Choose where you want to build capability.
Select the area closest to the work you do — or the work you want to do.
AI in Epidemiology & Outbreak Intelligence
Apply AI to epidemiological analysis, surveillance, pattern recognition and outbreak intelligence.
AI in Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness
AI applied to infectious-disease intelligence, monitoring, preparedness and public health response.
AI for Public Health Leadership & Policy
AI applied to evidence synthesis, policy analysis, programme decisions and public health leadership.
Start with the profession. Then add the technology.
Generic AI courses start with the technology. McKellar starts with public health — its problems, evidence, responsibilities and decisions — then builds AI capability within that context.
The technology matters. Knowing where — and whether — to use it matters more.
Built for people working in and around public health.
You bring the public health context. McKellar helps you build the AI capability.
View Entry RequirementsStart with the foundations. Build from there.
Refresh your professional foundations and understand where AI connects.
Use AI across defined professional tasks and scenarios.
Integrate and evaluate AI across more sophisticated professional workflows.
Evaluate, implement and lead responsible AI-enabled practice.
Everyone starts at White. Each belt is earned in sequence.
One belt at a time. Each level is a credentialed milestone in its own right.
Explore the Belt System
A verifiable credential at every level.
Each belt you complete is a credentialed milestone in its own right — issued by McKellar Institute with a unique certificate number and verifiable online by anyone, anytime.
AI capability, held to public health standards.
Your public health expertise
is the starting point.
Choose where you want to add AI capability. Select the certification closest to your work and start at White Belt.