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Understand the models, not just the prompts

Hands-on courses in applied AI: everyday workflows, model internals, agents and automation.

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8courses
1200+students
4.8average rating
3tiers

What we teach

From the first working prompt to systems that run without you.

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How it works

Learn by doing, from the first lesson

01

Choose a course

Pick a tier and a topic: from everyday scenarios to agents and RAG.

02

Learn at your own pace

Video lessons and written notes are available any time, with no fixed schedule.

03

Complete the assignments

Practice after each lesson reinforces the material on real tasks.

04

Get a certificate

A named school certificate lands in your account once you finish the course.

Three levels of depth

From your first confident steps with AI tools to building your own AI systems with a personal mentor.

Start

Master the tools

Foundation level: confident use of AI in everyday work, from writing to images and data analysis.

from$49
  • Access to Start level courses
  • Video lessons and written notes
  • Library of ready-made prompts
  • Practice tasks with self-review
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What sets Contour apart

Practice from the first lesson

Every topic is reinforced with a task built on real scenarios, not abstract examples.

What students say

5.0

After the Start course I stopped being intimidated by AI tools: drafts for emails, posts and briefs now take minutes, not hours.

Marina K., Marketing manager

Questions

Frequently asked questions

No. The Start tier is built for beginners: we explain the terms and walk through the interfaces from scratch.
You work through the program at your own pace. On average a course takes 2 to 6 weeks at 2 to 4 hours a week.
Full access to the video lessons, written notes and assignments with no time limit, including every future update.
Yes, after completing all the lessons and practical assignments you get a named certificate from Contour.
Start covers practical skills for everyday tasks. Pro adds how models work under the hood and APIs. Expert covers agents, RAG and a personal mentor.
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Ready to start learning?

Choose a course and start working with artificial intelligence with confidence today.

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How the models work

  • Tokens and context
  • Embeddings
  • Attention
  • Sampling and temperature

Prompt engineering

  • Prompt structure
  • Role prompts
  • Reasoning chains
  • Iterative refinement

APIs and integrations

  • REST and SDKs
  • Limits and cost
  • Handling responses

Agents and automation

  • Tools and functions
  • Memory
  • Planning
  • Multi-agent systems

Generative media

  • Text to image
  • Editing
  • Video
StartBeginner

AI for everyday work

Get comfortable using AI in routine tasks within the first week

9 lessons·2h 8m·
4.8
$49$69
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ExpertAdvanced

AI agents and automation

Design and ship your first autonomous agent to production

10 lessons·2h 28m·
4.9
$399$499

Pro

Look inside the models

How the models work under the hood: tokens, context, embeddings, APIs and fine control over the output.

from$199
  • Everything in Start
  • Pro level courses: the inner workings of models
  • Working with APIs and integrations
  • Assignment review by a curator
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Expert

Build systems on AI

Advanced level: AI agents, RAG, process automation and shipping your own solutions with mentor support.

from$499
  • Everything in Pro
  • Expert level courses: agents, RAG, fine-tuning
  • Personal mentor for the whole program
  • A custom project for your own use case
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How models work under the hood

Tokens, context, embeddings and attention, explained in plain language and in practice.

Library of ready-made prompts

Tested prompt templates for common work tasks. Take them and use them right away.

Lifetime access

Course materials stay in your account with no time limit, including future updates.

Certificate of completion

Confirmation of your skills after finishing all the practical assignments in the course.

Curator support

Assignment review and answers to your questions from practicing specialists.

4.5

The lessons on RAG and embeddings finally organized what I used to piece together from scattered articles.

Alina S., Data analyst

5.0

The process automation course paid for itself in the first month: fewer manual tasks for the whole team.

Olga V., Founder

5.0

The Pro tier gave me a real understanding of what happens inside a model and how to save on context. It changed how I work with APIs.

Daniel R., Product manager

5.0

On the Expert tier, with a mentor, I put together an agent for a real work task in three weeks flat.

Igor P., Backend developer

4.5

A clear lesson structure and written notes make it easy to jump back to a topic before a team meeting.

Sergey N., Team lead