AI Skills Boost: free AI courses on the AI Skills Hub (2026)
AI Skills Boost is the government's free AI training for every adult in the UK, run with industry partners on the AI Skills Hub. Some courses take under 20 minutes.
- Where
- UK-wide
- Cost to you
- Free
Finishing selected courses earns a government-backed AI foundations badge.
Who can get AI Skills Boost (AI Skills Hub)?
In the official words (official page, checked 12 Oct 2026):
- "Every adult in the UK is eligible to take free, newly benchmarked courses to gain practical AI skills for work."
- "AI Skills Boost gives people free access to complete AI training - providing practical AI skills for work. People will be able to gain a government-backed virtual AI foundations badge for completing selected training courses."
- "Open to all UK adults online, taking as little as under 20 minutes, the courses will give people the skills needed to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace"
- "A selection of industry-developed AI courses, newly available on government’s AI Skills Hub, have been checked against Skills England’s AI foundation skills for work benchmark, with those who complete these courses receiving a virtual AI foundations badge."
- "Training is available on the revamped AI Skills Hub, a free site where users can create a learning profile and follow a tailored learning journey beyond the foundations training."
Who pays: UK government with industry partners.
How do I apply?
Create a free learning profile on the AI Skills Hub (aiskillshub.org.uk).
Announced on 28 January 2026. We check the course list on the AI Skills Hub by hand each month.
Questions people ask
Who can do AI Skills Boost?
Any adult in the UK, in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, and it costs nothing.
What is the AI foundations badge?
A virtual badge from the government for finishing selected courses on the AI Skills Hub. Those courses have been checked against Skills England's benchmark for AI foundation skills at work.
How do I sign up?
Create a free learning profile on the AI Skills Hub (aiskillshub.org.uk), then follow the courses it suggests. We check the hub's course list by hand each month.
Sources
- AI Skills Boost (AI Skills Hub): official page, accessed 12 Oct 2026
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