Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence is a self-paced online course delivered by TAFE NSW Institute of Applied Technology Digital (IATD). It is free, takes about 2.5 hours, and awards a certificate of completion (free).
- Relevance to work
- 3 / 3
- Cost and access
- 2 / 2
- Provider
- 2 / 2
- Credential
- 1.2 / 1.5
- Currency
- 1.05 / 1.5
- Total
- 9.2 / 10
Provider learner rating: Not published by the provider
Key facts
| Cost | FreeListed at A$140, shown on the TAFE NSW store at A$0.00 (inc GST) on 29 Sep 2026. Fully subsidised under the Australian Government's one million AI scholarships (NAIC and IATD, announced 10 Dec 2025). No end date is published; the offer is capped by scholarship numbers. |
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| Time | 2.5 hours (provider stated) |
| Level | Beginner |
| Format | self-paced online |
| Prerequisites | none |
| Credential | certificate of completion (free) |
| Open to | Australia |
| Free in | Australia |
| Content written for | Australia |
| Last checked | 2026-09-29 |
Topics:AI basics
Things to know
- Free price is a subsidy on a A$140 list price; no end date is published, so enrol while it shows A$0
- Requires creating a TAFE NSW store account and checking out at A$0
- Access expires 4 months after enrolment
- This course's own store page does not mention a certificate; the bundle page and sibling courses state a certificate of completion is issued after all modules and the feedback activity
Summary
A gentle, non-technical first look at what AI is, how machines learn from data and where AI shows up in everyday life and work. It was built with the National AI Centre and is the flagship course in the Australian Government's free AI scholarship program.
You will be able to
- Explain in plain terms how AI systems learn from data
- Recognise common AI uses such as computer vision and language processing
- Use the core AI vocabulary with confidence
- Weigh up the benefits, risks and challenges of AI
Modules
- About Artificial Intelligence
- AI: Towards Machine Learning
- AI: Anomaly Detection and Computer Vision
- AI: Natural Language Processing
- AI: Today and Tomorrow
Who it suits
Any worker or small business owner who wants a plain-English grounding in AI before using it at work.
Who is behind it
- Delivered by
- TAFE NSW Institute of Applied Technology Digital (IATD), RTO 90003
- Hosted on
- TAFE NSW training store (store.training.tafensw.edu.au)
- Funded by
- Australian Government, through the National AI Centre (one million fully subsidised scholarships, joint ministerial release 10 Dec 2025)
- Partners
- National AI Centre (Department of Industry, Science and Resources); Microsoft (co-created the AI microskills suite, per Future Skills Organisation)
- https://www.minister.industry.gov.au/t-ayres/media/future-ready-workforce-one-million-aussies-get-free-ai-skills-training
- https://store.training.tafensw.edu.au/product/introduction-to-artificial-intelligence/
- https://www.tafensw.edu.au/about/media/trading-screentime-for-digital-skills
- https://www.futureskillsorganisation.com.au/the-institute-of-applied-technology-digital-delivers-free-bite-sized-ai-microskills-for-smes-workers-and-jobseekers/
Compared with
Related courses
Questions
- Is TAFE NSW Introduction to AI free?
- Yes. It is free as at our last check. Listed at A$140, shown on the TAFE NSW store at A$0.00 (inc GST) on 29 Sep 2026. Fully subsidised under the Australian Government's one million AI scholarships (NAIC and IATD, announced 10 Dec 2025). No end date is published; the offer is capped by scholarship numbers.
- How long does it take?
- About 2.5 hours (provider stated).
- Do you get a certificate?
- Yes. It awards a certificate of completion, free.
- Who is it for?
- Any worker or small business owner who wants a plain-English grounding in AI before using it at work.
- Who can enrol?
- It is open to people in: Australia. It is free in: Australia.
Sources
- https://store.training.tafensw.edu.au/product/introduction-to-artificial-intelligence/
- https://www.ai.gov.au/practical-guides-and-learning/training
- https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/future-ready-workforce-one-million-aussies-to-get-free-ai-skills-training/
- https://www.tafensw.edu.au/about/media/trading-screentime-for-digital-skills
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