AI Product Engineer Postgraduate (PGCert)

Design, build, and deploy intelligent systems that power the next generation of digital products.

16 Weeks

Flexible study
Flexible study
Full-time or part-time
Scholarship available
Scholarship available
NZQA Level 8 Certificate
Postgraduate
NZQA Level 8
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OVERVIEW

Over 16 weeks, this programme equips you with the technical, engineering, and collaborative skills to design scalable, reliable, and ethical AI-powered systems. Learn methodologies to harness AI effectively — understanding its limits as well as its potential — so you can build products that truly work in the real world. Study online, supported by coaching and collaboration.

AI Product Engineers are set to shape the future — not by letting AI take over, but by learning how to use it with skill and purpose. This postgraduate programme gives you the engineering mindset and technical expertise to design, test, and deliver intelligent systems that create measurable value.

You’ll learn how new architectures and patterns integrate AI models and APIs, to speed up development and transformation. Master collaboration practices that turn innovative ideas into scalable products. As you progress, you’ll gain the tools to evaluate AI’s role responsibly — ensuring performance, security, and sustainability are at the heart of your work.

Continue to the Postgraduate Diploma to apply your learning through a mentored project solving real-world challenges — and graduate with the confidence to engineer at the frontier of AI innovation.

Who This Programme Is For

Perfect for:

  • Mission Ready graduates in software, data, or UX seeking to advance into AI system design and engineering roles.
  • Software engineers and developers ready to move beyond basic integrations to building AI-powered products end-to-end.
  • Technical professionals and career shifters who want to deepen their practical AI skills and become confident, industry-ready engineers.

If you want to build intelligent systems, not just talk about them — this is your programme.


Skills you'll gain

Build your engineering foundation, then master how to use AI to enhance design, development, and delivery.

  • Product and system design fundamentals for agentic and AI-enabled solutions.
  • Generative AI, APIs, and integration design patterns.
  • Vector databases and embeddings: data design, querying, and scaling.
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): concepts, architecture, and implementation.
  • Local LLM deployment: tuning, security, and efficient delivery.
  • Agentic AI: design, orchestration, and building functional AI agents.
  • Collaboration with AI tools: best practices and workflows for effective teamwork.

Build your engineering foundation, then master how to use AI to enhance design, development, and delivery.

  • Product and system design fundamentals for agentic and AI-enabled solutions.
  • Generative AI, APIs, and integration design patterns.
  • Vector databases and embeddings: data design, querying, and scaling.
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): concepts, architecture, and implementation.
  • Local LLM deployment: tuning, security, and efficient delivery.
  • Agentic AI: design, orchestration, and building functional AI agents.
  • Collaboration with AI tools: best practices and workflows for effective teamwork.

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The tech industry is faced with a growing skills shortage and the traditional education pathways would not solve this ... which is why we created New Zealand's first tech career accelerator
DIANA SHARMA
Co-founder & Mission Director
2025 Feb Graduation at Google

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Mentored work experiences is 10-weeks full time commitment.

SCHEDULE & FEES

Flexible Learning

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Subject to NZQA Approval

PG Diploma in Applied Digital Technology Level 8, 120 credits
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Fees *(GST inclusive)
NZD
4,980
311.25
/week

Available Funding

Updated:
February 5, 2026
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Entry criteria

  • All applications for admission to this programme are reviewed by Mission Ready to ensure that every applicant meets the admission and selection requirements stated below. 
  • All applicants must have completed a relevant Bachelor’s degree or Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma or provide evidence of equivalent relevant skills and knowledge gained through appropriate work or professional experience. 
  • All applicants for admission to this programme must be able to demonstrate a level of English language fluency that is equivalent to the requirements of NCEA Level 3 or higher. Where no acceptable evidence of language fluency exists, applicants may be required to take an appropriate language assessment test. 
  • International applicants must provide evidence of meeting NZQA’s published English language entry requirements. 

Full-time dates

Part-time dates

No intakes planned
No intakes planned

Time commitment

Fees *(No GST applies)
AUD
9,000
397
/week

Available Funding

Updated:
February 5, 2026

* Only New Zealand domestic students receive partial government funding, which helps lower their fees. This support is not available to Australian students, so their fees are higher.

Entry criteria

  • Applicants must have the legal right to work and study in Australia (open to Australian residents and citizens);
  • Have completed
    • NCEA Level 1 literacy and numeracy
    • or the Certificate in Tech Career Exploration & Development (Level 3) Micro-credential,
    • or provide evidence of an equivalent or higher qualification and/or experience.

In Australia, we accept the following as the minimum entry requirement: Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) Level 3 and Year 10 Literacy and numeracy outcomes.

If English is not your first language, you must provide:

Updated:
Feb 5, 2026

EDUCATION TEAM

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OLAYINKA FASHOLA

OLAYINKA FASHOLA

Business Analyst Trainer
ALAN KAN

ALAN KAN

Co-founder & Innovation Director
SEBIN BENJAMIN

SEBIN BENJAMIN

Full Stack Development Trainer
ARASH MOGHADAM

ARASH MOGHADAM

Software Development Trainer
CHANDNI ADESHARA

CHANDNI ADESHARA

Facilitator & Coach
CHARLES ANGELES

CHARLES ANGELES

Partnerships & Placements Manager

STUDENT SUCCESS

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Industry leaders value our graduates. Our alumni have gone on to work at companies like Datacom, Cin7, One NZ and PWC.

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