As 2025 comes to a close, one thing is clear: artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer optional – it is reshaping industries, redefining careers, and becoming an integral part of everyday life.
In fact, the role of AI in streamlining business operations and enhancing decision-making capabilities is one of the most significant technological boons, making AI literacy an essential skill for professionals as well as students.
Recognizing this fact, Google offers five comprehensive AI courses and training tools specifically designed to equip learners with a deeper understanding of AI technologies.
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As Google cites, these flexible, online training programs are designed to help learners supercharge their work or business with AI. In other words, these courses meet the unique needs of learners from different sectors – from small businesses to students and teachers.
The five programs are as follows:
1. To indicate the essential things
The six-hour long free online course is designed to educate learners on how to use AI effectively by writing clear and specific prompts. This training program, taught by Google experts, focuses on five areas:
i) Practice using the five steps to write an effective prompt
ii) Apply motivational techniques to assist learners in daily work tasks
iii) Use prompting to speed up data analysis and create presentations
iv) Design prompts to create AI agents that can play roles in conversations and receive expert feedback
2. AI Essentials
The Google AI Essentials course lasts five hours, in which Google experts teach how AI can help learners accelerate daily tasks and spark new ideas. It is a self-paced program that aims to enable learners in various roles and industries to acquire AI skills to enhance their productivity.
Even learners with zero experience can enroll for the course. Focus areas include:
i) Using generative AI tools to help develop ideas and content, make more informed decisions, and accelerate daily work tasks.
ii) Writing clear and specific signals to obtain the desired output.
iii) Using AI responsibly by identifying potential biases of AI and avoiding pitfalls.
iv) To develop strategies to stay updated in the emerging landscape of AI.
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3. AI for small businesses
AI training programs for small businesses help entrepreneurs find the right tools to grow their business with AI. Google experts help learners tackle real business problems and will lead them through guided exercises to solve these challenges using Google AI tools.
4. Generative AI for Gemini teachers
This two-hour course focuses on generative AI, a type of AI that creates new content, such as text, images or other media.
Google informed that learners will be trained to use Gemini to aid their teaching practice by saving time in everyday tasks, personalizing instruction to meet the needs of students, and enhancing lessons and activities in creative ways.
Additionally, learners will discover proven strategies for working with Gemini and practice using it to plan and update lessons, prepare learning materials, manage administrative tasks, and more.
5. AI for students
AI training programs for students help students learn how AI tools can boost their school work and kickstart their careers. The focus is on four key areas:
i) Homework help
ii) Exam preparation
iii) Writing assistance
iv) Job Search Assistance
For detailed information visit the official website of Grow with Google.
