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AI Essentials for Work: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot

Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot properly at work: what they are, how to ask, how to check what comes back, and what never to paste in. Taught from Google's AI Essentials, Anthropic's AI Fluency course and OpenAI Academy.

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Free to learn. Verifiable certificate £19 when you pass the final exam (optional, VAT included).

Level
Beginner
Modules
9
Video
6 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Decide which tasks to hand to an AI assistant and which to keep; write prompts that give a usable answer on the first or second try; check an answer for errors, invented facts and bias before you use it; keep confidential data out of public tools; and build a small prompt library and one-page AI use procedure for your own job.

  • Decide which tasks to hand to an AI assistant and which to keep
  • Write prompts with a task, context, references and format
  • Use examples to get the exact style and structure you want
  • Check an AI answer for invented facts, omissions and bias before you use it
  • Keep personal and confidential data out of public AI tools
  • Spot a scam message and use AI safely to help you check one
  • Measure honestly whether AI saves you time, counting the checking
  • Build a prompt library and a one-page AI use procedure for your team

Software

A free account on any one of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot. Nothing to install.

Hardware

Any computer or phone with a browser.

Syllabus

9 modules

Each module has video lessons, notes and a short quiz. The final exam closes the course.

  1. 1Meet your AI assistant3 lessons
  2. 2What generative AI is, and what it cannot do3 lessons
  3. 3The 4D framework: delegation and description4 lessons
  4. 4Prompts that work2 lessonsLab
  5. 5AI tools for everyday productivity2 lessons
  6. 6Checking the output: discernment and iteration4 lessonsLab
  7. 7Using AI responsibly: privacy, bias and scams4 lessonsLab
  8. 8Staying ahead of the AI curve3 lessons
  9. 9Final Assessment1 lesson

How it works

How this course works

  1. Watch the video lessonsOne module at a time, at your own pace.
  2. Take the module quizA short quiz at the end of each module shows what stuck.
  3. Keep your notesWrite in My notes beside each module and ask the trainer if you are stuck.
  4. Practise in the labOptionalTry a task from the module in the EDWartens Lab, in your browser.
  5. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  6. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

EDWartens Lab

Practise this in the EDWartens Lab

Try the three habits of everyday AI use in the AI Workbench: a clear prompt, checking the answer against a source, and keeping personal data out.

Works alongside AI Essentials for Work: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot. The Lab is ai for industry practice in your browser: no install, no hardware, free to use. Sign in as a learner and it opens with your account.

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Levels to try with this course

Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.

Why practise in a lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

  • Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
  • The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
  • Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

Certificate

An optional certificate when you pass

Learning is free. Pass the final exam and you can have a certificate for £19, including VAT, with a number employers can check online. It records that you completed a free online course; it is not a regulated qualification or a CPD certificate.

  • Your name, the course, its study time and your final exam score
  • A unique certificate number and a QR code to its verification page
  • Issued by Wartens Ltd; add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Pay now or after you pass: it is issued the moment you pass the final

How the certificate works

Sample certificate for AI Essentials for Work: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot

Credits

Who made the lessons

The video lessons belong to their creators. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, quizzes and the final exam.

  • Grow with Google

    the Google AI Essentials lessons on AI, productivity tools, prompting and responsible AI

  • Anthropic

    the AI Fluency: Framework and Foundations course and its 4D framework

  • OpenAI

    the OpenAI Academy lessons on first questions, better questions, privacy and scam messages

Questions

About this course

Which AI assistant does this course use?
All of them. The lessons show ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot, and every habit in the course works on each. You need a free account on just one to do the exercises.
Do I need any technical background?
No. If you can write an email, you can take this course. There is no coding and nothing to install.
How long does it take?
About six hours including the videos, notes and practice; the first module's videos take under ten minutes. Most people finish in a week of short sessions, and the optional project adds about six hours.
Is this Google's AI Essentials course?
No. It uses lessons that Google, Anthropic and OpenAI publish free on YouTube, credited on each module, and none of them is affiliated with EDWartens. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, practice, project and assessments, and issues its own certificate.
What will I have at the end?
A prompt library for your own work, a tested comparison of two assistants, and a one-page AI use procedure. They are more useful to show an employer than the certificate.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, the notes, the project and the final assessment. The only paid item is the certificate, if you decide you want it.
Can I use what I learn with my company's own AI tool?
Yes. The habits in this course (a clear brief, a proper check, placeholders for personal data) work the same in Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude or an in-house assistant. Follow your employer's rules on which tool may see which data.
What certificate do I get?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you have worked through the course and passed the final assessment, with a unique number anyone can verify on our site. It is not a vendor credential and we never describe it as one.

The Professional Module is five live days of Siemens PLC, HMI and SCADA with an instructor, then a resume session and a CPD certificate.

See the Professional Module