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From Blocks to Build: Blockchain Dev Essentials Specialization

AI CERTs

From Blocks to Build: Blockchain Dev Essentials Specialization

Build the future with Blockchain mastery.

Develop hands-on expertise in smart contracts, DApps, and enterprise blockchain frameworks.

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4 weeks to complete
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build and deploy smart contracts on Ethereum using Solidity and Remix IDE.

  • Develop private blockchain solutions with Hyperledger Fabric and Golang.

  • Integrate DApps and test blockchain applications using Hardhat and Fabconnect.

  • Analyze blockchain networks, tokens, and transactions with Etherscan and other tools.

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Specialization - 3 course series

Blockchain Foundations & Smart Contracts

Blockchain Foundations & Smart Contracts

Course 1, 14 hours

What you'll learn

  • Master Blockchain and EVM Basics: Understand accounts, transactions, blocks, gas, and how the Ethereum Virtual Machine executes smart contracts.

  • Build with Solidity: Write, test, and deploy smart contracts while working with storage, events, errors, modifiers, interfaces, and interactions.

  • Apply Secure Contract Patterns: Use access control, upgradeable proxies, reentrancy guards, and other patterns used in production smart contracts.

  • Test, Debug, and Optimize: Set up Hardhat and Foundry, write unit and integration tests, debug transaction traces, and improve gas efficiency.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Test Case
Category: Application Development
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Software Testing
Category: Application Security
Category: Development Testing
Category: Interoperability
Category: Test Tools
Category: Web Development
Category: Security Testing
Category: Software Development
Category: Cryptography
DApps & Tokenization Tools

DApps & Tokenization Tools

Course 2, 8 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build Production-Ready DApps: Connect wallets, sign messages, process transactions, and build secure dApp user flows.

  • Create and Manage Tokens: Develop ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1155 contracts with metadata, royalties, access controls, and transfer logic.

  • Develop NFT Marketplace Features: Create listings, bids, auctions, settlements, and indexed marketplace activity for analytics.

  • Secure and Deploy Web3 Systems: Use Web3.js, ethers.js, Hardhat, Foundry, and The Graph to test, deploy, monitor, and scale blockchain apps.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Dataflow
Category: Web Development
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Javascript and jQuery
Category: Software Architecture
Enterprise Blockchain & Auditing

Enterprise Blockchain & Auditing

Course 3, 19 hours

What you'll learn

  • Audit Permissioned Blockchain Networks

    Evaluate roles, access, identity, governance, and data flows for audit readiness.

  • Verify Transactions and Control Effectiveness

    Trace transactions, reconcile ledger activity, test controls, and identify operational gaps.

  • Strengthen Compliance and Privacy Readiness

    Assess privacy, KYC, data policies, and regulatory alignment with clear governance guardrails.

  • Design Enterprise Audit Programs

    Create audit procedures, evidence checklists, monitoring workflows, and reporting frameworks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Integrity
Category: Ledgers (Accounting)
Category: Data Governance
Category: Audit Planning
Category: IT General Controls (ITGC)
Category: Data Access
Category: Governance
Category: Audit Working Papers
Category: Investigation
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Governance Risk Management and Compliance
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Auditors Report
Category: Application Frameworks
Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Category: Internal Auditing
Category: Compliance Auditing
Category: Risk Control
Category: Security Controls

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