Conversational AI / WhatsApp Agents
Design, build, and deploy production-ready WhatsApp AI agents over 8 weeks — the exact skill set enterprise vendors are struggling to hire for.
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What you'll learn
Design conversational flows that map real user intents
Connect the WhatsApp Business API to an LLM and manage conversation state
Build guardrails and human-handoff escalation into an AI agent
Test conversations thoroughly before launch
Deploy and monitor an agent in production, and analyse its performance
Understand what telecoms, banks, and regulated clients actually need
Build, deploy, and present a production-ready WhatsApp agent as your capstone
Course curriculum
Foundations of Conversational AI
- What Makes a Good Conversational Agent
- The WhatsApp Business Platform: API, Cloud API, and BSPs
- Conversation Design: Mapping User Intents and Flows
Building Your First WhatsApp Agent
- Connecting the WhatsApp Business API to an LLM
- Managing Conversation State and Context
- Handling Media, Templates, and Quick Replies
Making Agents Reliable and Safe
- Guardrails: Keeping the Agent On-Topic and On-Brand
- Escalation: Knowing When to Hand Off to a Human
- Testing Conversations Before Launch
Deploying and Monitoring Agents in Production
- Deploying Your Agent: Hosting and Uptime
- Monitoring Conversations and Catching Failures Early
- Analyzing Performance: Resolution Rate, Drop-off, and Cost per Conversation
Selling Into Enterprises - Telecoms, Banks, and Large SMEs
- Understanding What Telecoms and Banks Actually Need
- Compliance, Data Handling, and Working with Regulated Clients
- Capstone: Build, Deploy, and Present a Production-Ready WhatsApp Agent
Your instructor
Ake Ovie
Data Scientist · AI Systems for Nigerian Businesses
Ovie is a Data Scientist at Apex Oak Consulting, where he builds analytics and AI systems for Nigerian businesses. He founded Oak Forge Academy to train Nigerians for the enterprise-grade AI roles vendors are actively struggling to fill.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?+
This is our most enterprise-facing AI track — for people who want to build production systems and pitch them to real businesses, including telecoms, banks, and large SMEs, not just small automation gigs.
Do I need prior programming experience?+
Some comfort with basic logic and APIs helps, but we teach everything from the WhatsApp Business API to LLM integration from the ground up. This is an intermediate course, not a beginner one — pair it with our AI Automation & Agent Builder track first if you're starting from zero.
Are sessions live or recorded?+
Both. We run two live sessions per week on weekday evenings (Nigerian time). Every session is recorded and stays accessible for 12 months after your cohort ends.
Will I receive a certificate?+
Yes. A verifiable Oak Forge Academy certificate is emailed to you when you complete all lessons and submit the capstone project.
How does payment work?+
This course is full payment upfront at ₦140,000 via Paystack. Because the course fee is below the school's monthly-plan minimum (₦300,000), installment billing is not available. Your seat is confirmed the moment payment clears.
Is there a refund policy?+
If you attend fewer than two live sessions and decide the course is not for you, we will issue a full refund within 7 days of your purchase date. No questions asked.
Ready to start Conversational AI / WhatsApp Agents?
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