Google for Education
Google AI Educator series is a free course from Google for Education, online. It ends with a free badge. Google for Education doesn't say how long it takes.
We rate it beginner level; the provider doesn't say.
Suits teachers and lecturers who want free AI literacy training built around Gemini. Short sessions cover foundations, teaching uses and administrative tasks, taken self-serve through the Google Learning Centre or with a live facilitator, and a digital badge follows a short quiz. The main caveat is that hands-on work uses Google tools such as Gemini. A free, tool-neutral alternative for schools is AI for Schools from Oide Technology in Education: one hour, with a certificate and digital badge, and a Scoilnet account needed.
Free AI literacy training from Google for primary, secondary and higher education staff, built around Gemini. Short sessions cover foundational understanding, teaching uses and administrative tasks, and can be taken self-serve through the Google Learning Centre or live-facilitated. A digital badge is awarded after a short quiz.
See also: AI literacy and the EU AI Act, AI courses for beginners, free AI courses.
Level: beginner (our rating). Delivery: online.
Not stated by provider.
Free.
Certificate: free badge. Digital certificate badge (micro-credential).
Google for Education, based in the UK, offers this course worldwide, so learners in Ireland join the same course as everyone else. Details last confirmed on 26 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 teachers and educators on a shared topic: AI for Schools (Oide Technology in Education), GenAI for Teaching and Learning: How to do it right (National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (with DCU, UL and Trinity College Dublin)), AI Fluency for Educators (OpenCourses.ie) (HEA and National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (developed by University College Cork, Ringling College and Anthropic)).
See also: funded AI training in Ireland, AI courses for teachers and educators.
It's free.
Yes: free badge. The provider calls it "Digital certificate badge (micro-credential)".
It's a beginner course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). The provider does not list prerequisites.
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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.
Cork Education Support Centre (with Kinia and the Raspberry Pi Foundation)
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UCD Professional Academy
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University College Cork (Cork University Business School) with Anthropic
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| Course | Delivery | Cost | Level | Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI FoundationsOpenAI Academy | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 1 | Free badge |
| AI for You: An Introduction to AI and The EU AI ActCeADAR | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 2 | Certificate not stated |
| AI Capabilities and LimitationsAnthropic | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 3.5 | Free badge |
| AI concepts for developers and technology professionalsMicrosoft Learn | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 4 | Certificate not stated |
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