Microsoft is offering a wealth of free AI courses, often paired with LinkedIn Learning, allowing you to earn a certificate or badge of completion—no payment required. This is the perfect time to master the tools and concepts shaping the future of technology.
1. Career Essentials in Generative AI (Microsoft & LinkedIn)
This is often presented as a Professional Certificate when completed via LinkedIn Learning/edX, which may require a free trial or specific partnership access to claim the certificate. Click Here.
Key Focus: How generative AI works, ethics, responsible AI, and the impact on modern careers.
Goal: Provide a foundational understanding of the GenAI landscape.
2. Generative AI Productivity Skills (Microsoft & LinkedIn)
Key Focus: Practical application of AI tools to enhance professional productivity.
Goal: Learn to write effective prompts and use AI for data analysis and organization to work faster.
3. Artificial Intelligence for Beginners (GitHub/Microsoft)
Key Focus: Comprehensive 12-week curriculum covering core AI concepts.
Goal: Deep dive into NLP, Deep Learning, and Neural Networks, with practical coding labs and exercises (often found on the Microsoft Learn GitHub repositories).
4. Transform Your Business with Microsoft AI
Key Focus: Strategic, high-level guidance for business leaders.
Goal: Learn to plan, scale, and lead AI initiatives responsibly within an organization.
5. AI for Managers
Key Focus: Applying generative AI tools directly to management tasks.
Goal: Use AI to streamline coaching, feedback, and explore best practices for responsible AI deployment in a team setting.
6. Using Azure OpenAI Service
Key Focus: Deep dive into Microsoft’s platform for deploying OpenAI models.
Goal: Understand Copilots, LLMs, and Bing Copilot, and master advanced prompt design for enhanced AI output.
7. Build Apps with Azure & Power Virtual Agents
Key Focus: Hands-on development of AI-powered applications.
Goal: Create AI apps using Azure AI services and design functional chatbots with Microsoft Copilot Studio (formerly Power Virtual Agents).
8. Create Custom Machine Learning Models
Key Focus: The end-to-end process of building, training, and running ML models.
Goal: Work with your own data to run ML solutions using Microsoft’s guided resources and tools like Azure Machine Learning.
9. Adopting Copilot for Microsoft 365
Key Focus: Practical use of Microsoft’s flagship AI assistant in daily work.
Goal: Learn Copilot’s key features to simplify communication, content creation, and data handling across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
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