Microsoft · on Coursera
Microsoft 365 with Generative AI Professional Certificate is a free-to-learn beginner course from Microsoft, online. Some parts are paid.
It takes about 88 hours and ends with a professional certificate.
For office workers who want a long, structured Copilot programme with a Microsoft-branded certificate for their CV. It covers every main Microsoft 365 app in depth. The caveats: about 88 hours is a lot for end-user skills, you need Copilot enabled on your account, and the Coursera price isn't shown. For the same material free and self-paced, start with Draft, Analyze, and Present with Microsoft Copilot (MS-4018) on Microsoft Learn.
Four-course Microsoft professional certificate on Coursera for using Copilot across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams: productivity, AI-driven data insights, collaboration and AI-powered workflows. About 88 hours in total, aimed at beginners with basic Microsoft 365 skills.
More courses on generative AI and on prompt engineering.
See also: Microsoft Copilot training.
Business professionals.
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Basic proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. Access to Microsoft 365 with Copilot enabled is necessary.
Free to learn. Some parts paid. Price not rendered.
Certificate: professional certificate. Microsoft professional certificate via Coursera.
Microsoft 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.
Free to learn. Some parts paid.
About 88 hours, self-paced.
Yes: professional certificate. The provider calls it "Microsoft professional certificate via Coursera".
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: Basic proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. Access to Microsoft 365 with Copilot enabled is necessary.
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