Cardiff and Vale College
This course is a free course from Cardiff and Vale College, online. It's free under Personal Learning Accounts. It ends with an exam certification. Next: 8 Mar 2027.
Cardiff and Vale College doesn't say how long it takes. We rate it beginner level; the provider doesn't say.
Suits employed adults in Wales, from service desk staff to chief information officers, who want a formal BCS award on AI ethics rather than a general AI overview. What stands out is the free place under PLA and a fixed evening timetable from March 2027. The main caveat is the narrow scope: it covers ethics and responsibility, not how to use AI tools. A free self-paced alternative on the same theme is Ethics of AI from Elements of AI.
Evening course on Microsoft Teams leading to a BCS Foundation Award on the ethics of AI. It covers organisational and individual responsibility for AI, wider social and economic effects, potential harms and safeguards, and human oversight. Assessment is a short multiple-choice exam that can be taken remotely.
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Business professionals, Managers and leaders, Everyone (no background needed).
Level: beginner (our rating). Delivery: live online.
GCSE English at least a C grade.
Free under Personal Learning Accounts. Free for employed adults eligible for a Personal Learning Account (PLA), funded by the Welsh Government; full fee not shown.
Certificate: exam certification. BCS Foundation Award (multiple-choice exam).
Cardiff and Vale College is a UK provider. We checked this course on its own page on 12 Oct 2026.
The price is shown in pounds, as the provider states it.
If you want a free, government-backed start instead, AI Skills Boost gives every adult in the UK free AI courses, and finishing selected ones earns an AI foundations badge.
UK funding: Personal Learning Accounts.
Other UK courses on responsible AI and ethics: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Online (Forth Valley College), Living with AI (Scottish AI Alliance), Responsible AI Innovation for SMEs (University of Edinburgh).
See also: free and funded training by nation, AI courses for managers and leaders.
Next: 8 Mar 2027.
It's free under Personal Learning Accounts.
Yes: exam certification. The provider calls it "BCS Foundation Award (multiple-choice exam)".
It's a beginner course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). Prerequisites: GCSE English at least a C grade.
Next: 8 Mar 2027.
Yes, every one we list is free or free to learn, including BCS Foundation Award: Award in Understanding the Role of Ethics in the Responsible Use of AI (PLA) and BCS Foundation Award: How AI Can Support Your Organisation (PLA).
BCS* Essentials Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) (PLA): Free under Personal Learning Accounts, BCS Foundation Award: Award in Understanding the Role of Ethics in the Responsible Use of AI (PLA): Free under Personal Learning Accounts, BCS Foundation Award: How AI Can Support Your Organisation (PLA): Free under Personal Learning Accounts, BCS Foundation Award: Award in Machine Learning (PLA): Free under Personal Learning Accounts and BCS* Foundation Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) (PLA): Free under Personal Learning Accounts. Fees are shown as Cardiff and Vale College shows them and never converted.
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Next: 18 Jan 2027
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