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AI Agents for Beginners is a paid beginner course from Microsoft, online. Microsoft doesn't say the price, how long it takes or whether there is a certificate.
Suits developers comfortable with Python who want to build AI agents in code rather than with no-code tools. The 18 lessons run from design patterns and tool use to agentic RAG, multi-agent systems, memory and agent security, and each can be taken on its own. The main caveat is that the samples run on Microsoft Foundry, so you need an Azure subscription, and no certificate is mentioned. A free alternative is the AI Agents Course from Hugging Face.
Microsoft's open course on GitHub with 18 lessons on building AI agents: agentic frameworks and design patterns, tool use, agentic RAG, planning, multi-agent systems, memory, protocols such as MCP and A2A, deployment and security. Each lesson has a written lesson and Python code samples using Microsoft Agent Framework, most with a short video.
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Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
For the code samples: Python 3.12 or later, the Azure CLI and an Azure subscription with a Microsoft Foundry project
Price not stated by provider. No price or 'free' wording on the repo page; the code samples need an Azure subscription for Microsoft Foundry.
Certificate: certificate not stated.
Microsoft, based in the US, 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 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.
Price not stated by provider.
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: For the code samples: Python 3.12 or later, the Azure CLI and an Azure subscription with a Microsoft Foundry project.
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