Google Workspace with Gemini: Foundations of Your AI Workflow is a free beginner course from Google, online. It takes under 1 hour and ends with a badge.
For teams on Google Workspace who want a quick, official orientation to Gemini in Gmail, Docs and the rest. Thirty minutes and a badge make it an easy first step. The caveats: it's a product overview rather than skills practice, and the page doesn't say what Workspace plan you need to use Gemini. For more prompting and practical work tasks, follow it with AI Boost Bootcamp: How to Use Gemini at Work 101.
Thirty-minute introductory Google Skills course on generative AI inside Google Workspace, covering Gemini's main features and how to apply them to everyday work for productivity. Part of the Google Workspace with Gemini learning path. Badge on completion.
More courses on generative AI.
Business professionals, Everyone (no background needed).
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Not stated by provider.
Free. Google Skills describes itself as free training; no price on the course page.
Certificate: badge. Google Skills badge.
We checked this course on the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026.
It is free to take. We show any paid extras, such as a certificate, as the provider prices them.
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.
It's free.
Under 1 hour, self-paced.
Yes: badge. The provider calls it "Google Skills badge".
It's a beginner course. The provider does not list prerequisites.
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
Next intake not announced
Cardiff and Vale College
Next: 18 Jan 2027
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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| 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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