PGCert in Artificial Intelligence Development and Applications - 1 Year Track, Virtual, Online is a postgraduate certificate in AI & Machine Learning programme taught at Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,670 per total (CAD 8,916 per total for local students).
This program builds technical grounding in AI and machine learning, teaching students to create solutions to real-world problems and apply them in ways intended to protect people and businesses. The first semester covers data analysis basics and AI principles, building toward advanced programming, AI model development, machine learning and data visualization, with cloud computing and Internet of Things systems integrated into the curriculum. Students apply these skills through class projects and a capstone project that integrates AI systems with business workflow, before a final semester built around a work-integrated learning placement. The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates for industry certifications such as the Certified Analytics Professional, Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate and Certified Data Scientist credentials, and aligns with practices set out by the IEEE and the Association for Computing Machinery. The one-year track runs two semesters of coursework ahead of an optional co-op work term for qualifying students.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires a postsecondary diploma, advanced diploma or degree in information technology, computer science or an equivalent field from an extensive list of qualifying credentials, or demonstrated competence gained through related educational or work experience; no minimum grade point average is published for the standard pathway. Applicants with an unrelated postsecondary credential or with work-experience-based eligibility must submit additional documentation outlining their preparation for the program and are assessed individually. The same credential and language requirements apply to both the in-person and the online delivery of this one-year track. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Sheridan's institution-wide English Proficiency Requirement for degree, master's and graduate-certificate programs: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT overall 88 (no section below 21), PTE Academic overall 60 (no section below 57), or Duolingo English Test overall 115 (no sub-score below 95).
Application Details
Start Date:January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers can go out from 1 November 2026, with portfolio- and audition-based programmes deciding later in March; accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027. Winter and Spring/Summer 2027 entry use the same portal but Sheridan publishes no fixed equal-consideration date for them and reviews those on an ongoing basis. International applicants apply directly through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; the college publishes no fixed international deadline and admits on a rolling, space-permitting basis, so early application is advised for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
