AI-901 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Certification Training Course

The Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals credential is the recognised first step into AI on the Microsoft cloud. It proves you understand what AI workloads are, how machine learning works, and how generative AI and agents are built and governed in Microsoft Foundry. It sits at the base of the Microsoft AI career path, so it is the natural starting point before associate level work such as the AI-102 Azure AI Engineer route. Holding it shows employers you can speak about AI accurately and responsibly, which matters in almost every modern IT and business role.

Choosing Logitrain means the official AI-901 exam fee is included in your course, and you keep the digital course material after class. Every course is backed by a price beat guarantee on a competitor’s advertised price, so there are no hidden costs. You can sit your exam at the Logitrain Pearson VUE test centre, at another Pearson VUE centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring. Training is delivered in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or live online in real time across Australia, with experienced trainers and the same material either way. Logitrain has delivered hands on IT training since 2004 to more than 15,000 professionals and over 2,500 Australian organisations.

There are no hard prerequisites for the AI-901 certification, so you can start even if you are new to artificial intelligence. Microsoft does recommend some background that makes the hands on work smoother. You will benefit from a basic knowledge of Python coding syntax and programming techniques, a general understanding of core cloud concepts such as cloud storage, compute, and authentication, and some familiarity with navigating Azure resources. None of this is mandatory, and the course is still built for beginners.

If you are completely new to the Azure platform, a sensible starting point is the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course, which gives you the core cloud grounding that the AI-901 Foundry work assumes.

Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.

• Exam AI-901 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals, leading to Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. Sit it at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring from a private space.

Exam format: the exam is scored on a scale of 100 to 1000, and you need 700 to pass. It is structured around two areas, identify AI concepts and responsibilities, weighted at 40 to 45 percent, and implement AI solutions by using Microsoft Foundry, weighted at 55 to 60 percent. Microsoft does not publish a fixed number of questions or a set time limit for this fundamentals exam, and your booking confirmation from Pearson VUE shows the scheduled length. AI-901 replaced AI-900, which retires on 30 June 2026, and both exams earn the same certification.

AI-901 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals course material is included and provided in digital format for flexibility and ease of use.

• Describe artificial intelligence workloads, including generative AI, agentic AI, computer vision, speech, text analysis, and information extraction
• Apply the responsible AI principles of fairness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability
• Identify the components and configurations of AI models
• Describe core machine learning concepts, including regression, classification, clustering, deep learning, and transformers
• Deploy a model and interact with it in the Microsoft Foundry portal
• Build a lightweight chat client application using the Foundry SDK
• Create and test a single agent solution in the Foundry portal
• Build a lightweight application that includes text analysis
• Respond to spoken prompts using a deployed multimodal model and Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
• Interpret visual input and generate new visual outputs using deployed multimodal and generative models
• Extract information from documents, images, audio, and video using Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools

This course is likely to add to the employment-related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

• People starting a career in AI and cloud who want a recognised first credential
• Career changers moving into IT, data, or AI roles
• Developers who want an AI grounding before associate level certifications
• IT support, helpdesk, and systems staff broadening into AI on Azure
• Business analysts, project managers, and product owners working alongside AI teams
• Technical and non technical professionals who need to discuss AI on Azure accurately
• Anyone preparing for the Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals certification through exam AI-901

Identify AI concepts and responsibilities

• Identify scenarios for common AI workloads, including generative and agentic AI, text analysis, speech, computer vision, and information extraction
• Describe considerations for fairness in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for reliability and safety in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for privacy and security in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for inclusiveness in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for transparency in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for accountability in an AI solution
• Describe the components and configurations of AI models
• Describe fundamental machine learning concepts, including regression, classification, clustering, deep learning, and transformers

Implement AI solutions by using Microsoft Foundry

• Deploy a model and interact with it in the Foundry portal
• Create a lightweight chat client application using the Foundry SDK
• Create and test a single agent solution in the Foundry portal
• Create a lightweight client application for an agent
• Build a lightweight application that includes text analysis
• Respond to spoken prompts using a deployed multimodal model
• Build a lightweight application using Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
• Interpret visual input in prompts using a deployed multimodal model
• Create new visual outputs using generative models
• Build a lightweight application that includes vision capabilities
• Extract information from documents and forms using Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools
• Extract information from images using Content Understanding
• Extract information from audio and video using Content Understanding

These related courses help you plan your path before and after the AI-901 certification, and they strengthen the internal links between Logitrain’s Microsoft and AI courses.

• AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals gives you the core cloud grounding that the Foundry work in AI-901 assumes, and is a sensible companion fundamentals course.
• DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals covers the data side of Azure and pairs well with AI for anyone heading into data and AI roles.
• SC-900 Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals rounds out the Azure fundamentals set with the security and identity basics.
• AI-102 Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution is the associate level next step for those who want to build AI solutions after the fundamentals.
• Artificial Intelligence Job Ready Program combines training, certification, internship, and career counselling for people starting an AI career.
• AI and Machine Learning courses is the full category page for everything Logitrain offers in this area.
• Microsoft Azure certification courses lists the wider Azure certification range this course belongs to.

Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the AI-901 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same features as the public courses, an experienced trainer, digital course material, mock test, and the official AI-901 exam included. In house delivery suits teams who want everyone trained together on dates that fit the business, whether you train at your own site, live online, or at a venue we arrange in your city.

What is the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals certification?

It is Microsoft’s entry level AI credential, earned through exam AI-901. It proves you understand core AI concepts, machine learning, generative AI, responsible AI principles, and how to implement AI solutions in Microsoft Foundry on Azure.

Has AI-900 been replaced by AI-901?

Yes. Exam AI-900 retires on 30 June 2026 and is replaced by AI-901. Both exams earn the same Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals certification, so if you searched for AI-900 you are in the right place. AI-901 is built around Microsoft Foundry, generative AI, and agents.

Is the exam fee included?

Yes. The official AI-901 exam fee is included in your course. You can sit the exam at Logitrain as a Pearson VUE test centre, at another Pearson VUE centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring.

Are there any prerequisites?

No, there are no hard prerequisites. A basic familiarity with Python and core cloud concepts makes the Foundry exercises easier, but the course is built for beginners.

How long is the course?

The course runs three days full time, or three weeks part time if you study in the evenings or on weekends, so you can fit it around work.

Where can I train?

You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, in person on request in Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia, with the same trainer and material either way.

What does the AI-901 exam involve?

The exam is scored from 100 to 1000 and you need 700 to pass. It covers two areas, identifying AI concepts and responsibilities, and implementing AI solutions in Microsoft Foundry. Microsoft does not publish a fixed question count or time limit for this fundamentals exam.

Should I do AZ-900 or AI-901 first?

Either works, as both are fundamentals with no prerequisites. If you are new to the Azure platform, AZ-900 gives you the cloud grounding first. If your interest is AI specifically, you can start with AI-901.

What can I do after AI-901?

The common next step is the associate level AI-102 Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution, for those who want to build AI solutions on Azure.