Building Live Voice Agents with Google’s ADK

Topic 1: Building Your First Voice Agent with ADK

• Introduction to Google ADK architecture (model, tools, sessions, state)
• Set up ADK environment and create a basic agent
• Define agent instructions and configure Gemini model
• Connect the agent to Google Search
• Understand tool-calling flow and execution logs
• Test live voice interactions in the ADK Web UI
• Debug tool selection and response handling

Topic 2: Memory, Tools, Structured Output & Guardrails

• Use sessions and state for short-term conversation tracking
• Implement persistent memory for long-term recall
• Share context between tools
• Create and integrate custom tools and external APIs
• Define schemas for structured research reports
• Rewrite agent instructions to act as a coordinator
• Save structured outputs as markdown files
• Add guardrails using callbacks

Topic 3: Advanced Voice Systems & Production Deployment

• Build a podcast agent using multi-agent coordination
• Combine schemas, callbacks, and dedicated audio agents
• Generate multi-speaker scripts
• Convert scripts to audio using Gemini text-to-speech
• Create scalable episode generation workflows
• Add persistent memory and reliability testing
• Deploy agents on Vertex AI
• Implement security, monitoring, and safe scaling practices

Prerequisite:

• HTML Essential Training
• CSS Fundamentals Training
• Javascript Essential Training

HRDF Funding

Please refer to this video https://youtu.be/Kzpd-V1F9Xs

1-     HRD Corp Grant Helper

How to submit grant applications for HRD Corp Claimable Courses

2-     Employers are required to apply for the grant at least one week before training commences.

Employers must submit their applications with supporting documents, including invoices/quotations, trainer profiles, training schedule and course content.

3-     First, Login to Employer’s e-TRIS account -https://etris.hrdcorp.gov.my

Second, Click Application

4-     Click Grant on the left side under Applications

5-     Click Apply Grant on the left side under Applications

6-     Click Apply

7-     Choose a Scheme Code and select HRD Corp Claimable Courses: Skim Bantuan Latihan Khas. Then, click Apply

8-     Scheme Code represents all types of training that suit the requirements provided by HRD Corp. Below are the list of schemes offered by HRD Corp:

9-     Select your Immediate Officer and click Next

10-  Select a Training Provider, then click Next

11-  Please select a training programme from the list, then key in all the required details and click Next

Select your desired training programme.

Give an explanation on why the participant is required to attend the training. E.g., related to their tasks/ career development, etc.

Explain the background and objective of this training.

Select a relevant focus area. For Employer-Specific Courses, select ‘Not Applicable’.

12-  If the training programme is a micro-credential programme, you are required to complete these 3 fields. Save and click Next

Insert MiCAS Application number

13-  Based on the nine (9) pillars listed below, HRD Corp Focus Area Courses are closely tied to support government initiatives towards nation building. As such, courses offered through the HRD Corp Focus Areas are designed to provide the workforce with skills required for current and future demands. Details of the focus areas are as follows:

14-  Please select a Course Title and Type of Training

15-  Select the correct type of training according to the actual type of training, or as mentioned in the training brochure:

16-  Please key in the Training Location and click Next

17-  Please select the Level of Certification and click Next

18-  Please follow the instructions and key in trainee details

19-  Click Add Batch, then click Save

20-  Click Add Trainee Details

21-  Please key in all the required details, then click Add

22-  Click Add if there are more participants. Once done, click Save

23-  Click Next

24-  Please key in the course fees and allowance details, then click Save

25-  Estimated cost includes the course fees/external trainer fees, allowances, and consumable training materials. Please comply with the HRD Corp Allowable Cost Matrix.

26-  Select Upfront Payment to Training Provider and key in the percentage from 0% to 30%. Then, click Save and Next

27-  Complete the declaration form and select a desired officer

28-  Add all the required documents, then click Add Attachment. Then, click Save and Submit Application

29-  Once the New Grant Application is successfully submitted, the Grant Officer will evaluate the application accordingly. The application may be queried if additional information is required.

The application status will be updated via the employer’s dashboard, email, and the e-TRiS inbox.

• Frontend Developers
• Web Developers

Kanaiya Kamboj: Kanaiya Kamboj is currently working at Invenco Asia Sdn bhd as a Sr. Full Stack Developer. His expertise is AngularJs 1.x,Angular 2,Angular 4,Ionic 3,React.js with Cordova mobile apps,Redux, Vue.Js, JavaScript, Jquery, ASP.NET(C#), Entity Framework, Ntier, Linq, WCF,Windows Services, MVC, Web Api,Node.Js and SQL Server,MySQL server, MongoDB

Furkan Kabir: Furkan Kabir has about 11 years of programming and application development experience in Microsoft .NET 2003-2015. He has good knowledge of SQL Server 2000-2014 and MySQL Database Programming and the implementation of the enterprise database for large scale Application development. He worked on several enterprise web application development projects.

Dr. Aanand: Dr. Aanand is a Full Stack Data Scientist who once had a torrid love affair with Physics. He has consulted and published in the area of Public Health, Electricity Markets, Telecom, BFSI, Advertising & Communication Strategies and Digital & Social Media Technologies. He has worked on assignments with international agencies such as International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Royal Netherland Embassy etc. besides MNCs like Tata Consultancy Services, Kie Square Consulting and several government organizations of national importance.

He regularly conducts general training programs in Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Bokeh), R (dplyr, rstanarm, knitR, ggplot2), Data Visualization (Tableau, D3.js) and Machine Learnng (Reinforced Learning, Scikit Learn) and specialized training programs on Structural Equation Modeling and SAP Hana.

He holds a doctorate in Operations Research from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a post graduate in Physics from University of Mumbai. He has advanced training in mathematical programming including optimization, advanced multivariate data analysis, and simulation techniques. When he is not teaching or consulting he can be found meditating or heading for an adventurous trek.