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Enterprise Search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Build a small retrieval-based assistant and assess whether it answers organisational questions with adequate evidence.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Level
- Technical
- Delivery
- In person · London
- Location
- London
- Next date
- Dates on request
Overview
Build a small retrieval-based assistant and assess whether it answers organisational questions with adequate evidence.
Prerequisites
- Basic Python and API experience
Who should attend
- Developers, data professionals and technical product managers
Learning objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Prepare a document collection.
- Compare retrieval approaches.
- Implement a guided retrieval workflow.
- Measure answer and citation quality.
- Design access and update controls.
Practical output
Practical output
A retrieval prototype and evaluation report.
Day-by-day outline
- Question inventory.
- Document quality and permissions.
- Source refresh needs.
- Workshop: define an answer benchmark.
Dates & fees
Request dates
London dates for this programme have not been confirmed yet. Register your interest below with your preferred timeframe, or ask about running it privately for your team.
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Practical information
- Delivery format
- In-person classroom programme in central London. The venue is confirmed in your joining instructions, sent after booking. Also available as private in-house delivery for your organisation.
- Daily hours
- 09:30–16:30, Monday to Friday, with lunch and short breaks. Approximately 25 learning hours in total. Registration from 09:00 on the first day.
- Inclusions
- Expert-led tuition in small groups
- Digital course materials and templates
- Lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments each day
- Pre-course joining instructions
- Certificate of attendance
- Guided hands-on lab exercises
- Pre-course setup guide
Please bring a laptop you can install software on. Specific software requirements are sent with your joining instructions.
- Certificate
- London Ignite Certificate of Attendance, awarded on completion of the programme (minimum 80% attendance).
Questions about practical arrangements? Contact us.
Private delivery
Bring this programme to your organisation.
Private delivery can be arranged at your premises or an agreed venue in the UK and internationally, with content adapted to your team’s context and objectives.
Discuss in-house trainingFAQs
Programme-specific answers will be published once approved. In the meantime, please contact us with any question about this programme.
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