Pilot batch · Starts 1 February 2027

Sigmaschool Applied AI Programme

Learn to work, build & get ahead with AI in 4 weeks.

Go beyond chatting with AI. In 4 weeks you'll build real AI tools that do work for you - and use them for your own career or business. No coding required.

What you'll build

  • An AI Job HunterFinds jobs that fit you and tailors your CV and cover letter.
  • An AI worker that finds clientsResearches leads and drafts pitches for you every week.
  • Your own AI appA real, shareable website, like an AI interview coach.
  • An AI Trading LabA stock simulator you test, fix and prove works.
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Early-bird price: RM 3,997 RM 6,997·Only 10 slots

First pilot batch: 4 weeks · ~10 hrs/week · instructor-reviewed. You'll help shape the programme, and we'll work closely with you every week.

The tools everyone is talking about

ClaudeChatGPTGrok BotMuseDotsOpenClawCodexLovable+ more
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By SigmaschoolApplied AI Programme · 1 February 2027
01

The problem

Most people use AI
like a search box.

AI is no longer limited to answering questions. It can research, work with your files, run tasks on a schedule, and build software. Most people never get past the chat window.

How most people use AI

  • -Asking AI dozens of separate questions
  • -Copy-pasting answers into your own documents
  • -Chasing every new AI tool that trends this week
  • -Trusting one good demo without checking the result

What you'll be able to do

  • Give AI a complete task and get finished work back
  • Set up an AI worker that repeats a job for you
  • Build your own apps by describing what you want
  • Test what AI produces before anyone relies on it
  • Choose the right tool, even after the products change

The gap isn't which AI you pay for. It's whether you know how to hand it real work and check what comes back.

02

The approach

Don't learn tools.
Learn the four ways AI gets work done.

AI products are converging - chat, cowork, agents, coding and automation blur into each other every few months. So we teach the capability first, then show how the leading platforms deliver it.

“I need a report prepared once.”

→ Cowork

“I need a task completed across websites.”

→ AI agent

“I want a task repeated every week.”

→ Scheduled agent or automation

“I need the exact same steps every time.”

→ Traditional automation

“I want a tool built around my problem.”

→ AI coding

“I want more control over how my agent runs.”

→ Self-hosted agent

Produce work. Repeat work. Build tools. Verify results.

Products will change. These four capabilities won't - and they're what you'll leave with.

03

How it works

Four weeks. Four missions.
Each one builds on the last.

Every week you unlock a new way of working with AI, complete one guided project, then build your own version for something you actually care about.

M1

Week 1

Get AI to Do Your Work

Get AI to do a task

M2

Week 2

Build Your Own AI Worker

Give AI a job it repeats

M3

Week 3

Build Your Own Software

Build your own tools

M4

Week 4

Make Sure Your AI Works

Make those tools reliable

Every mission, the same 8 steps - inside Sigmo

  1. 1

    What you’ll build

    A demo of the finished guided project, so you see the goal first.

  2. 2

    Topics & concepts

    The essential ideas, in plain English with real examples.

  3. 3

    Explore the tools

    The major products in the category, and when to choose each.

  4. 4

    Guided project

    One realistic project, step by step with structured instructions.

  5. 5

    Your mission

    Build your own version for your career, business, or goal.

  6. 6

    Checkpoints

    Clear requirements that define exactly what must work.

  7. 7

    Submit

    Working project, supporting evidence, and a recorded walkthrough.

  8. 8

    Instructor review

    Pass, or resubmit with specific feedback. No live defences.

Your week

~10 hrs

per week, including a 2-hour weekly live meetup.

  • Fundamentals & tool landscape1.5h
  • Guided project2.5h
  • Personalised mission4.5h
  • Testing, recording & submission1.5h

85% of your time is hands-on. You see many tools, but you spend most of the week building.

04

4-week curriculum

What you'll actually learn
in 4 weeks.

Four missions. One story arc. By Mission 4 you're not just using AI - you're building with it and proving it works.

Mission 1 · Week 1 · Cowork

Get AI to Do Your Work

“Stop asking AI fifty small questions. Hand it a complete task - research, spreadsheets, reports, slides - and get finished work back.”

Tools you'll explore

Claude Cowork· Main hands-on toolChatGPT Work· Demo & comparisonGemini· OverviewMicrosoft 365 Copilot· OverviewPerplexity· Brief demoNotebookLM· Brief demo

You will leave knowing how to:

  • How AI works - models, context, hallucinations and limits
  • Chatting with AI vs delegating a complete piece of work
  • Giving good instructions - goals, context, files, constraints
  • AI research - deep research, checking and comparing sources
  • Working with PDFs, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and images
  • Getting finished deliverables, then checking and improving them

By the end of mission 1

A reusable AI workspace that turns your inputs into professional deliverables - again and again.

Guided project

AI Job Hunter

Upload a CV. AI researches real openings, builds a spreadsheet with sources, finds skill gaps, and drafts a tailored CV, cover letter and interview guide.

Then build your own, e.g.

AI Proposal WriterAI Business ResearcherAI Reporting AssistantAI Spending Analyzer

Mission 1 · Cowork

“Here's something I need finished.”

Here is my CV. Research five suitable jobs, compare their requirements, and prepare three tailored applications for me.

You give it a piece of work. It completes the work.

Mission 2 · AI Agents

“This is now your ongoing responsibility.”

Every Monday, research new marketing jobs paying above RM 6,000, compare them with my experience, update my job tracker, and send me the best opportunities.

You give it a job to keep doing. You review and manage the results.

05

The AI Tool Map

Breadth across the landscape.
Depth where it counts.

Every student gets a living AI Tool Map inside Sigmo - what each tool is, what it can do, when to use it, and what else does something similar. Updated monthly as the products move.

AI Assistants & Research

ChatGPTClaudeGeminiGrokPerplexityNotebookLM

In the course: Claude

Cowork

Claude CoworkChatGPT WorkMicrosoft 365 CopilotGemini agents

In the course: Claude Cowork

AI Workers / Agents

Grok BotMuseDotsGemini agents

In the course: Grok Bot

Open-Source Agents

HermesOpenClaw

In the course: Overview

Automation

ZapierMaken8nAgent routines

In the course: Concepts & demos

AI Coding

Claude CodeCodexCursorWindsurf

In the course: Claude Code

AI App Builders

LovableReplitGoogle AI StudioBase44

In the course: Overview & fallback

AI Design & Media

Canva AIMidjourneyRunwaySoraElevenLabs

In the course: Optional showcases

Testing & Reliability

EvalsAgent tracesWorkflow logsClaude Code testing

In the course: Claude Code

How deep we go with each tool

LEVEL 1

Know it exists

A 2–3 minute overview and an example, so you recognise it when someone mentions it.

LEVEL 2

Know when to use it

A short comparison with the alternatives, so you can pick the simplest tool that fits.

LEVEL 3

Know how to use it

A full guided project and personal mission. Only a few core tools reach this level.

06

Real projects

You will build real things,
not just watch lessons.

Four guided projects teach the skill. Four personal missions apply it to your own career or business. You finish with one working AI solution you can show anyone.

4

Guided projects

4

Personal missions

1

Final AI solution, tested & shipped

40

Hours, 85% hands-on

Mission 1 · Guided project

AI Job Hunter

Researches openings, logs them in a spreadsheet with sources, compares requirements to your CV, and drafts a tailored CV, cover letter and interview guide - without inventing qualifications.

job-opportunities.xlsx
RoleSalaryCV match
  • Marketing ExecutiveRetail group, KLRM 6,50092%
  • Digital Marketing LeadFintech startupRM 8,00081%
  • Brand ManagerFMCG, SelangorRM 7,20074%
Tailored CV Cover letter Interview guide

Mission 2 · Guided project

AI Client Finder

A reusable AI worker that finds potential customers from approved public sources, reviews their websites against a checklist and prepares personalised pitches for your approval.

AI Client Finder · run #6
Routine: every Monday, 9:00amCompleted
  • Found 24 local businesses
  • Reviewed 12 websites against checklist
  • Logged 8 opportunities to spreadsheet
  • Drafted 3 personalised pitches
3 pitches waiting for your approvalReview

Mission 3 · Guided project

AI Interview Coach

A shareable web app that runs practice interviews from a job description, asks follow-ups, scores your answers and builds a practice plan. Voice interviews optional.

interview-coach.app · Brand Manager

Tell me about a campaign that didn't go to plan. What did you change?

Our Q3 launch underperformed, so I re-split the budget towards…

Structure4/5
Specific examples3/5
Role fit4/5

Mission 4 · Guided project

AI Trading Lab

A stock simulator with historical data and RM 10,000 of pretend money - and planted bugs. You test it, find the errors, fix them with AI and write the testing report.

trading-lab · RM 10,000 pretend money
Strategy Buy & hold+18.4%
Test run · 10 cases8 passed · 2 failed
  • Trade P&L matches known answers
  • Transaction costs missing
  • Strategy uses future prices

Your final mission

Test, fix & ship your own AI solution.

Pick one thing you built - your AI worker, your app, or a combination - and turn it into a finished, tested solution for a problem you care about. With a test report, a case study and a recorded demo to prove it.

07

How you're assessed

You don't pass with a prompt.
You pass with something that works.

Every mission is reviewed by an instructor against clear checkpoints. A generic prompt or a one-off AI answer doesn't pass - a solution someone else can use does.

A working solution

A workspace, agent or app that actually does the job.

Proof it repeats

Results from different inputs or task runs, not one lucky output.

Test evidence

Realistic test cases, before-and-after results, fixes made.

Checks & boundaries

What you verified, and where AI needs your approval.

Recorded walkthrough

A 5–7 minute demo explaining how it works.

Case study

For your final mission: the problem, the solution, the limits.

Mission review outcomes:

PassResubmit with feedback· No live defences
08

Is this for you?

Built for people who want results,
not a coding career.

This programme is for you if:

  • You want AI to do real work for you, not just answer questions
  • You’re a professional, freelancer, job seeker or business owner
  • You have zero coding experience - and want to build anyway
  • You keep hearing about new AI tools and want to know which matter
  • You can commit around 10 hours a week for 4 weeks
  • You’d like to help shape a new programme as a pilot member

Probably not for you if:

  • -You want to become a full-time software developer
  • -You only want to watch videos without building anything
  • -You can only spare an hour or two a week
  • -You’re looking for a live trading bot or a get-rich-quick tool
Want a developer career? See the 90-day programme
“Being able to build something with AI doesn't mean it works. Knowing the difference is the skill.”
09

What graduating means

After 4 weeks,
here's what you can do.

01

Get AI to complete work.

Provide documents, context and goals - and get back useful, professional deliverables.

02

Give AI a repeatable job.

Set up agents with tools, skills and routines, and supervise them properly.

03

Build useful software.

Direct AI to create a working application without writing code yourself.

04

Check that everything works.

Test, debug and improve what you’ve built before anyone relies on it.

05

Choose the right tools.

Understand the major categories and alternatives, and move between products.

06

Apply it to your career.

Graduate with a working solution to a problem you actually care about.

10

Cohort & pricing

Join the pilot batch.
Help shape what comes next.

This is the first pilot batch of the Applied AI Programme. You'll help shape the missions, tools and projects with your feedback, and we'll work closely with you throughout. Early-bird price: RM 3,997 instead of RM 6,997, for the first 10 seats only.

Only 10 early-bird slotsApplied AI Programme · Pilot batch

1 Feb → 28 Feb 2027

Starts Mon, 1 Feb 20274 weeks · ~10 hrs/week

Early-bird price

RM 3,997

RM 6,997

RM 3,000 off · first 10 seats only

You're not just a student - you're a co-designer. As a pilot member your feedback directly shapes the programme, and we'll work closely with you from day one.

What's included

  • 4 missions on the Sigmo learning platform
  • 4 guided projects with step-by-step instructions
  • Weekly 2-hour live meetup
  • Instructor review on every mission, with feedback
  • The living AI Tool Map, updated monthly
  • Your final, tested AI solution + case study

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FAQ

Common questions.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You'll build websites, apps and AI workers by directing AI in plain English. You'll learn the basic parts of an application so you can describe what you want and check whether it works, but you never have to write code or operate a terminal to pass.

When does the programme start?

The first cohort starts on 1 February 2027 and runs for four weeks - one mission per week.

What does it mean to join the pilot batch?

The February 2027 cohort is our first pilot batch. You get the full programme, and you also help shape it: we'll ask for your feedback on every mission, tool and project and use it to improve the programme for future cohorts. Because it's a pilot, we'll be working closely with you throughout the four weeks.

How much does it cost?

The Applied AI Programme is RM 6,997. For the pilot batch we're offering an early-bird price of RM 3,997 (RM 3,000 off), limited to 10 slots. Enter your details on this page and you'll go straight to a secure Stripe checkout to pay and lock in your seat.

How much time do I need each week?

About 10 hours a week for 4 weeks - 40 hours in total, including a 2-hour weekly live meetup. Around 85% of that time is hands-on building.

Which AI tools will I learn?

You'll go hands-on with a few core tools - Claude Cowork, Grok Bot and Claude Code Desktop - and learn when to use the wider landscape: ChatGPT Work, Gemini, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Perplexity, NotebookLM, Muse, Dots, Hermes, OpenClaw, Codex, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, Zapier, Make, n8n and more.

What happens when the AI tools change?

That's exactly why we teach four capabilities - produce work, repeat work, build tools, verify results - instead of one product's buttons. Your AI Tool Map is updated monthly, and the fundamentals carry over when a new tool arrives.

Do I need to pay for AI subscriptions?

Some tools need a paid plan to use their full features. We'll tell you exactly which subscriptions you need before the cohort starts, and keep it to as few as possible.

How is this different from the AI-Native Software Development Programme?

The 90-day programme trains you to become a software developer and get hired - it's 30+ hours a week and you learn to code. Applied AI is 4 weeks, around 10 hours a week, with no coding: it's for professionals, freelancers and business owners who want AI to do real work for them.

How am I assessed?

Each mission ends with a submission: your working project, evidence it works on different inputs, test results and a 5–7 minute recorded walkthrough. An instructor reviews it and you either pass or resubmit with feedback. There are no live defences.

Is the AI Trading Lab real trading?

No. It's an educational simulator using historical data and RM 10,000 of pretend money - there's no real money, brokerage or live trading involved, and it isn't financial advice. The point is to practise testing: finding wrong calculations, missing costs and other planted errors.

What will I graduate with?

Four guided projects (AI Job Hunter, AI Client Finder, AI Interview Coach, AI Trading Lab), four personal missions, and one finished AI solution for your own career or business - with a test report, case study and recorded demo.

Pilot batch · 1 February 2027

Stop chatting with AI.
Start getting work done.

The Applied AI Programme: four weeks, four missions, one personalised AI solution. No coding required. Only 10 early-bird slots in the pilot batch.

Join the pilot batch · RM 3,997