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AI Fundamentals Path

A structured beginner path through workplace AI — from understanding what AI is, to writing effective prompts, to recognising risk. Ends with a certificate exam.

4 hours 7 stepsLast updated: 2026-07-30
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What you'll learn

  • Explain what a large language model is and how it generates output
  • Write structured, context-rich prompts that produce useful workplace results
  • Identify the main AI risks in an office setting and how to mitigate them
  • Earn the Workplace AI Fundamentals certificate through a timed exam

Course steps

  1. Step 1GuideUp next

    What Is Workplace AI?

    Foundation — the vocabulary and mental model everything else builds on.

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  2. Step 2Quiz

    AI Literacy Basics Quiz

    Check you can distinguish LLMs from search, and generative from analytical AI.

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  3. Step 3Guide

    How to Write Better Prompts for Work

    The single highest-leverage AI skill for any office worker.

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  4. Step 4Quiz

    Prompt Writing Basics Quiz

    Apply the CTAF (context, task, audience, format) pattern under time pressure.

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  5. Step 5Guide

    AI Risks Every Office Team Should Understand

    Hallucination, data leakage, bias, over-reliance — what to watch for.

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  6. Step 6Quiz

    AI Risk Awareness Quiz

    Recognise risk categories in realistic workplace scenarios.

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  7. Step 7Exam

    Workplace AI Fundamentals Exam

    Timed 20-question exam. Pass to earn the verifiable Workplace AI Fundamentals certificate.

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