DeepLearning.AI · on Coursera
Generative AI for Everyone is a free-to-learn beginner course from Coursera, online. It takes about 6 hours and ends with a paid professional certificate.
For anyone, technical or not, who wants a clear view of how generative AI works, what it can and can't do, and how a generative AI project runs. Andrew Ng covers prompting basics plus the risks and opportunities for people and businesses, in about 6 hours. Enrolment is free, but the shareable certificate requires purchase and no price is shown. For a free certificate, try AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations from Anthropic.
Andrew Ng explains how generative AI works, what it can and cannot do, the lifecycle of a generative AI project, prompting basics, and the risks and opportunities for people and businesses.
More courses on generative AI and on prompt engineering.
Everyone (no background needed), Business professionals, Managers and leaders.
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
No prior AI or coding knowledge required
Free to learn. Certificate paid. Free to enrol; shareable certificate requires purchase.
Certificate: paid professional certificate. Coursera shareable certificate (paid).
DeepLearning.AI is based in the US. We checked this course on the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026.
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.
None of the UK funding schemes we track pays for this course. See free and funded training by nation for what is funded where you live.
Other UK courses on generative AI: An Introduction to AI (North East Scotland College), Using GenAI with Confidence for University & College Professional Services Staff (University of Edinburgh), AI Academy – Hands On AI Masterclass (NI Chamber).
See also: free and funded training by nation, AI courses for managers and leaders.
Free to learn. Certificate paid.
About 6 hours, self-paced.
Yes: paid professional certificate. The provider calls it "Coursera shareable certificate (paid)".
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: No prior AI or coding knowledge required.
Start any time.
Partly. Of the 9 DeepLearning.AI courses we list, 4 are free for a limited time during the platform beta, 4 are free to learn with a paid certificate, and 1 is paid. Certificates generally need a paid plan; prices are shown in USD and we don't convert them.
Cardiff and Vale College
Next intake not announced
Cardiff and Vale College
Next: 8 Mar 2027
Cardiff and Vale College
Next: 18 Jan 2027
| Course | Delivery | Cost | Level | Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial intelligence (AI) in Key Stage 3 computingNational Centre for Computing Education | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 3 | Certificate not stated |
| Build foundational generative AI skillsMicrosoft Learn | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Not stated | Free badge |
| ChatGPT Foundations for TeachersOpenAI on Coursera | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 5 | No certificate |
| Claude 101Anthropic Academy | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Not stated | Free certificate |
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