day sessions (3.5 hours each), remote or on-site
AccessOpen to everyone, no sign-upOn application; we reply within 2 business days
CostFreeFree for customers and partners; quoted for other teams
CertificateNoYes, on passing the capstone
Best forGetting a first agent, index or workflow workingTeams taking VDF AI into production