Anthropic's flagship tool-neutral course on working well with AI, built with academics from University College Cork and Ringling College. It teaches the 4D Framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence) plus a grounding in how generative AI works and effective prompting.
FreeFree certificateNo tech background neededVendor product training
A practical starting course on using Claude for everyday work. It walks through a first conversation, getting better answers, and the main features such as projects, artifacts, skills, connected tools and research, then shows role-based examples.
FreeFree certificateNo tech background neededSmall business focus
Applies the 4D AI Fluency Framework to everyday small business work such as customer interactions, back-office tasks and operations. Built with PayPal and small business partners, it covers refining work with AI, being transparent about AI use and keeping a human in the loop.
FreeNo tech background neededPairs with AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
An introductory course that explains why generative AI behaves the way it does, as a companion to the AI Fluency framework. It covers next token prediction, knowledge, working memory and steerability, with hands-on try-it activities, so learners can diagnose odd outputs and fix them.
A version of the AI Fluency course shaped for nonprofit staff, developed with GivingTuesday. It applies the 4D Framework to research, writing, data analysis and workflow design, with attention to privacy and mission alignment.
Helps writers, designers, illustrators, musicians and other makers decide whether, where and how AI belongs in their practice. It starts from a no-AI baseline and adds two lenses (creative value and production) alongside the 4D Framework, with a focus on authorship and distinctiveness.
FreeHands-onMicrosoft 365 and Chrome coverageVendor product training
A hands-on course on having Claude work directly with your files, folders and apps to produce real outputs. It covers running a first task, giving Claude standing context through instructions, projects, skills and plugins, using Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365, and safe habits for sharing multi-step work.
FreeRollout planningGovernance and spend controlsVendor product training
A course for whoever is rolling out Claude Enterprise in an organisation. It works through five linked configuration decisions (structure and identity, access, governance, spend and visibility) using a fictional company, and builds a rollout plan as you go.
A developer course on Anthropic's AI coding agent, from installation to customisation. It covers how the agent loop works, a structured explore, plan, code and commit workflow, context management and extending Claude Code with CLAUDE.md files, subagents, skills, MCP and hooks.
Questions
How many free Anthropic courses are there?
9 of the 9 Anthropic courses we rate are fully free, as at our last check.
Which is the quickest?
None of these courses states how long it takes.
Which gives a free certificate?
5 courses give a free certificate. The highest rated are Anthropic AI Fluency, Claude 101, AI Fluency for Small Businesses.
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