Learn to use AI, apply it across real work, delegate bounded jobs to agents, and automate the stable systems. Lessons and exams are free; the credential is never asked for before you pass.
Start at the first outcome you cannot already do confidently. Each level is free to learn and assess; the price is only for an issued, verifiable certificate after you pass.
Level 1 · Use · AIE-100
Certifies that you can use these tools on your own work and catch it when the output is wrong.
$49 for the certificate, once
Start level 1 freeLevel 2 · Apply · AIW-200
Certifies that you can rebuild a recurring workflow other people depend on, and answer for what it produces.
$99 for the certificate, once
Start level 2 freeLevel 3 · Delegate · AID-300
Certifies that you can delegate bounded multi-step work to an AI agent, control its access, and verify the evidence before any consequential action.
$129 for the certificate, once
Start level 3 freeLevel 4 · Automate · AIA-300
Certifies that you can design, ship and stay accountable for an automation that runs unattended against real systems.
$149 for the certificate, once
Start level 4 freeA certificate with your name and your score
Not a participation badge. It states the competencies assessed and what you scored on the exam.
A credential ID anyone can verify
A recruiter, a client or your manager can check it without an account and without contacting us.
A record of what you built
The live applications are done against your own work, so you finish with something real to point at, not a course project nobody cares about.
Honest limits, stated up front
It is issued by Automate Basics and it is not accredited by a national qualifications body. We say so on the certificate, on the verification page and in our terms.
Automate Basics
Certificate of Competency
AIE-100
This certifies that
Sample Learner
has passed the final assessment of the AI Essentials certification with a score of 9/10.
Credential ID
A real sample credential: check it yourself. Live applications are self-assessed against a published rubric, stated on the certificate and on the verification page.
8 focused courses for one tool or job. No exam, no certificate and nothing to pay. The first lesson opens without an account; a free one saves your progress after that.
Free course · 80 min
Make an account, understand what you are looking at, and learn the features most people never find.
Free course · 85 min
What Claude is, how it differs from ChatGPT, and what Projects, Artifacts and Skills actually do.
Free course · 90 min
Use the AI already built into Gmail, Docs, Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams, the one your employer has probably already approved.
Free course · 1h 35m
Examples, constraints, decomposition and self-critique: the four things that actually improve output, and the myths that do not.
Free course · 90 min
Uncover transferable skills, tailor applications honestly, and rehearse interviews against a tough questioner.
Free course · 2h
Handle enquiries, marketing, reviews and admin faster, without spending money or putting customer data somewhere it should not be.
Free course · 85 min
Use AI to understand material faster and test yourself properly, without crossing your institution's line or fooling yourself.
Free course · 1h 40m
Cut planning and admin time, design assessments that survive AI, and get straight answers about detection and student use.
Start with AI Essentials. If the first two lessons are already obvious to you, skip to AI at Work. Nothing is locked, and you have lost ten minutes.
