5 Free AI Courses With Certifications

According to Coursera , an online learning site for career skills development, the platform surpassed two million enrolments in AI-focused courses, demonstrating how people are starting to realize the value of studying AI to improve their work, businesses, and careers.

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Coursera analysis revealed the top five AI courses (that also come with certificates) which had the highest number of enrolments to date and appear to be a clear favourite among learners. These courses are available for free, granted you meet the criteria to apply for funding support and are eligible.

1. Introduction To Generative AI

This introductory course by Google Cloud sets the tone for the rest of your AI upskilling journey, and explains basic concepts such as what Generative AI is, and GenAI applications. It only takes about an hour to complete, according to the website, and it is actually part of an Introduction to Generative AI learning path, meaning there are other similar courses which build upon the knowledge you've gained here, for you to pursue. Find out more here

2. Prompt Engineering For ChatGPT

Delivered by Vanderbilt University, this course teaches a fundamental skill that helps you apply AI in the workplace context—prompt engineering. Prompt engineering entails knowing what prompts or inputs to train AI models on so that they can give you the results you need.

3. Generative AI For Everyone

DeepLearning.AI course is taught by instructor Andrew Ng, and is more of an in-depth introduction to artificial intelligence. Taking only five hours to complete according to the website, the course covers understanding of AI project lifecycles, discussion of GenAI software and workflows, and perhaps most importantly, how to use this technology responsibly and ethically.

4. Generative AI with Large Language Models

This course, delivered by DeepLearning.AI instructors in conjunction with AWS (Amazon Web Services), covers topics such as fine-tuning and evaluating LLMs (large language models), generative AI use cases, LLM application architecture, and some online lab work to reinforce what you've learned into actual practice.

5. Google AI Essentials

This course has the highest number of enrolments compared to the other courses listed above, standing at over 360,000 learners at the time of writing, making this truly one of Coursera's most popular courses. Suitable for beginner level and taught by Google's AI experts, this certificate will teach you everything you need to know at the foundational level, covering topics such as AI bias, privacy and security considerations, AI tools usage, and the correlation between artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Coursera is not the only platform providing AI courses. There are other platforms where you can learn AI skills for free, at your own pace, such as LinkedIn for Learning , CodeAcademy , Databricks , and even 美国哈佛大学 .

Take advantage of every opportunity you have afforded to you, to grow professionally, and learn and develop new skills every day. This will make you in-demand throughout your career and enable you to future-proof yourself against many career pitfalls.

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Note: I am not re-inventing the wheel but sharing articles and content to help raise awareness of AI within the Health and Social care sector. This article was created with content written by Rachel Wells for Forbes