For prompt engineering courses, a good free place to start is AI Boost Bootcamp: How to Use Gemini at Work 101 from Google. For a UK course, try Prompt engineering in AI tools from Wise Owl.
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| Course | Delivery | Cost | Level | For | Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt engineering in AI toolsWise Owl | Online or in person, London, Manchester | £595 | Beginner | Business professionals, Everyone | one dayDuration (as stated by provider) | Certificate not stated |
| AI Boost Bootcamp: How to Use Gemini at Work 101Google | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Business professionals, Project managers | 1 | Badge |
| ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for DevelopersDeepLearning.AI | Online, self-paced | Free for nowCertificate paid | Beginner | Developers and engineers | 1.5 | Paid certificate |
| Work smarter with Copilot prompts for finance professionalsMicrosoft Learn | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Finance and accounting, Business professionals | Not stated | Free badge |
| AI Prompting for EveryoneDeepLearning.AI | Online, self-paced | Free to learnCertificate paid | Beginner | Everyone, Business professionals | 7 | Paid certificate |
| Prompt Engineering Interactive TutorialAnthropic on GitHub | Online, self-paced | Free to learnSome parts paid | Beginner | Developers and engineers | Not stated | No certificate |
Learn to brief the assistant your organisation already pays for: say who the answer is for, paste the material it should work from, and ask for a format you can check. That takes an afternoon on most of the free courses below.
If you build with an API, go on to structured outputs, evaluation and tool use. Those courses usually expect some Python and are listed as intermediate or advanced.
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Yes, 14 of them, including Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Online from Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education, AI Boost Bootcamp: How to Use Gemini at Work 101 from Google and AI Foundations from OpenAI.
UK providers or schemes run 14 of them, such as Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Online from Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education, Using GenAI with Confidence for University & College Professional Services Staff from The University of Edinburgh and AI Academy – Hands On AI Masterclass from Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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