Google AI Essentials
Google’s short, no-experience-needed introduction to using AI tools at work: what AI is, prompting, productivity uses, and responsible use. There is no free option on Coursera; you pay the monthly subscription and get a Google certificate when you finish.
Go to the course on Coursera- Provider
- Google (Coursera)
- Price
- Paid
- Certificate
- Paid certificateA certificate from Google comes with the paid subscription once you finish all 5 courses.
- Level
- Beginner
- Time
- Under 10 hours (Coursera lists 5 courses of 1-2 hours each)
- Format
- Self-paced 5-course series with videos, readings, hands-on activities, and graded assessments
- Checked
- 2026-11-05
Coursera says it cannot be taken for free: $49/month in the U.S. and Canada after a 7-day free trial (prices vary by country). Included with Coursera Plus; financial aid available.
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What you will learn.
- 01AI fundamentals
- 02Generative AI at work
- 03Prompting
- 04Gemini
- 05Responsible AI
- 06AI literacy
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Before you enroll.
From the course page, checked 2026-11-05.
- Who it is for
- People in any role or industry who want to use AI to be more productive at work.
- What you build
- Text and image content made with generative AI tools
- Prompts for workplace problem-solving and planning tasks
- Good to know
- Carries no university credit
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