FreeIE
Claude AI in Your Classroom (26LC 10 017)
Blackrock Education Centre
Free · Beginner · About 1 h
Anthropic AI courses: which to take (2026)
Most people should start with AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations or Claude 101, both free beginner courses from Anthropic Academy with a free certificate of completion. We list 5 Anthropic courses: 4 are free and 1 is freemium. The main caveat is the Prompt Engineering Interactive Tutorial: the material is free, but it needs an Anthropic API key and small API usage costs. Anthropic does not state course durations.
All Anthropic courses we list
| Course | Cost | Hours | Level | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Fluency for EducatorsAnthropic Academy | Free | Not stated | Intermediate | Free certificate |
| AI Fluency for Small BusinessesAnthropic Academy | Free | Not stated | Intermediate | Free certificate |
| AI Fluency: Framework & FoundationsAnthropic Academy | Free | Not stated | Beginner | Free certificate |
| Claude 101Anthropic Academy | Free | Not stated | Beginner | Free certificate |
| Prompt Engineering Interactive TutorialAnthropic on GitHub | Free to learnSome parts paid | Not stated | Beginner | No certificate |
Which Anthropic course should I start with?
Start with AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations for general AI literacy, or Claude 101 if you want to use Claude at work. Then move to the intermediate AI Fluency for Small Businesses or AI Fluency for Educators, depending on your role. Developers should go straight to the Prompt Engineering Interactive Tutorial.
Courses about Claude from other providers
- Free to learn
AI Prompting for Everyone
DeepLearning.AI
Free to learn. Certificate paid · Beginner · About 7 h
- Free for a limited time
Claude Code: A Highly Agentic Coding Assistant
DeepLearning.AI
Free for a limited time. Certificate paid · Intermediate · About 2 h
- FreeFundedIE
AI Essentials: Your First Day with AI (itag AI Skills Week)
itag Skillnet
Free · Beginner · About 1.5 h
- FundedIE
5 Week Smarter Business with AI Course
Local Enterprise Office Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
€75 funded · Beginner · About 15 h (estimated)
- FreeFundedFree certificate
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
University College Cork (Cork University Business School) with Anthropic
Free · Beginner · About 4 h
- FundedIE
AI Ready: Practical Tools for a Smarter Workday
Shannon Chamber Skillnet
€75 · Beginner · About 6 h (estimated)
Questions people ask
Is Anthropic Academy free?
Mostly. 4 of the 5 Anthropic courses we list are free, 4 with a free certificate. Prompt Engineering Interactive Tutorial is free to learn. some parts paid (course material free; requires an anthropic api key and small api usage costs).
Other providers
Amazon Web Services, Coursera, DeepLearning.AI, Google, or all providers. For certifications across providers, see our AI certifications guide.
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