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Google AI Professional Certificate is a paid beginner course from Google, online. It costs USD 49/month (price shown in USD). It takes about 8 hours and ends with a professional certificate.
For people who want to use Gemini and Google tools across everyday work: research, writing, content, data analysis and building simple apps. Eight one-hour courses and 20+ workplace activities keep it practical. The price is USD 49 a month (US/Canada), which includes 3 months of Google AI Pro; no pound price was shown on the page checked. It makes most sense if your workplace runs on Google tools. For a free start, try Google Workspace with Gemini: Foundations of Your AI Workflow.
Eight one-hour courses on using Gemini and Google tools for brainstorming, research, writing, content creation, data analysis and building and deploying simple apps, with 20+ workplace activities.
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Everyone (no background needed), Business professionals.
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
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USD 49/month (price shown in USD). USD 49/month (US/Canada); includes 3 months of Google AI Pro.
Certificate: professional certificate. Google AI Professional Certificate.
We checked this course on the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026.
The provider shows prices in US dollars (USD). We show them as shown and never convert them to pounds.
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.
USD 49/month (price shown in USD).
About 8 hours, self-paced.
Yes: professional certificate. The provider calls it "Google AI Professional Certificate".
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: None.
Start any time.
Most are. AI Boost Bootcamp: How to Use Gemini at Work 101 and Enterprise Agents and Use Cases are free or free to learn, as are 5 others; the rest are paid.
Cardiff and Vale College
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Cardiff and Vale College
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