Learn AI by studying how we built AI operating systems for real clients.
Most courses teach you on fake projects. The Shipyard walks you through real AI systems we built for real clients — real stakes, real decisions, real mistakes and fixes, documented in full. Then you rebuild them yourself, in a context you choose, and walk away with proof you can do the work.
6 weeks · 3–5 hrs/week · Evenings (ET), recorded
No engineering background needed. Next cohort dates are announced to the waitlist first.
“Watch a tutorial, build a toy project” doesn’t get you hired.
You’ve done the courses. You’ve followed along building the same to-do app as everyone else. And you still can’t answer the question that actually matters in an interview: have you done this on something real?
The gap between “I watched a tutorial” and “I’ve shipped this for a real client” is the entire game. Almost nobody lets you close it without already having the job. The Shipyard does.
Study a real build. Rebuild it yourself. Get reviewed.
Study a real client build, start to finish
Walk through a completed AI operating system we built for a real client: the brief, the design decisions, the mistakes and fixes, the full documentation. Nothing edited out.
Rebuild it in your own context
Rebuild the system for a context you choose — your current job, a business you run, a startup idea, or an invented company — with live guidance and Slack support.
Submit for review, earn a credential
A working practitioner reviews your build against a real standard. Leave with a portfolio project, documentation, and a credential that reflects doing, not just studying.
Four weeks of live build reviews. Two weeks building your own.
Live build reviews
Weekly live sessions walking through a completed client build: the problem, the design, the Claude Cowork skills, the docs. Recorded if you miss one.
Companion guide + sample pack
Practice each skill between sessions with sample data and sample documents. Study guides for every session.
Build your own
Rebuild the system in your context with Slack support from the Aspireship team and your cohort.
Review and credential
Submit your build for practitioner review. Leave with a portfolio project, documentation, and a credential.
Real experience, without needing the job first.
Watch someone competent do the real thing, then do it yourself with them nearby. Until now, you needed to already have the job to get in the room. The Shipyard puts you in the room.
— A working AI system you built, in your own context
— Full project documentation, start to finish, nothing edited out
— Hands-on fluency with Claude Cowork, the platform we use throughout the program
— Feedback from working practitioners on your own work
— A credential that reflects doing, not just studying
— A cohort of people learning alongside you — your first professional network in AI
You don’t need to be an engineer.
Career-changers who need real experience but can’t get hired without it.
Working professionals who want to actually build with AI, not just talk about it.
Founders, consultants, and solo operators who want systems that run parts of the business.
Students seeking real-world experience without needing to land an internship first.
You need a willingness to study closely and build independently. That’s it.
or 4 payments of $129 · Claude Pro subscription required, purchased separately
✓ Four live build-review sessions, recorded
✓ Companion guide and sample pack
✓ Two build weeks with Slack support
✓ Practitioner review of your build
✓ Aspireship credential
This is a cohort. It starts on a set date, runs with a group, and ends with you having built something. Seats are limited so every rebuild gets real review.
Join the waitlistGet first access to the next cohort.
Cohorts run in the evening (ET) so working professionals can attend. Leave your email and we’ll send dates, times, and how to enroll the moment the next cohort opens.
Bringing a team? See team options → · Want a Shipyard for your role? See occupation-specific cohorts →
Cohorts fill quickly. Get notified when a spot opens up.
Common questions
The next cohort is forming now.
Seats are limited. Join the waitlist to get first access.