Google AI Essentials
Google · Coursera
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- USD 49/month
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Everyone, Business professionals
- Duration
- About 4 hours
- Certificate
- Yes
Start any time
Verified 26 Oct 2026
Anthropic · on Coursera
Real-World AI with Claude Specialization
Real-World AI with Claude Specialization is a paid beginner course from Anthropic, online. It's a paid subscription; the price is not recorded yet. It ends with a professional certificate.
Before you sign up
Suits non-technical professionals who want structured, project-based practice with Claude for everyday work, from prompting to simple automations. What stands out is the line-up of Anthropic staff featured alongside the instructor. The main caveat is cost and time: Coursera says it cannot be taken for free, no price is shown, and it estimates 4 weeks at 10 hours a week. A free alternative is Claude 101 from Anthropic, which ends with a completion badge.
What you'll learn
Three-course Coursera Specialization sponsored by Anthropic and 1Password and taught by former Anthropic manager Dan Mellott. AI Fundamentals with Claude, AI Collaboration with Claude and AI Automation with Claude cover prompts and context, Memory and Adaptive Thinking, and workflows with Connectors, Projects, Skills and retrieval, through hands-on projects.
More courses on prompt engineering.
Who it's for
Everyone (no background needed), Business professionals.
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Prerequisites
Not stated by provider.
How much does Real-World AI with Claude Specialization cost?
Paid subscription. Price not recorded yet.
Certificate: professional certificate. Coursera career certificate from Anthropic.
Taking this course from Ireland
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 on generative AI: Prompt Engineering for You (CeADAR), AIReady.ie national AI skills platform (SOLAS / Department of Further and Higher Education), AI for Business Success (Cork Chamber Skillnet).
See also: funded AI training in Ireland.
Questions people ask
How much does Real-World AI with Claude Specialization cost?
Paid subscription. Price not recorded yet.
Is there a certificate for Real-World AI with Claude Specialization?
Yes: professional certificate. The provider calls it "Coursera career certificate from Anthropic".
Do I need experience first?
It's a beginner course. The provider does not list prerequisites.
When does Real-World AI with Claude Specialization start?
Start any time.
Alternatives
Chosen from other courses of the same kind, then by shared topic. At least one is an Irish course where one fits. Closed courses are left out.
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 20 Oct 2026AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
University College Cork (Cork University Business School) with Anthropic
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Cost
- Free
- Level
- Beginner
- For
- Everyone, Teachers and educators
- Duration
- About 4 hours
- Certificate
- Yes
Start any time
Free certificateIEVerified 26 Oct 2026
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