AI agents and agentic AI courses (2026)

For AI agents and agentic AI courses, a good free place to start is Enterprise Agents and Use Cases from Google. For a UK course, try Creating Copilot Studio agents from Wise Owl.

Courses listed: 30 courses
Free: 12 free
Free place to start: Enterprise Agents and Use Cases (Google)

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AI agents and agentic AI courses compared

Our recommended order: UK courses first, then beginner before advanced, then lowest price in pounds.
Course	Delivery	Cost	Level	For	Hours	Certificate
Building with the Claude APIAnthropic on Coursera	Online, self-paced	Free	Beginner	Developers and engineers	10	No certificate
Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Finance ProfessionalsACCA	Online, self-paced	£230 for members · £310 for non-members	Beginner	Finance and accounting	Not stated	Professional certificate
Claude Code in ActionAnthropic on Coursera	Online, self-paced	Paid. Price not shown by provider	Beginner	Developers and engineers	1	Certificate
AI Agents and AutomationThe Chartered Institute of Marketing	Live online	£525	Intermediate	Marketers	Not stated	Certificate not stated
The CIM AI in Marketing ProgrammeThe Chartered Institute of Marketing	Live online	£999	Intermediate	Marketers	Not stated	Certificate not stated
Creating Copilot Studio agentsWise Owl	Online or in person, London, Manchester	£1,350	Intermediate	Business professionals, Developers and engineers	Not stated	Certificate not stated

What is an AI agent course, and which kind do I need?

An agent is an AI system that plans steps and calls tools to finish a task, where a chatbot only replies. Courses split into two tracks: no-code agent builders for business users, and Python frameworks for developers.

Pick the track by who will maintain the agent. If it is you and you don't code, start with a builder course; if a development team will own it, start with a developer course that covers testing and guardrails.

All AI agents and agentic AI courses

30 courses

Building with the Claude API
Anthropic · Coursera
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
About 10 hours
Certificate
No
Start any time
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Finance Professionals
ACCA
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
£310
Level
Beginner (our rating)
For
Finance and accounting
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Claude Code in Action
Anthropic · Coursera
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Paid, price not stated
Level
Beginner
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
About 1 hour
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
UKLicence needed
Verified 12 Oct 2026
AI Agents and Automation
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Delivery
Live online
Cost
£525
Level
Intermediate
For
Marketers
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Not stated
Next: 10 Nov 2026 · +4 more dates
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
The CIM AI in Marketing Programme
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Delivery
Live online
Cost
£999
Level
Intermediate
For
Marketers
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Not stated
Next: 4 Nov 2026 · +1 more date
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Creating Copilot Studio agents
Wise Owl
Delivery
Online or in person, London, Manchester
Cost
£1,350
Level
Intermediate (our rating)
For
Business professionals, Developers and engineers
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Not stated
Next: 2 Dec 2026
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
GenAI Agent Engineering
LSI (London School of Innovation)
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
£1,495
Level
Intermediate (our rating)
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
About 36 hours (estimated)
Certificate
Yes
Next intake not announced
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Exam Prep: Claude Certified Developer (CCDV-F)
Learning Tree International
Delivery
Online or in person, London
Cost
£1,780
Level
Intermediate
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Not stated
Next: 11 Nov 2026 · +6 more dates
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Transforming Business with AI
Imperial College London
Delivery
In person, London
Cost
£6,950
Level
Intermediate (our rating)
For
Managers and leaders
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Yes
Next: 23 Nov 2026 · +2 more dates
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate
Microsoft
Delivery
Online or in person
Cost
Paid, price not stated
Level
Intermediate
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Agentic Workflows: Design, Build, and Deploy Enterprise AI Agents (online)
University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education (Oxford Lifelong Learning)
Delivery
Live online
Cost
£1,495
Level
Advanced
For
Developers and engineers, Managers and leaders
Duration
About 24 hours
Certificate
Yes
Next: 30 Nov 2026
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Prompt Engineering Automation with Python Course
Learning Tree International
Delivery
Online or in person, London
Cost
£2,940
Level
Advanced
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Not stated
Soon Starts in 13 days (26 Oct 2026) · +7 more dates
UK
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Agent in a Day - Online workshop
Microsoft Learn
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Free certificateLicence needed
Verified 12 Oct 2026
AI Agents Course
Hugging Face Learn
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Free certificate
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Enterprise Agents and Use Cases
Google Cloud
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals, Managers and leaders
Duration
About 1.5 hours
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 5 Oct 2026
Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization
Google Cloud
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals, Managers and leaders
Duration
About 2.5 hours
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Free certificate
Verified 4 Oct 2026
Introduction to AI in Azure (AI-901T00)
Microsoft · Microsoft Learn
Delivery
Online
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Developers and engineers, Students and career changers
Duration
About 9.5 hours (estimated)
Certificate
No
Start any time
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Introduction to Claude Cowork
Anthropic Academy
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals, Everyone
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Not stated
Start any time
Licence needed
Verified 5 Oct 2026
Introduction to Gemini Enterprise
Google Cloud
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals
Duration
About 2.5 hours (estimated)
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Free certificate
Verified 5 Oct 2026
Transform Your Everyday Business Processes with Agents (MS-4019)
Microsoft
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals, Everyone
Duration
Not stated
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Free certificate
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Work smarter with AI
Microsoft Learn
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals, Everyone
Duration
Under 1 hour (estimated)
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Free certificate
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders
Vanderbilt University · Coursera
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Paid, price not stated
Level
Beginner
For
Managers and leaders, Business professionals
Duration
About 6 hours
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 12 Oct 2026
AI Agents: Complete Beginner's Guide Specialization
LearnQuest · Coursera
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Paid, price not stated
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals, Everyone
Duration
About 11 hours (estimated)
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Artificial Intelligence for HR Certificate Program
AIHR (Academy to Innovate HR)
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
USD 1,125
Level
Beginner
For
HR professionals
Duration
About 33 hours
Certificate
Yes
Soon Starts in 14 days (27 Oct 2026)
Verified 12 Oct 2026
No-Code AI for Business Professionals Specialization
Board Infinity · Coursera
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Paid, price not stated
Level
Beginner
For
Business professionals, Small business owners
Duration
About 49 hours (estimated)
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Agents and Workflows
OpenAI Academy
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free
Level
Intermediate (our rating)
For
Business professionals, Everyone
Duration
About 1.5 hours
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Free certificate
Verified 5 Oct 2026
Claude Code: A Highly Agentic Coding Assistant
DeepLearning.AI
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free for now
Level
Intermediate
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
About 2 hours
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 4 Oct 2026
Agentic AI
DeepLearning.AI
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Free to learn
Level
Intermediate
For
Developers and engineers, Data scientists and analysts
Duration
About 10 hours
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 3 Oct 2026
Building RAG Agents With LLMs
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
USD 90
Level
Intermediate (our rating)
For
Developers and engineers
Duration
About 8 hours
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 12 Oct 2026
Generative AI for Finance and Accounting Specialization
Edureka · Coursera
Delivery
Online, self-paced
Cost
Paid, price not stated
Level
Intermediate
For
Finance and accounting
Duration
About 29 hours (estimated)
Certificate
Yes
Start any time
Verified 12 Oct 2026

Questions people ask

Are there free AI agents and agentic AI courses?

Yes, 12 of them, including Building with the Claude API from Anthropic, Agent in a Day - Online workshop from Microsoft and AI Agents Course from Hugging Face.

Are there AI agents and agentic AI courses from UK providers?

UK providers or schemes run 12 of them, such as Building with the Claude API from Anthropic, Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Finance Professionals from ACCA and Claude Code in Action from Anthropic.

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