3 Free AI Courses from OpenAI You Can Finish This Weekend (May Certificate Pa)

OpenAI launched three new courses on its Academy platform this month — and they're free, walang technical background needed, and each comes with a shareable certificate of completion. If you've been meaning to get serious about using AI at work, this is the most direct path available right now.

The 3 Courses (and How Long They Take)

AI Foundations (60–75 minutes) — The starting point. Covers prompting, giving context, reviewing AI output, and using AI responsibly. By the end, you'll know how to use ChatGPT to draft, summarize, plan, and prep for meetings. Think of this as building the habit.

Applied AI Foundations (75–90 minutes) — For people who already use AI but want to go from one-off prompts to repeatable workflows. You'll learn to map out AI inputs, outputs, and checkpoints — the difference between using AI casually and using it like a system.

Agents and Workflows — Goes one step further: directing AI agents through structured work. You define the task, set the boundaries, review the output. For solopreneurs and office workers who want AI to run chunks of their workflow, not just answer questions.

Who Should Take These, and In What Order

• New to AI? Start with AI Foundations. One lunch break is enough.
• Already using ChatGPT at work? Skip straight to Applied AI Foundations, then Agents and Workflows.
• Small business owner? Applied AI Foundations will show you how to make AI part of your actual process — not just something you try when you have time.

What You Get at the End

A certificate of completion you can share with your team, your LinkedIn, or your clients. It's a small thing, but it signals you've actually done the work — not just watched a YouTube video about AI.

How to Access

Go to academy.openai.com/pages/courses. You'll need a free ChatGPT account to log in. Walang subscription required.

Quick challenge: Block 90 minutes this weekend. Do AI Foundations. See if it changes how you use AI on Monday.

Source: New OpenAI Academy courses for the next era of work | OpenAI