AI Tools Academy
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Free · no sign-up · works at your own pace

Get good with the AI tools everyone at work keeps talking about

A plain-English course that takes you from “never opened ChatGPT” to using ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini and Power Automate with confidence at work. You go one clear step at a time, at your own pace.

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Everything is text, works on any device, and nothing to install. Your progress is saved in this browser, and you can download a backup to move it to another device.

How it works

Start at your level

Each tool has three levels: Foundations, Practitioner and Power User. Already confident? Take the checkpoint first and skip past a level you already know.

Learn by doing

Every lesson has a real workplace example, copy-ready prompts, and a ten-minute “try it now” task. If your own data is confidential, use the sample files instead.

Honest and current

Straight talk about what each tool gets wrong, what needs a paid plan, and how to stay safe. Every lesson shows the date it was last checked.

Finish with a certificate

Pass a tool at Power User level and you earn a certificate you can add to your LinkedIn profile. Free, and your name stays in your browser. Want proof it's genuine? Get a verified copy.

Extras

The course is free and stays free. If you want a little more, these optional extras help keep it running.

Verified certificate

£12 per certificate

A unique serial and a signed link that proves this site issued your certificate. Useful on LinkedIn or a CV.

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Printable cheat-sheet pack

£7

All six cheat sheets and sixteen desk cards as print-ready A4 and A3 PDFs, in light and dark.

Get the printable pack

AI for EAs, PAs and office managers

£19 · coming soon

Thirty prompts for inbox triage, minutes, diaries, travel and briefing packs, plus three worked walkthroughs.

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The full path

  1. Phase 0 · Foundations

    Start here. How these tools really work, how to prompt them, and how to use them safely at work.

  2. Phase 1 · ChatGPT

    OpenAI's assistant, the most widely used and a great all-rounder.

  3. Phase 2 · Microsoft Copilot

    Microsoft's assistant, woven through Windows and the Microsoft 365 apps.

  4. Phase 3 · Claude

    Anthropic's assistant, strong with long documents, careful reasoning and writing.

  5. Phase 4 · Gemini

    Google's assistant, built into Gmail, Docs and the rest of Workspace.

  6. Phase 5 · Power Automate

    Automate repetitive work. The bridge from using AI to putting it to work unattended.

  7. Phase 6 · Cross-tool mastery

    The champion tier: combine tools, chain them, and judge AI output like a professional.

Who it's for

Working adults who want to use AI tools properly, not developers. If you're comfortable with email and Office or Google Docs, you're ready. We explain every bit of jargon the first time it comes up, and we never assume you've seen any of this before.