Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure is a free beginner course from Microsoft Learn, online. It takes about 5.5 hours. Microsoft Learn doesn't say whether there is a certificate.
Suits developers who know basic Python and want hands-on practice in Microsoft Foundry for the Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) exam. Most modules include a guided exercise of 20 to 35 minutes. The main caveat is that the page does not say whether the exercises need an Azure subscription, and the exam is separate. A free, concept-only companion is AI concepts for developers and technology professionals.
Free self-paced Microsoft Learn path of seven modules (5 hours 37 minutes) that prepares for Exam AI-901: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals. It shows how to use Microsoft Foundry for generative AI and agents, text analysis, speech, computer vision, information extraction and knowledge retrieval with Foundry IQ, with hands-on exercises.
More courses on AI agents and agentic AI.
Level: beginner (as stated by the provider). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Basic understanding of computing concepts and Python
Free. Microsoft Learn training is free; the certification exam is separate.
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), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision (micro-credential) (Chevron Training and Recruitment (with University of East London)), MSc in Computing (Artificial Intelligence major) (Dublin City University (School of Computing)).
See also: funded AI training in Ireland, AI courses for developers and engineers.
It's free.
About 5.5 hours, self-paced.
It's a beginner course. Prerequisites: Basic understanding of computing concepts and Python.
Start any time.
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.
IBM
Start any time
SkillsBooster Academy ยท Coursera
Start any time
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (with DCU, UL and Trinity College Dublin)
Start any time
| Course | Delivery | Cost | Level | Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Workspace with Gemini: Foundations of Your AI WorkflowGoogle | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Under 1 | Badge |
| Introduction to Generative AIGoogle | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Under 1 | Free badge |
| Generative AI for ExecutivesAWS Skill Builder | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Under 1 | Certificate not stated |
| Introduction to Generative AI - Art of the PossibleAWS Skill Builder | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 1 | Certificate not stated |
We're setting up a newsletter for new courses, price changes and funded intakes. Until it starts, New this week lists every change.