AI Talent & Education · 2026-09-30 · 01:10
Non-Tech Paths to AI Engineering
In Brief
Apprentices share their journeys to becoming AI engineers through AIAP, regardless of technical background.
Why it matters AIAP uses apprenticeship to prove that people without a computer science background can become AI engineers, with Singapore's talent strategy no longer betting exclusively on prestigious university computer science degrees.
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Caption language: en-orig · Fetched: 2026-10-01
So if you don't have a tech degree, you cannot become engineer true or force. Let's hear from apprentices Justin. >> Personally for myself, I think that having a technical degree isn't enough. I think you also need the experience and additional skills. And I think that this is what AIP offers me. So back in my school, I only dabbled with the surface level concepts when it comes to AI. And on top of that, I don't really have the project experience for me to confidently apply for a engineering role. So hence, that's why I applied for AE. I would love to believe that it's false because I don't have a a degree or background in tech. So in preparation for AIAP, I decided I needed to upskill myself in courses related to ML and AI. But now coming into AIAP, I feel that whatever I learned was barely scratching the surface.
During the deep skilling phase, I benefited so much from people like Justin who have that technical background. That peer-to-peer learning in AI is what benefited me. You do not need to have a tech background to excel as an AI engineer. All you need to do is to have a strong passion in this field and through AIP you will train to become excellent engineer.
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