AI-103: Develop AI Apps and Agents on Azure
Overview
This course is intended for software developers wanting to build AI infused applications that leverage Microsoft Foundry. Topics in this course include developing generative AI apps, building AI agents, and solutions that implement knowledge connections or tools in your agentic applications. This course also covers multimodal capabilities and understanding of complex content.
Who should attend
This course is designed for software engineers concerned with building, managing and deploying AI solutions that leverage Microsoft Foundry.
Prerequisites
This is course is for students who are familiar with Python and have knowledge on using APIs and SDKs to build agents and generative AI solutions on Azure.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Plan and manage an Azure AI solution
- Implement generative AI and agentic solutions
- Implement computer vision solutions
- Implement text analysis solutions
- Implement information extraction solutions
Course content
Develop generative AI apps in Azure
- Plan and prepare to develop AI solutions on Azure
- Select, deploy, and evaluate Microsoft Foundry models
- Develop a generative AI chat app with Microsoft Foundry
- Develop generative AI apps that use tools
- Optimise generative AI model performance with Microsoft Foundry
- Implement a responsible generative AI solution in Microsoft Foundry
Develop AI agents on Azure
- Develop AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and Visual Studio Code
- Integrate custom tools into your agent
- Integrate MCP Tools with Azure AI Agents
- Build knowledge-enhanced AI agents with Foundry IQ
- Integrate your agent with Microsoft 365
- Build agent-driven workflows using Microsoft Foundry
- Develop an AI agent with Microsoft Agent Framework
- Orchestrate a multi-agent solution using the Microsoft Agent Framework
- Discover Azure AI Agents with A2A
Develop natural language solutions in Azure
- Analyse text with Azure Language in Foundry Tools
- Develop a text analysis agent with the Azure Language MCP server
- Develop a speech-capable generative AI application
- Create speech-enabled apps with Azure Speech in Microsoft Foundry Tools
- Develop a speech agent with the Azure Speech MCP server
- Develop an Azure Speech Voice Live Agent in Microsoft Foundry
- Translate text and speech with Microsoft Foundry Tools
Extract insights from visual data on Azure
- Develop a vision-enabled generative AI application
- Generate images with AIGenerate videos with Microsoft Foundry
- Analyse images with Content Understanding
- Create a multimodal analysis solution with Azure Content Understanding
- Create an Azure Content Understanding client application
- Extract data with Azure Document Intelligence
- Create a knowledge mining solution with Azure AI Search
Common questions
When does AI-103: Develop AI Apps and Agents on Azure next run?
The next date is Mon, 14 Sept 2026, and there are 3 further dates scheduled. Delivered ACE Training Wellington, ACE Training Auckland, live online. Every date and its format is listed on this page.
How much does AI-103: Develop AI Apps and Agents on Azure cost?
From $3,200 + GST per person. Pricing can differ by date and location, so check the option you want before booking.
Do I need any prior experience?
This is course is for students who are familiar with Python and have knowledge on using APIs and SDKs to build agents and generative AI solutions on Azure.
Can I attend online, or does it have to be in a classroom?
Both. Some dates run live online and others in-class — each date on this page shows its format, so pick whichever suits.
Can you run this course for my team?
Yes. Any ACE course can be delivered in-house at your workplace and tailored to your team's tools and goals — quote course code AI103 when you enquire.