Data Collection
BASICS
How AI data collection works: specifications, consent and privacy, and what makes a submission accepted.
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Foundation Programme
DCF
Data Collection Foundations
AI companies pay people all over the world to record, photograph, research and write the data their models learn from. Eight self-paced courses teach the craft, the specifications and the review standards that decide who keeps getting work.
Start free with Data Collection Basics; pass all eight to become a Certified Data Collector.
8 Modules
Self-paced, and always-open.
DeeLab Academy certificate
Certification requires 8 courses — currently 8 available.
Taking individual courses? Complete any 8 courses from this programme to earn the DCF certificate. Requirements may be updated as the programme develops.
Programme Fee
All 8 courses and all 8 certificates included
Self-paced, always open. Start any time.
Certified Data Collector award on completion. Nothing extra to buy.
What You'll Learn
Pathway Curriculum
8 self-paced modules covering the fundamentals of data collection. Each paid module earns its own certificate, included in the fee. The free course's certificate is the one optional extra.
Audio Collection
FOUNDATIONS
How audio collection projects work: recording environment, scripted and natural speech, and voice privacy.
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FOUNDATIONS
How conversational AI data projects work: writing prompts and replies, style guides, and safety and originality rules.
View courseHuman Feedback
FOUNDATIONS
How human feedback and model evaluation work: applying rubrics, ranking responses, and rating consistently.
View courseImage Collection
FOUNDATIONS
How image collection projects work: photography technique, metadata and authenticity, and image consent.
View courseText Collection
FOUNDATIONS
How text collection projects work: transcription to spec, translation and bilingual text, and document rights.
View courseVideo Collection
FOUNDATIONS
How video collection projects work: device and mount rules, recording technique, and privacy at home.
View courseWeb Research
FOUNDATIONS
How source-linked web research works: judging sources, recording findings to a schema, and research integrity.
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8 practical modules ·
Not sure yet? Start with Data Collection Basics, free. Its certificate counts as one of the 8.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about this programme.
All 8 courses, the certificate for each one as you pass it, and the Certified Data Collector award when you have them all. There is nothing extra to buy. Taking courses individually instead, you buy each paid course (certificate included) and the free course's certificate separately — the programme fee covers the lot.
You have one year to complete the programme, counted from the day you sign up. Within that window every course is self-paced and always open; your progress is saved automatically and you can return whenever suits you.