AI courses for developers and AI engineers split into free online courses on building with existing models and Irish university awards for the maths and models underneath.
If you want an Irish award, take Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet's Certificate in Foundations of Artificial Intelligence: NFQ Level 8, 12 weeks part-time online with Python, for a subsidised €999 (full fee €2,224.20). The catch: public-sector staff and unemployed people can't get the subsidy. For a free start, Hugging Face's AI Agents Course expects basic Python and gives a free certificate.
| Course | Delivery | Cost | Level | For | Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (micro-credential)Chevron Training and Recruitment (with University of East London) | Live online | Funded€360 funded | Intermediate | Developers and engineers, Data scientists and analysts | Not stated | Academic award, 15 ECTS |
| Future of Artificial Intelligence (Micro-credential)University of Galway | Live online | €850 | Intermediate | Developers and engineers, Data scientists and analysts | Not stated | NFQ L95 ECTS |
| ISTQB Certified Tester: Testing with Generative AITech Industry Alliance Skillnet | Live online | Funded€945 funded (full fee €1,350) | Intermediate | Developers and engineers, Project managers | Not stated | Exam certification |
| Certificate in Foundations of Artificial IntelligenceTechnology Ireland ICT Skillnet (Krisolis with TU Dublin) | Live online | Funded€999 funded (full fee €2,224.20) | Intermediate | Business professionals, Developers and engineers | 60 | NFQ L810 ECTS |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Computing in Big Data Analytics and Artificial IntelligenceAtlantic Technological University (Donegal, Letterkenny) | Live online | FundedFree under Springboard+ | Advanced | Developers and engineers, Data scientists and analysts | Not stated | NFQ L960 ECTS |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision (micro-credential)Chevron Training and Recruitment (with University of East London) | Live online | Funded€360 funded | Advanced | Developers and engineers, Data scientists and analysts | Not stated | Academic award, 15 ECTS |
Pick by what you want to build. LLM and RAG courses teach you to build on top of existing models, agent courses add tools and multi-step tasks, and machine learning courses teach you to train models yourself. Most hands-on courses assume Python, so check the prerequisites.
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Chevron Training and Recruitment (with University of East London)
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University of Galway
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Tech Industry Alliance Skillnet
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Yes. 9 of the 30 AI courses for developers and AI engineers we list are free, including AI Agents Course from Hugging Face, ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers from DeepLearning.AI and Introduction to AI in Azure (AI-901T00) from Microsoft.
Yes. 14 of the AI courses for developers and AI engineers we list are from Irish providers or Irish schemes, such as Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (micro-credential) from Chevron Training and Recruitment, Future of Artificial Intelligence (Micro-credential) from University of Galway and ISTQB Certified Tester: Testing with Generative AI from Tech Industry Alliance Skillnet.
There's no single best one for every developer: it depends on what you need the course to do. To learn the basics for free, start with Introduction to Generative AI from Google. If you need a certificate an employer or professional body can check, Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (micro-credential) from Chevron Training and Recruitment leads to an academic award worth 15 ECTS and costs €360 funded.
Yes. 7 courses for developers here are free, such as AI Agents Course from Hugging Face, Introduction to AI in Azure (AI-901T00) from Microsoft and Introduction to Generative AI from Google.
Some cost nothing: AI Agents Course from Hugging Face and Introduction to AI in Azure (AI-901T00) from Microsoft are free, and others are free to learn with a paid certificate. Paid courses for developers run from €50 for Elements of AI: Building AI to €8,614 for MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Some providers show prices only in US dollars, such as Machine Learning Specialization at USD 49/month; we show them as given and never convert.
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