Training on Prompt Engineering for Business Applications
Craft effective prompts for LLMs to achieve business outcomes. Learn techniques, strategies, and methods to evaluate and refine prompts.
Next intake
20 Jul 2026 · Nakuru
Duration
5 days
Live instruction
Delivery
Physical + Virtual
Cohort based
Level
Intermediate
Working professionals
Certification
NITA reimbursable
For Kenyan cohorts
Language
English
All materials
About this programme
This course equips participants with the skills to craft effective prompts for large language models to achieve desired business outcomes. Participants will learn prompt engineering techniques, strategies for different use cases, and methods to evaluate and refine prompts.
Who Should Attend:
- Business analysts and product managers
- Content creators and marketing professionals
- Developers and technical professionals
- AI practitioners and enthusiasts
- Customer experience and support teams
What you'll walk away with
- To equip participants with prompt engineering skills
- To enable participants to get desired outputs from LLMs
- To provide strategies for different prompt use cases
- To build proficiency in iterative prompt refinement
What we cover, module by module
Module 1: Introduction to Prompt Engineering
- What is prompt engineering and why it matters
- LLM behavior and response patterns
- Core principles of effective prompting
- Common pitfalls and mistakes in prompting
- Iterative approach to prompt development
- Case Study: Analyzing successful and failed prompts
Module 2: Prompting Techniques and Strategies
- Zero-shot, few-shot, and chain-of-thought prompting
- Role prompting and persona-based prompts
- Contextual prompts and prompt chaining
- Templates and structured prompts
- Adaptive and dynamic prompting
- Case Study: Applying different prompting techniques
Module 3: Prompt Engineering for Specific Use Cases
- Prompting for content creation and summarization
- Prompting for question answering and information retrieval
- Prompting for code generation and software development
- Prompting for data analysis and insights
- Prompting for creative writing and ideation
- Case Study: Developing prompts for a business use case
Module 4: Evaluating and Refining Prompts
- Methods for evaluating prompt effectiveness
- Measuring output quality and relevance
- Iterative refinement techniques
- A/B testing of prompts
- Scaling prompt engineering across teams
- Case Study: Refining prompts through iteration
Module 5: Advanced Prompt Engineering Topics
- Prompt injection and security considerations
- Multimodal prompting and image generation
- Prompt engineering for complex reasoning tasks
- Automation and prompt management tools
- Future trends in prompt engineering
- Case Study: Building a prompt engineering workflow
Where the change lands
Organizational Impacts:
- Improved LLM output quality and reliability
- Reduced time and cost in AI development
- Enhanced innovation through effective AI use
- Better alignment of AI outputs with business needs
Individual Impacts:
- Ability to craft effective prompts for LLMs
- Skills in prompt engineering techniques
- Knowledge of different prompt strategies
- Expertise in evaluating and refining prompts
Dates and locations
Upcoming intakes
Every intake is limited to a small cohort. Booking closes when a date fills or three weeks before the start, whichever comes first.
| City | Starts | Ends | Delivery | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NakuruNext | 20 Jul 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Kigali | 20 Jul 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Accra | 20 Jul 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Kisumu | 27 Jul 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Johannesburg | 27 Jul 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
Dakar | 27 Jul 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | In-Person | Book |
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