5 Free AI Learning Credentials

These programs do not all award the same thing. A course completion, digital badge, assessment-based credential, and professional certification have different requirements and value. Confirm the current award and cost before enrolling.

What this helps you do

Open five official learning catalogs and choose one program that fits your experience and goal.

Before you start

Decide whether you need basic literacy, a hands-on lab, cloud-specific skills, ethics practice, or a credential you can share.

Terms to know

• Completion badge: proof that you finished required course work.
• Applied skill: a credential earned by completing an assessed practical task.
• Certification: a broader exam-based credential, which may have a separate fee.

Step-by-step

1. IBM SkillsBuild AI learning catalog: look for AI Literacy and confirm its current digital credential.
2. Google Cloud: Introduction to Generative AI: check the course and badge terms shown on your account.
3. Microsoft Applied Skills: filter for the AI workflow you want to practice.
4. AWS Educate: review the current free learning paths and eligible badges.
5. Kaggle Learn: open Intro to AI Ethics and confirm the current completion record.
6. Compare time, prerequisites, assessment, award type, and whether the work supports a real project.

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Compare these five official programs for my goal: [GOAL]. Build a table with
provider, exact course, current cost, time estimate, prerequisites, assessment,
award type, expiration, and official URL. Mark anything that must be verified on
the live enrollment page. Recommend one starting point and explain the tradeoff.

Things to know

Catalogs, course names, badges, and pricing change. A free course may link to a paid certification exam. Use the provider's live page as the source of truth.

If something goes wrong

If a course link moves, search the provider's official catalog by exact title. If your account shows a charge or no badge, stop and review the enrollment terms before continuing.

Final check

You pass when you can state the exact award, assessment, cost, and time commitment shown by the provider for your account.