GenAI Prompt Design (4 SDU Points)

To Be Advised

About This Course

This beginner-level, full-day (8‑hour) face-to-face training equips non-technical learners with essential techniques in using generative AI via no-code chatbots and interfaces.

Participants will explore prompt design fundamentals, understanding how to structure and refine prompts using beginner-friendly techniques like zero-shot and one-shot.

Emphasis is placed on ethical, responsible prompting and privacy compliance, with hands-on exercises and practical assessments ensuring learners have the confidence and competence to apply these skills in their workplace from day one.

What You’ll Learn

This course equips learners with foundational skills in prompt design and the responsible use of generative AI (GenAI) tools through no-code, hands-on practice.

Learners will gain knowledge and practical experience in designing effective prompts, applying safe and ethical prompting practices, and troubleshooting prompts across different use cases.

You will learn how to:

a. Understand and apply prompt design principles – Learn what makes a good prompt and how structured techniques like zero-shot and one-shot prompting can guide AI-generated content.

b. Practice responsible GenAI usage – Identify risks and misuses of prompting, and apply anonymisation techniques to comply with data privacy regulations.

c. Troubleshoot and refine prompts – Compare outputs from different prompt styles, identify prompt errors, and improve results using no-code AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Poe.

Course Topics Include:

i. Basics of prompt design

ii. Prompting strategies (zero-shot, one-shot, domain-specific)

iii. Prompt effectiveness and output variation

iv. Guardrails, ethics, and anonymisation techniques

v. Troubleshooting prompt issues with no-code adjustments

Minimum Entry Requirement

Knowledge and Skills

a. Able to operate using computer functions with minimum Computer Literacy Level 2 based on ICAS Computer Skills Assessment Framework

b. Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)

Attitude

a. Positive Learning Attitude

b. Enthusiastic Learner

Experience

a. Minimum of 1 year of working experience.

Target Year Group

18-65 years old

9.5 hour(s)

28 SIN MING LANE, MIDVIEW CITY, #02-137 Singapore 573972

Individual Sponsored

• Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

Company Sponsored

• Absentee Payroll Claimable: $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
• Skills Future Enterprise Credit (SFEC) Grant: One-off $10,000 credit cover up 90% of out-of-pocket expenses.

Union Training Assistant Programme (UTAP)

• UTAP Claimable: NTUC member enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support for up to $500 per year.

For Classes commencing on or after 1st Jan 2024

Course ID : TGS-2025059481

Funding Validity Period: 2025-09-26 to 2027-09-25