how to build a gpt with eteroa
How To Build a GPT with Eteroa is a free, online masterclass that takes you on a step by step journey learning how to design and build your own custom GPT. Whether you want to learn how to build AI tools to support your work, your business, your studies or your community — this masterclass will show you what’s possible and how to get started.
Module 1
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How GPTs work and how they think — the foundations behind the tool, not just the interface
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Your role as the human behind the design — shaping purpose, logic, limits and impact
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How to build with clarity and intention — creating GPTs that last, not just launch
You'll Learn:
Foundations of GPT
Learn the basics of how GPTs think, how they work and the role that you play in shaping them.
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Why you’re building it — clarifying purpose before creation
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Who it’s for — designing with real people in mind
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What it should do and how it behaves — shaping its mind, tone and actions
Module 2
You'll Learn:
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How to build your GPT from start to finish — putting design into action
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How to shape its voice, purpose and knowledge — aligned with your vision
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How to test and refine in real time — ensuring it works, sounds and behaves as intended
Module 3
Design Your GPT
Discover how to plan and shape your GPT with purpose, defining who it’s for, what it does, and how it behaves
You'll Learn:
Build Your GPT
Explore how to turn your design into a working GPT step by step ⎯ shaping its voice, purpose and knowledge to bring your idea to life.
You'll Learn:
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How to test and refine your GPT — fixing mistakes and clarifying answers
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How to help it keep learning and adapting — ensuring it grows with use
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How to prepare it for real-world application — making it reliable and ready to use
Evolve Your GPT
Learn how to refine, improve, and adapt your GPT over time ⎯ turning it into a smarter, stronger tool ready for real-world use.
Module 4
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Eteroa is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, Young New Zealander of the Year 2025, NZ Hi-Tech Young Achiever 2024 and proud Samoan Software Engineer from Cannons Creek, Porirua.
As the Founder of DigiTautua and Co-Founder of Fibre Fale, she's passionate about breaking barriers and has dedicated her career to ensuring that Pacific peoples have access to the technology, skills and opportunities needed to thrive in an increasingly digital world. In true form — grounded, practical and full of heart — Eteroa will walk you through the foundations of Artificial Intelligence in a way that connects and makes sense.
Forbes 30 under 30 for social impact 2023
Hi-Tech Young Achiever Award 2024
Young New Zealander of the Year Award 2025
FREE to Register
Our commitment to digital equity means that this programme has no fees, no barriers and no exclusions.
4 Easy-to-Follow Modules
High quality content packed into just over 60 minutes of powerful learning guided by Eteroa.
100% Online and Self-paced
Complete the modules at your own speed and learn from your phone, tablet or laptop — with your personal login to the Fibre Fale Digital Academy online platform and lifetime access to the programme.
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