Claude Platform 101 is a free course from Anthropic, online. It takes about 1.5 hours and ends with a free badge. We rate it beginner level; the provider doesn't say.
Suits developers who have used Claude in a chat window and want to build it into their own applications, from a single request to an agent. It is free, Anthropic lists it at 1.5 hours, and passing the quiz earns a completion badge. The main caveat is cost beyond the course: you need an API key, and after a small free credit for new accounts, API use is paid. A longer free alternative is Building with the Claude API on Coursera.
Free Claude Academy course from Anthropic for developers building on the Claude Platform. Covers a first API request, choosing a model, writing the agent loop by hand and with the SDK's Tool Runner, tool use, extended thinking, built-in tools, skills, MCP servers, context management and managed agents.
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Level: beginner (our rating). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Comfort reading and writing code in at least one language and basic command-line familiarity; a Claude Console account and an API key
Free. Course free; API use is paid after a small free credit for new Claude Console accounts.
Certificate: free badge. Completion badge.
Anthropic, based in the US, offers this course worldwide, so learners in Ireland join the same course as everyone else. Details last confirmed on 22 Oct 2026.
No Irish scheme on our funding list (Springboard+, Skillnet Ireland, HEA Micro-Credential Learner Fee Subsidy 2026 and others) covers its cost.
Irish courses for developers and engineers on a shared topic: ISTQB Certified Tester: Testing with Generative AI (Tech Industry Alliance Skillnet).
See also: funded AI training in Ireland, AI courses for developers and engineers.
It's free.
About 1.5 hours, self-paced.
Yes: free badge. The provider calls it "Completion badge".
It's a beginner course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). Prerequisites: Comfort reading and writing code in at least one language and basic command-line familiarity; a Claude Console account and an API key.
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