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Generative AI courses (2026)

For generative AI courses, a good free place to start is Google Workspace with Gemini: Foundations of Your AI Workflow from Google.

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Google Workspace with Gemini: Foundations of Your AI Workflow (Google)
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For a UK course, try Using GenAI with Confidence for University & College Professional Services Staff from The University of Edinburgh.

Generative AI courses compared

Our recommended order: UK courses first, then beginner before advanced, then lowest price in pounds.
CourseDeliveryCostLevelForHoursCertificate
AI literacy for teachers and school leadersRaspberry Pi FoundationOnline, self-pacedFreeBeginnerTeachers and educatorsNot statedFree certificate
Artificial intelligence (AI) in Key Stage 3 computingNational Centre for Computing EducationOnline, self-pacedFreeBeginnerTeachers and educators3Certificate not stated
Building with the Claude APIAnthropic on CourseraOnline, self-pacedFreeBeginnerDevelopers and engineers10No certificate
Google AI Educator seriesGoogle for EducationOnlineFreeBeginnerTeachers and educatorsNot statedFree badge
Safe and effective use of AI in educationChartered College of TeachingOnline, self-pacedFreeBeginnerTeachers and educatorsNot statedFree CPD certificate
Teach teens computing: Understanding AI for educatorsRaspberry Pi FoundationOnline, self-pacedFreeBeginnerTeachers and educatorsNot statedFree certificate

What should I learn first about generative AI?

Start with how large language models produce text and why they get things wrong, then practise on the tool you use at work. Developer courses follow on with APIs and retrieval.

All generative AI courses

92 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

  • Google AI Educator series

    Google for Education

    Delivery
    Online
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Teachers and educators
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Free certificateUK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Safe and effective use of AI in education

    Chartered College of Teaching

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Teachers and educators
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Next intake not announced

    Free certificateUK
    Verified 11 Oct 2026

  • An Introduction to AI

    North East Scotland College

    Delivery
    In person
    Cost
    £82
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 14 Jan 2027

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI Academy – Hands On AI Masterclass

    NI Chamber

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    £199
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Business professionals, Managers and leaders
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Next: 18 Nov 2026

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI in Marketing

    The Chartered Institute of Marketing

    Delivery
    Online or in person, London
    Cost
    £499
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Marketers
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Soon Starts today (13 Oct 2026) · +8 more dates

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • GenAI for Software Project Managers

    LSI (London School of Innovation)

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    £499
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Project managers
    Duration
    About 20 hours (estimated)
    Certificate
    Yes

    Next intake not announced

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Writing prompts for AI

    Chartered Institute of Public Relations

    Delivery
    Live online
    Cost
    £550
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Marketers
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 11 Nov 2026 · +3 more dates

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Prompt engineering in AI tools

    Wise Owl

    Delivery
    Online or in person, London, Manchester
    Cost
    £595
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Business professionals, Everyone
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 6 Nov 2026 · +1 more date

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI Literacy for Law

    King's College London

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    £600
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Legal
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Next: 12 Nov 2026

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Learning Tree International

    Delivery
    Live online
    Cost
    £730
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Business professionals, Managers and leaders
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 16 Nov 2026 · +11 more dates

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Introduction to AI

    Chartered Institute of Public Relations

    Delivery
    Online or in person, London
    Cost
    £795
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Marketers
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 19 Nov 2026 · +5 more dates

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI Strategy and Implementation

    Henley Business School

    Delivery
    In person
    Cost
    £3,950
    Level
    Beginner (our rating)
    For
    Managers and leaders
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 4 Nov 2026

    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 Prompting for Software Engineers

    LSI (London School of Innovation)

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    £499
    Level
    Intermediate (our rating)
    For
    Developers and engineers
    Duration
    About 20 hours (estimated)
    Certificate
    Yes

    Next intake not announced

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI Answer Engine Marketing (AEM)

    The Chartered Institute of Marketing

    Delivery
    Live online
    Cost
    £525
    Level
    Intermediate
    For
    Marketers
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Soon Starts in 9 days (22 Oct 2026) · +1 more date

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI Content Creation

    The Chartered Institute of Marketing

    Delivery
    Live online
    Cost
    £525
    Level
    Intermediate
    For
    Marketers
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Soon Starts in 10 days (23 Oct 2026) · +7 more dates

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI for Copywriting

    The Chartered Institute of Marketing

    Delivery
    Live online
    Cost
    £525
    Level
    Intermediate
    For
    Marketers
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Soon Starts in 10 days (23 Oct 2026) · +1 more date

    UK
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • AI Marketing Strategy and Tools

    The Chartered Institute of Marketing

    Delivery
    Online or in person, London
    Cost
    £525
    Level
    Intermediate
    For
    Marketers
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Soon Starts in 2 days (15 Oct 2026)

    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

  • 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

  • AI in Finance: Strategy, Applications and Impact

    Imperial College London

    Delivery
    Live online
    Cost
    £1,700
    Level
    Intermediate (our rating)
    For
    Finance and accounting, Managers and leaders
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Soon Starts in 2 days (15 Oct 2026) · +1 more date

    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

  • AI Leadership programme

    Warwick Business School

    Delivery
    In person, London
    Cost
    £3,070
    Level
    Intermediate (our rating)
    For
    Managers and leaders
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 26 Apr 2027

    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

  • Building Practical Skills in NLP and Generative AI

    Learning Tree International

    Delivery
    Online or in person, London
    Cost
    £1,780
    Level
    Advanced
    For
    Developers and engineers, Data scientists and analysts
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Next: 4 Nov 2026 · +7 more dates

    UK
    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

  • AI Capabilities and Limitations

    Anthropic Academy

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Free certificate
    Verified 5 Oct 2026

  • AI Python for Beginners

    DeepLearning.AI

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free for now
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Students and career changers
    Duration
    About 12 hours
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Verified 4 Oct 2026

  • ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers

    OpenAI · Coursera

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Teachers and educators
    Duration
    About 5 hours
    Certificate
    No

    Start any time

    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • ChatGPT fundamentals

    OpenAI Academy

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Business professionals
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    No

    Start any time

    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Claude 101

    Anthropic Academy

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Business professionals
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Free certificate
    Verified 3 Oct 2026

  • Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot

    Microsoft Learn

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Business professionals, Managers and leaders
    Duration
    Not stated
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Free certificateLicence needed
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Generative AI for Executives

    AWS Skill Builder

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Managers and leaders, Business professionals
    Duration
    Under 1 hour
    Certificate
    Not stated

    Start any time

    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Generative AI Overview for Project Managers

    Project Management Institute (PMI)

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Managers and leaders, Business professionals
    Duration
    About 1 hour
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Free certificate
    Verified 3 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 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

  • Introduction to Generative AI

    Google

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Developers and engineers
    Duration
    Under 1 hour (estimated)
    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

  • AI Fundamentals (skill track)

    DataCamp

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free to learn
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Business professionals
    Duration
    About 9 hours
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Verified 3 Oct 2026

  • AI Prompting for Everyone

    DeepLearning.AI

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free to learn
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Business professionals
    Duration
    About 7 hours
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Verified 3 Oct 2026

  • Building with Llama 4

    DeepLearning.AI

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free for now
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Developers and engineers
    Duration
    About 1.5 hours
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Verified 4 Oct 2026

  • Generative AI for Everyone

    DeepLearning.AI · Coursera

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free to learn
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Business professionals
    Duration
    About 6 hours
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    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 for Marketing Specialization

    Emory University · Coursera

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Paid, price not stated
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Marketers, Business professionals
    Duration
    About 58 hours (estimated)
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Generative AI for Marketers Specialization

    Microsoft · Coursera

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Paid, price not stated
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Marketers, Small business owners
    Duration
    About 49 hours (estimated)
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Licence needed
    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Google AI Essentials

    Google · Coursera

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    USD 49/month
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Business professionals
    Duration
    About 8 hours (estimated)
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Google AI Professional Certificate

    Google · Coursera

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    USD 49/month
    Level
    Beginner
    For
    Everyone, Business professionals
    Duration
    About 8 hours
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Verified 12 Oct 2026

  • Applied AI Foundations

    OpenAI Academy

    Delivery
    Online, self-paced
    Cost
    Free
    Level
    Intermediate (our rating)
    For
    Business professionals
    Duration
    About 1.5 hours
    Certificate
    Yes

    Start any time

    Free certificate
    Verified 5 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

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Questions people ask

Are there free generative AI courses?

Yes, 36 of them, including AI literacy for teachers and school leaders from Raspberry Pi Foundation, Artificial intelligence (AI) in Key Stage 3 computing from National Centre for Computing Education and Building with the Claude API from Anthropic.

Are there generative AI courses from UK providers?

UK providers or schemes run 40 of them, such as AI literacy for teachers and school leaders from Raspberry Pi Foundation, Artificial intelligence (AI) in Key Stage 3 computing from National Centre for Computing Education and Building with the Claude API from Anthropic.

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