PGCert in Applied Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a postgraduate certificate in AI & Machine Learning programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,809 per total (CAD 7,443 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:AI & Machine Learning
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 7,443 / total
International tuition: CAD 16,809 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
In Level 2, the curriculum emphasizes applying AI in real business and technology environments. Topics include reinforcement learning, AI for business decision-making and transformation, and integrating AI into legacy systems and existing applications. Students lead end-to-end implementation projects, from problem identification and ML use-case development to model creation, containerization, testing and deployment. Graduates are prepared for roles such as data scientist, machine learning engineer, AI engineer, MLOps engineer and other positions driving digital transformation and Industry 4.0 innovation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a two-year or greater diploma or degree from an accredited college or university in computer science and/or software engineering, or two to five years of related full-time formal work experience in software development. Rather than a fixed minimum average, Conestoga ranks applicants by an assessment of academic performance, length and level of the prior credential, and its discipline; the programme also asks for a resume outlining work experience and career goals. A minimum overall 80% session-weighted average in Level 1 with no dropped or failed courses is required specifically for consideration for the optional co-op stream. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate proficiency, and non-Canadian transcripts require a course-by-course credential evaluation, though no specific IELTS, TOEFL, PTE or similar score is published on this page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
