ILX Group
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence is a paid beginner course from ILX Group, online. It costs £340. It takes about 3 hours and ends with a certificate.
Suits beginners who want a short, structured overview of machine learning concepts and how models are measured. It takes about three hours and includes 12 months of access and a completion certificate for an 80% assessment score. The main caveat is that the certificate is a completion record, not a qualification. A recognised credential is the BCS Essentials Certificate in Artificial Intelligence exam, £160 plus VAT direct from BCS.
Three-hour self-paced eLearning course on AI basics: what AI is, machine learning and deep learning, the machine learning workflow, supervised and unsupervised learning, and performance metrics. Includes 12 months of access and an end-of-course assessment; a score of 80% earns a course completion certificate. No prerequisites.
More courses on machine learning.
Everyone (no background needed), Developers and engineers.
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
There are no prerequisites for this course
£340. £340; the AI Essentials category page also shows 'From £306.00' next to it; 12 months access.
Certificate: certificate. Course completion certificate.
ILX Group 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.
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 AI literacy and fundamentals: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Online (Forth Valley College), Living with AI (Scottish AI Alliance), An Introduction to AI (North East Scotland College).
See also: free and funded training by nation, AI courses for developers and engineers.
£340.
About 3 hours, self-paced.
Yes: certificate. The provider calls it "course completion certificate".
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.
Start any time.
No, they are all paid. The lowest-priced one we list is Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: £340.
BCS Essentials Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI): £735. Fees are shown as ILX Group shows them and never converted.
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