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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Prompting Essentials
COURSE • 10 HOURS
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AI Essentials
COURSE • 10 HOURS
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Grow Your Business with AI
WORKSHOP • 1 HOUR
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Generative AI for Educators
COURSE • 2 HOURS
“I don’t think a day goes by without incorporating what I learned. I love being able to prompt [AI] to write a simple introduction or suggest improvements to awkward sentences. It also helps with organizing information and brainstorming ideas."
CAROLINE G. Google Prompting Essentials graduate
GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES NOW WITH AI TRAINING
Earn a Google Career Certificate and learn practical, field-specific AI skills along the way
- Boost your productivity
- Gain in-demand skills
- Fast-track your career
- Stand out in your field
The growing demand for AI
74%
of Canadians who already use or plan to use AI at their job say it will help them become more productive1
21x
increase in job positings mentioning AI technologies2
176+
Number of hours generative AI could save the average Canadian worker in a year3
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.
Interview warmup
Prepare for your next interview with confidence. Interview Warmup lets you practice answering real questions and uses AI to analyze your responses and provide tailored feedback.
Empowering more people with AI
“I was self-employed for 13 years and I'd never really done any interviews. Using Interview Warmup I learned how to answer questions in a much more professional way. It's been a big confidence boost.”
LE’MONT C. Google Career Certificate graduate
“I feel much more confident in my ability to leverage generative AI tools effectively and responsibly. The hands-on activities and real-world examples were particularly helpful in solidifying my understanding.”
SUSAN B. Google Prompting Essentials graduate
“The AI Essentials course was instrumental in equipping me with a strong foundation in leveraging AI for daily tasks. I've achieved a dramatic improvement in my daily efficiency, freeing up time for more strategic tasks.”
CHRISTIAN W. Google AI Essentials graduate
“I was self-employed for 13 years and I'd never really done any interviews. Using Interview Warmup I learned how to answer questions in a much more professional way. It's been a big confidence boost.”
LE’MONT C. Google Career Certificate graduate
“I feel much more confident in my ability to leverage generative AI tools effectively and responsibly. The hands-on activities and real-world examples were particularly helpful in solidifying my understanding.”
SUSAN B. Google Prompting Essentials graduate
“The AI Essentials course was instrumental in equipping me with a strong foundation in leveraging AI for daily tasks. I've achieved a dramatic improvement in my daily efficiency, freeing up time for more strategic tasks.”
CHRISTIAN W. Google AI Essentials graduate
Frequently asked questions
Having a certificate from Google is a concrete way to show current and future employers your competency in this essential skill set, like using generative AI tools, prompting, and using AI responsibly. Overall, learning how to use AI can empower you to be more productive, creative, and informed in both your personal and professional life. After completing our AI courses, you’ll earn a certificate.
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.
Yes, absolutely! Learning AI on your own is very achievable. A good starting point is exploring AI courses, like Google AI Essentials, which provides a solid foundation in key AI concepts and practical applications.
Google AI Essentials is a good course for beginners. It is taught by AI experts at Google who are working to make the technology helpful for everyone. In under 10 hours, they’ll do more than teach you about AI — they’ll show you how to actually use it. You’ll get practical, hands-on experience augmenting your current and future work tasks with AI. Through videos, readings, and interactive exercises, you’ll learn how to use generative AI tools, create effective prompts, use AI responsibly, and select the right AI tools for your work needs. This self-paced course is accessible to everyone and is designed to fit into busy schedules. You don’t need any technical experience to begin, and the skills you’ll learn can be applied to a variety of roles across industries. After you complete the course, you’ll earn a certificate from Google to share with your network and potential employers.
In under 10 hours, you can learn the essential functionalities and utilize AI tools for common tasks.
Google AI Essentials teaches foundational AI concepts and definitions, and discusses common AI use cases for both individuals and organizations. Google Prompting Essentials focuses on teaching individuals how to effectively instruct AI by following 5 easy steps to build effective prompts that make AI work for them. Both of these courses are designed for beginners, so no prior experience is needed.
Grow with Google offers free workshops, such as Generative AI for Educators and Grow Your Business with AI.