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Three ways to train your team

Every format draws on the same practitioner-built machine learning curriculum and instructors who have done the work. Choose what fits your headcount, timeline, and budget, or combine them.

  • Private group training: run the Python Machine Learning Bootcamp, or the RAG and agent-development courses, for your own analysts
  • Open enrollment: send one or two people to scheduled SQL, Python, Tableau, and Power BI classes, live online or in Washington, DC
  • Self-paced eLearning: the technical build track, through multi-agent systems and AI guardrails engineering, is already self-paced
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Private group training

Bring a cohort onsite and the Python machine learning work runs against your own records, your SQL sources, and the models your analysts are already attempting. Sessions on RAG, agent workflows, and guardrails engineering are built around the systems your developers actually maintain.

  • Any course or certificate in our machine learning catalog, delivered onsite, live online, or blended
  • A new course built to your specification when nothing off-the-shelf fits
  • Scheduled around your calendar, for a cohort of any size
  • Rostering, progress, and completion reporting for the whole group
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Open enrollment

Useful when one analyst needs the Python Machine Learning Bootcamp or one developer needs SQL Bootcamp, and a full cohort is not justified. Scheduled public sessions run through the year at every level, from Intro to Python Programming upward.

  • A published schedule across the machine learning curriculum, entry to advanced
  • Live online, or in person at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC
  • No minimum headcount and no setup: register and go
  • The same instructors and materials as our private cohorts
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Self-paced eLearning

The Building AI Solutions for Government track, from technical foundations through AI agents, multi-agent systems, and retrieval-augmented generation, is delivered self-paced, so developers can work through advanced material between mission deadlines.

  • Finish the self-paced course, then take the instructor-led version free within a year, while the Python is still fresh
  • Hands-on practice and knowledge checks as you go, not slide decks describing what a model does
  • An AI coach grounded in the course material, on hand when a query or a model does not behave as expected
  • Enroll one analyst or a whole data team, with completion tracking across the certificate coursework
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A path from Python to production AI

Graduate School USA builds the full path for government data scientists and technical staff: Python and machine learning, the data and visualization foundations models depend on, and the applied AI skills to build agents, RAG systems, and production tools. Every course runs onsite, live online, or self-paced, so teams can train together or move at their own pace.

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Python for machine learning and data science

Hands-on Python for analysis, modeling, and visualization, from your first script to production-grade machine learning.
Python Data Science Bootcamp Python Machine Learning Bootcamp Python Machine Learning Advanced Intro to Python Programming Python for AI: Build AI Apps with Flask and OpenAI Python Data Visualization & Interactive Dashboards Course

Data foundations, SQL, and visualization

The groundwork every model depends on: collecting data, querying with SQL, analyzing it, and communicating results with Tableau and Power BI.
SQL Bootcamp Data Collection Methods Course Data Analysis Basic Course Excel for Data Analytics Course Tableau Certification Power BI Certification

Build AI systems for government

For developers and data scientists building real systems: technical foundations, AI-powered applications, agents, multi-agent workflows, and retrieval-augmented generation.
Building AI Solutions for Government: Technical Foundations (Intermediate) (Self-Paced) Building AI-Powered Applications for Government Use (Advanced) (Self-Paced) AI Agent Development for Government Workflows (Intermediate) (Self-Paced) Multi-Agent Systems for Government Workflows (Advanced) (Self-Paced) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) & Knowledge Systems for Government Agencies (Advanced) (Self-Paced) Building Your First MCP Server and Client Course

AI coding, automation, and safety

Ship faster and safer with AI-assisted coding, no-code automation, and guardrails engineering built for government systems.
AI Coding Bootcamp with Claude Code AI Automation (No-Code/Low-Code) for Government Agencies (Self-Paced) AI Safety & Guardrails Engineering for Government Systems (Advanced) (Self-Paced) AI for Data Analytics Course

AI foundations, data literacy, and governance

Shared vocabulary and guardrails so technical and non-technical staff can adopt AI responsibly and read data with confidence.
AI Fundamentals for Government Employees AI & Data Literacy for the Government Workforce AI Prompt Engineering for the Government Workforce AI Governance & Oversight AI Ethics for Government Employees

Certificate programs

Three multi-course certificates cover data science and AI, data analytics, and generative AI, running 78 to 156 hours. Two shorter certifications prepare staff for the Tableau Desktop Specialist and Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst exams.

Certificate

Data Science & AI Certificate

Python, SQL, and machine learning to analyze data, build models, and create visualizations

114 hours
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Data Analytics Certificate

Excel, SQL, Python, and Tableau for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization

156 hours
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Certificate

Generative AI Certificate

Applying generative AI to content, data analysis, and everyday productivity

78 hours
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Certification

Tableau Certification

Live training and private tutoring toward the Tableau Desktop Specialist exam

18 hours
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Certification

Power BI Certification

Expert-led training and hands-on projects toward the Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst exam

24 hours
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Vetted procurement, right from the GSA Schedule

Graduate School USA is a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract holder, allowing federal agencies and other qualifying organizations to confidently purchase our services.

  • GSA MAS contract 47QRAA24D004K, SINs 611430 (professional training) and 541611 (management/administrative consulting)
  • Held as American Public Training LLC d/b/a Graduate School USA; UEI LA83MCFN1ST3; CAGE 99AA0
  • We work with your training office on the paperwork, whether a Schedule order, purchase order, or an SF-182.
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An established federal training institution

Graduate School USA's machine learning curriculum is designed and taught in-house by practitioners who have applied machine learning to government data, not licensed from a generic library.

  • Founded 1921 as the USDA Graduate School; 500,000+ government employees trained across 125+ agencies
  • ACCET-accredited (ACCET is a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor)
  • Center for Leadership and Management runs ECQ-aligned executive development, including the Executive Potential Program since 1995
  • 200+ federally experienced subject-matter experts across 400+ courses and certificates
  • Available on an active GSA MAS Schedule (SINs 611430 and 541611)

Questions agencies ask

The answers training officers and program directors ask for most, in one place.

How does my agency buy training from Graduate School USA?
Graduate School USA holds GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract 47QRAA24D004K (SINs 611430 and 541611), so you can place a pre-priced order directly under FAR Subpart 8.4 without running an open-market procurement. We accept the SF-182, Schedule orders, government purchase orders, and purchase cards for micro-purchases.
Can we pay with an SF-182?
Yes. We accept the SF-182, purchase orders, and GSA Schedule orders under contract 47QRAA24D004K, and our group training team works with your training office on the paperwork.
What is the difference between private group training and open enrollment?
Open enrollment classes are scheduled public sessions anyone can register for, taken live online or at our Washington, DC campus at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW. Private group training delivers a course for your agency's own cohort, tailored to your mission and delivered onsite, live online, or blended.
Can employees train self-paced, and still take the live class later?
Yes. Our self-paced online courses let a learner start anytime and work at their own pace, and when you buy the self-paced course the learner may also attend the live instructor-led course for free within one year.
Can courses be tailored to our agency?
Yes. We tailor existing courses to reflect your agency's mission, policies, and real cases, and we can develop new courses for unique requirements, all delivered under GSA contract 47QRAA24D004K.
Can training be delivered virtually or in person?
Both. Courses are offered as live virtual instruction or in-person onsite at your facility or at our Washington, DC location, and some programs blend live sessions with self-paced work.
What if an employee needs to repeat a class?
We offer one free retake of a class within one year, so a first attempt is never wasted if someone is reassigned, deployed, or needs a refresher before applying the material.
What's new in your machine learning training?
Our curriculum is refreshed to current tools, standards, and practice; we added new AI courses for the government workforce; courses now run in a modern learning portal, and self-paced courses add an always-available AI coach; and self-paced online options let a learner start anytime and still take the live class for free within a year.
Our analysts are strong in Excel and SQL but have never trained a model. What order should we send them through?
Start with the data foundations before the modeling. Data Analysis Basic, Excel for Data Analytics, and SQL Bootcamp establish how staff collect and query data, then Python Data Science Bootcamp introduces analysis and visualization in Python. Python Machine Learning Bootcamp and Python Machine Learning Advanced follow once that base is in place, and the Data Science & AI Certificate packages the sequence at 114 hours.
We need our developers shipping AI systems, not just briefed on AI. What actually covers that?
The Build AI systems for government area is written for that audience. It moves from Building AI Solutions for Government: Technical Foundations through AI-Powered Applications, AI Agent Development, Multi-Agent Systems, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Knowledge Systems, with Building Your First MCP Server and Client for teams standing up their own integrations. AI Safety and Guardrails Engineering for Government Systems pairs with those builds so oversight is not an afterthought.

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