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Essential AI skills for everyone

AI offers powerful new ways to solve problems, unlock creativity, and boost productivity. Learn essential AI skills with practical, hands-on training designed and taught by Google experts.

Build essential skills with AI training

Flexible, online training programs designed to help you supercharge your work or business with AI.

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Google AI Professional Certificate

How well do you know AI? Go beyond the basics with 20+ hands-on activities designed to build your fluency. Learn to partner with AI to solve real problems, streamline busy work, and get more done, faster. You’ll build a job-ready portfolio that validates your expertise and shows you’re ready to use these skills on day one. Enroll now and get 90 days of Google AI Pro on us. Learn more

  • AI Essentials

    COURSE • 5 HOURS

    New to AI? Learn the fundamentals of generative AI and practice using AI tools to develop new ideas, create content, and speed up daily tasks. Learn more

  • AI for Educators

    COURSE • 2 HOURS

    Learn how to use generative AI tools to help you save time on everyday tasks, personalize instruction, enhance lessons in creative ways, and more. Learn more

  • Accelerate Your Job Search with AI

    COURSE • 6 HOURS

    Learn how to leverage AI tools to accelerate your job search. You’ll uncover your transferable skills, create a job search plan, manage your applications, and practice for interviews. Learn more

  • AI for Small Businesses

    Training & Tools

    Learn how Google AI training tools can help small businesses work more efficiently, connect with customers, and grow your business.

  • AI for Students

    Training & Tools

    Feeling overwhelmed with coursework? Our expert-led training teaches you how to make AI your ultimate study buddy.

Your essential guide to Gemini and NotebookLM

Learn how to master prompt writing to get the most from Gemini’s features like Gems and Deep Research, and how to organize your research effectively with NotebookLM. Learn to strategically use Google AI to support independent learning, deepen understanding, and refine your projects.

The growing demand for AI

108%

increase in job postings mentioning AI over the past 2 years1

56%

wage premium for AI skilled-workers compared to those doing the same job without AI skills2

83%

of workers say AI tools support their ability to develop new skills in their roles3

Earn a Google Career Certificate and learn practical AI skills

Taught by Google experts, our industry-leading Career Certificates cover fields like Data Analytics, IT Support, Project Management, and Cybersecurity. Each certificate now includes practical AI training and hands-on activities to help you boost your productivity and stand out in high-paying jobs.

Transform the way you learn with AI tools

Interactive and personalized tools designed to help you develop skills and uncover new possibilities for your work and career.

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Discover how your unique life experiences can translate into valuable skills that employers need. Career Dreamer is a playful, simple way to explore new career possibilities.

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Work smarter, not harder with NotebookLM

Businesses like Heritage Bikes & Coffee use NotebookLM to solve everyday challenges and save time - and you can, too. Upload your own documents, ask questions, and listen to Audio Overviews to explore your content in a new way.

Empowering more people with AI

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“Career Dreamer helped identify skills that I take for granted and showed me that they’re important and useful in the workforce. Now, I’m armed with the confidence of knowing that I already possess exactly what employers need.”

CLAIRE T.
Google Career Certificate graduate

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“The course did a great job explaining AI - from development through application. I appreciated the varying perspectives presented, which were helpful in understanding how to use AI responsibly as a tool in my profession, rather than a novelty.”

CRIS M.
Google AI Essentials graduate

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“I really enjoyed the interactivity with videos in the AI labs. Being able to see side by side what is being prompted while I try to mirror it for real projects was great!”

CHRISTIAN W.
Google AI Professional Certificate graduate

Frequently asked questions

Can I learn AI on my own?

Yes, absolutely! Learning AI on your own is very achievable. A good starting point is exploring AI courses, like Google AI Essentials or Google AI Professional Certificate, which provides a solid foundation in key AI concepts and practical applications.

What is the difference between AI Essentials and the new Google AI Professional Certificate?

Google AI Essentials helps beginners get started with the basics, including writing prompts. The Google AI Professional Certificate is designed to teach the skills you need to use AI effectively at work. Validated by a coalition of America’s biggest employers, this program helps you master using AI across 20+ work scenarios—like creating marketing assets, vibe coding custom apps, and conducting data analysis.

What does the Google AI Professional Certificate teach?

Move beyond the basics. Built by Google experts, you’ll get hands-on practice using AI so you can start using it at work, from day one. The Google AI Professional Certificate includes seven courses:
  • AI Fundamentals. Learn essential AI concepts, including its strengths and limitations, and practice prompting effectively.
  • AI for Brainstorming and Planning. Gain practical AI skills to streamline the creative process, enhance tasks, and turn abstract ideas into detailed, actionable projects.
  • AI for Research and Insights. Use AI as your research partner, leveraging Deep Research and NotebookLM to quickly generate summaries, gain insights, and pressure test ideas for informed decision-making.
  • AI for Writing and Communicating. Strengthen communication using AI as your writing partner and instantly turn rough notes into clear messages, adapt announcements for any group, and achieve clarity and influence.
  • AI for Content Creation. Use AI as your creative partner to generate, refine, and critique high-quality images, video, and presentations.
  • AI for Data Analysis. Transform unstructured data into clear insights, and master skills to clean, analyze, and create compelling visualizations and formulas with Gemini in Google Sheets.
  • AI for App Building. Master vibe coding and build your own custom AI solution that will streamline the most tedious tasks in your professional workflow, all without writing a single line of code.

Is Google offering free AI courses?

Do I need any background or experience with AI to take the AI training from Google?

No, you don’t need any experience using AI to get started.

Does AI require coding?

Not necessarily! While AI is built with code, many AI tools are designed to be used by everyone, even without coding knowledge. For example, Gemini allows you to use everyday language to interact and accomplish tasks, like summarizing complex topics, generating creative content, or answering your questions in a comprehensive and informative way.

1Jobs for the Future, Skills and Talent Development in the Age of AI (2025). Data reflects changes between December 2022 and December 2024.

2PwC. The Fearless Future: 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer (2025)

3Workday. Elevating Human Potential: The AI Skills Revolution (2025)