Ai School
What you study
AI productivity, software development, automation, and cloud engineering — live online, project-based, built for Germany’s job market.
From StartSteps
The education provider behind Ai School
Ai School is StartSteps’ AI pathway: practical programs in AI, software, automation, and cloud. StartSteps Digital Education GmbH runs the training — contracts, AZAV compliance, admissions, and learner support in Germany.
Your contract is with StartSteps Digital Education GmbH (Berlin). Ai School is the learning brand for these AI programs — not a separate company.
StartSteps
Who delivers it
AZAV-certified operator since 2021: enrollment, funding guidance, quality assurance, and career coaching for funded tech training.
Berlin · since 2021
A Berlin team delivering funded tech training to career changers across Germany.
AZAV-certified
Officially certified for funded training — required for Bildungsgutschein programs with Agentur für Arbeit and Jobcenter.
CERTQUA quality
Independent education-quality certification for consistent course standards.
Bildungsgutschein-ready
Eligible learners can study tuition-free when their employment agency approves a voucher. Approval is always individual.
Enterprise tech pathways
SAP and ServiceNow Authorized Training Partner, plus AWS and Databricks certification tracks.
Career coaching included
CV and LinkedIn support, interview prep, and job-search help during and after the program.
Why Ai School exists inside StartSteps
StartSteps was founded in 2021 in Berlin to help career changers build in-demand digital skills through live training, coaching, and employer-oriented programs.
As AI reshaped hiring, StartSteps launched Ai School — a focused ladder for AI productivity, software, automation, and cloud engineering under the same provider.
What “delivered by StartSteps” means
It means the legal provider, operations, and learner support sit with an established AZAV-certified school.
Contract & operations
StartSteps is the contracting party and training operator behind every Ai School enrollment.
Funding & admissions
Advisory calls, program documents, and guidance for the Bildungsgutschein process with your advisor.
Career coaching
CV and LinkedIn support, interview practice, job-search strategy, and portfolio storytelling.
Completion evidence
Attendance, projects, portfolio work, assessment, and a provider certificate on successful completion.
Proven tech pathways — now expanding into AI
Before Ai School, StartSteps built funded programs around technologies German employers actually hire for. That delivery experience — authorized partners, certification tracks, career coaching — is what Ai School sits on.
SAP
Authorized Training Partner
S/4HANA Tech Finance pathways for finance and ERP career changers — skills German employers hire for in manufacturing, logistics, and public services.
ServiceNow
Authorized Training Partner
IT service management and workflow automation — preparing learners for junior admin and consultant roles across industries.
AWS
Cloud Practitioner track
Cloud infrastructure skills on the platform most widely used by European employers — part of StartSteps’ Cloud & Data Engineering pathway.
Databricks
Data Engineer Associate track
Unified data and AI platform skills for data engineering, analytics, and ML pipelines — paired with AWS in StartSteps’ cloud programs.
Partner and certification labels describe StartSteps’ existing programs — not vendor endorsements of Ai School.
Voices from StartSteps
Student experiences from StartSteps programs
These short quotes are from StartSteps learners in SAP and ServiceNow programs. Full stories on startsteps.org.
Viktoriia
Applications Consultant @ Capgemini
Graduate of
SAP Tech Finance Program
New opportunities opened up for me in the job market after completing the SAP course. I started receiving interview invites — one of which was Capgemini, and I absolutely love it here.
Julie-Anne
Junior Professional in ESPO @ Schwarz IT
Graduate of
ServiceNow Program
The program managers even tried to assist those who were unemployed with job opportunities several months after the program ended — other programs don’t usually do that. For me, working in tech in Berlin was a dream come true.
Priyanka
IT System Administrator @ Game of Technologies Ltd
Graduate of
ServiceNow Program
The course was well-structured and practical, which helped me rebuild my confidence in IT. It guided me through the job application process, including interview preparation — and I was able to secure my current job.
What Ai School adds
StartSteps brings provider credibility. Ai School adds an AI-first curriculum built for portfolio proof employers can review.
AI-first curriculum
Practical AI, automation, software, agents, RAG, and cloud — from workplace tools to production skills.
Modular pathways
3, 6, 9, and 12-month routes, plus advanced-entry options for developers who already ship code.
Portfolio proof
Automations, apps, AI systems, documentation, and capstones employers can check — not theory-only assessment.
Germany-aware AI
GDPR awareness, responsible AI, and outcomes framed for the German labor market.
Meet the people behind delivery
StartSteps is a Berlin-based team of educators, career experts, and mentors. Ai School programs run through this infrastructure — with a dedicated lead for the AI curriculum.
Ai School
Ai School program lead
Ahmad Zia Yousufi
Co-Founder of Ai School · Curriculum & Program Development
Connect
Information for employment advisors
Ai School is delivered by StartSteps Digital Education GmbH. Programs are full-time live online, range from 600 to 2,400 teaching units, and funding depends on individual agency approval.
- Suitability is checked before enrollment
- Completion evidence includes attendance, projects, portfolio, and certificate
- External exams are preparation targets — pass is not guaranteed
On startsteps.org
Guides from StartSteps
Ready to explore the AI pathway delivered by StartSteps?
Eligibility is decided individually by the employment agency — Ai School cannot guarantee approval.