Free · no sign-up · works at your own pace
Get good with the AI tools everyone at work keeps talking about
A plain-English course that takes you from “never opened ChatGPT” to using ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini and Power Automate with confidence at work. You go one clear step at a time, at your own pace.
Everything is text, works on any device, and nothing to install. Your progress is saved in this browser, and you can download a backup to move it to another device.
How it works
Start at your level
Each tool has three levels: Foundations, Practitioner and Power User. Already confident? Take the checkpoint first and skip past a level you already know.
Learn by doing
Every lesson has a real workplace example, copy-ready prompts, and a ten-minute “try it now” task. If your own data is confidential, use the sample files instead.
Honest and current
Straight talk about what each tool gets wrong, what needs a paid plan, and how to stay safe. Every lesson shows the date it was last checked.
The full path
- Phase 0 · Foundations
Start here. How these tools really work, how to prompt them, and how to use them safely at work.
- Phase 1 · ChatGPT
OpenAI's assistant, the most widely used and a great all-rounder.
- Level 1 · Foundations 6 lessons
- Level 2 · Practitioner 6 lessons
- Level 3 · Power User 7 lessons
- Prompt library
- Phase 2 · Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's assistant, woven through Windows and the Microsoft 365 apps.
- Level 1 · Foundations 6 lessons
- Level 2 · Practitioner 6 lessons
- Level 3 · Power User 5 lessons
- Prompt library
- Phase 3 · Claude
Anthropic's assistant, strong with long documents, careful reasoning and writing.
- Level 1 · Foundations 6 lessons
- Level 2 · Practitioner 6 lessons
- Level 3 · Power User 5 lessons
- Prompt library
- Phase 4 · Gemini
Google's assistant, built into Gmail, Docs and the rest of Workspace.
- Level 1 · Foundations 6 lessons
- Level 2 · Practitioner 6 lessons
- Level 3 · Power User 5 lessons
- Prompt library
- Phase 5 · Power Automate
Automate repetitive work. The bridge from using AI to putting it to work unattended.
- Level 1 · Foundations 5 lessons
- Level 2 · Practitioner 6 lessons
- Level 3 · Power User 4 lessons
- Prompt library
- Phase 6 · Cross-tool mastery
The champion tier: combine tools, chain them, and judge AI output like a professional.
- Custom assistants compared: GPTs, Gems, Projects and Copilot agents
- Prompt chaining across tools
- Agents and MCP: what 'agentic' really means
- The AI coworker: when the assistant does the whole job
- Zapier and Make vs Power Automate
- Judging AI output: a quality rubric that fits your day
- Champion capstone: pilot a real process and measure the impact
- Checkpoint: Cross-tool mastery
Who it's for
Working adults who want to use AI tools properly, not developers. If you're comfortable with email and Office or Google Docs, you're ready. We explain every bit of jargon the first time it comes up, and we never assume you've seen any of this before.