Why are core Gen AI LLM learning path courses retiring July 7 — and what replaces them for NCA-GENL prep?

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Hi NVIDIA DLI Community,

I’m currently planning my learning path toward the NVIDIA Certified Associate — Generative AI LLMs (NCA-GENL) certification and came across something that’s giving me pause.

Several courses in the recommended learning path dli-learning-journey-2009000-r5-web.pdf — including ‘Getting Started with Deep Learning’, ‘Fundamentals of Deep Learning’, ‘Building Transformer-Based NLP Applications’, and ‘Building LLM Applications with Prompt Engineering’ — all show a retirement notice with last enrollment date of July 7 and access ending December 31.

I have a few questions I’d love community input on:

  1. Why are these courses being retired? Is the content outdated, or is NVIDIA replacing them with updated versions?
  2. If they’re being replaced, what are the new recommended courses for the NCA-GENL path?
  3. Is it still worth enrolling before July 7 at $90 each, or should I wait for the replacement courses?
  4. Will these retirements affect the NCA-GENL exam blueprint, or does the current exam still map to these courses?

I’m a Robotics & XR engineer with a CS background trying to bridge into AI/ML, so this certification is an important step for me. Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has been through this path or has insight from the NVIDIA side.

Thanks in advance!

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