The short answer
My free AI course for HR takes about 60 minutes, is online and self-paced, and includes a free certificate of completion. You practise on HR tasks and leave with reusable prompts and a guardrail checklist. The course is in English. It does not award SHRM or HRCI recertification credits.
Read the full guide- Cost Free, including the completion certificate.
- Time and language About 60 minutes, in English.
- What you keep Prompts, a workflow and a guardrail checklist.
What do you build in the course?
The course is built around HR work rather than a tour of every AI feature. You run prompts on tasks HR already does, then check what came back before you trust it. Work in a tool your organisation approves, with examples that do not expose confidential candidate or employee information.
How do you take the course?
- Enrol: go to the free AI course for HR.
- Work through the lessons: allow about an hour, with time to pause and practise.
- Keep using one workflow: choose a real task to revisit after the course.
- Complete the course: receive your certificate of completion.
The lessons are online, in English and self-paced. You do not need a technical background to begin.
What is the Free AI Course for HR?
What is the Free AI Course for HR? My free AI course for HR is a 60-minute, self-paced online course in English that ends with a free certificate of completion. It is built around HR work rather than a tour of every AI feature: you write a reusable job-ad prompt, set up a screening summary workflow, start your first prompt library and draft a guardrail checklist covering which data stays out, which tools are approved and which outputs need human review. The certificate documents completion; it is not a SHRM or HRCI recertification credit. The course suits HR professionals who want a practical first step with generative AI, and it works as a shared introduction before a team practises together. It fills a real gap: in my State of AI in HR survey of Swedish HR professionals, 81% have employer-provided generative AI but only 33% have had formal AI training. No technical background is needed, and you can pause and practise at your own pace.
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What does the certificate mean?
It is a certificate of completion. The certificate is included at no cost, but it is not a professional accreditation or a SHRM or HRCI recertification credit.
It shows that you completed the course. What says more about your capability is what you can do afterwards: write a clear brief, review the output properly and repeat the process on the next task.
Can an HR team take the free AI course together?
Can an HR team take the free AI course together? Yes. The course works as a shared introduction: each person spends about 60 minutes on the same lessons, then the team chooses one approved tool and one real task to practise together, such as a job-ad draft or a screening summary. Two rules keep it safe: work in a tool your organisation approves, and keep confidential candidate and employee information out of anything unapproved. The guardrail checklist from the course, covering which data stays out, which tools are approved and which outputs need human review, gives the team a first shared agreement. Everyone receives a free certificate of completion, not a SHRM or HRCI credit. The gap is worth closing: in my State of AI in HR survey, only 33% of Swedish HR professionals have had formal AI training. If a team wants a facilitated next step, I run AI workshops for leadership teams built on your own tasks.
Who is the course for?
I built it for HR professionals who want a practical first step with generative AI, in an hour that fits a working day. It also works as a shared introduction before a team starts practising together.
If you already use AI regularly or need formal recertification credits, compare longer AI programmes for HR and choose by the skills or credential you need.
Common questions
Is the course really free, including the certificate?
Yes. The course and its certificate of completion are free. The certificate is issued when you complete the course.
How long does it take?
Allow about 60 minutes for the course. You can take it at your own pace and spend longer practising the exercises.
Do I need a technical background?
No. It is an introductory course built around practical HR tasks, prompts and review habits.
Does it give SHRM or HRCI credits?
No. This is a certificate of completion, not an accredited professional certification or a recertification-credit programme.
Can my HR team take it together?
Yes. Use it as a shared introduction, then choose an approved tool and a task to practise together. Keep confidential candidate and employee information out of unapproved tools.
What participants say
From the course evaluation form, 141 responses, average 4.5 of 5 on how useful the course was for day-to-day HR work. Quotes published with the participants’ consent.
“It’s a short, practical course on using generative AI in HR. In about an hour, I built a reusable job-ad prompt, a screening workflow that summarizes applications, and a guardrail checklist for safe AI use. It also helped me start a habit of saving prompts in a library so we don’t reinvent them each time.”
“It is a very worthwhile hour… and don’t just skip through the exercises as you really get the value there.”
“It gives you a practical idea of how GenAI can save time on routine HR work, especially recruitment, documentation, and employee training. It’s simple to learn and you can actually use the skills in your day-to-day HR work instead of just learning theory.”
“It helped me create better prompts, save time on repetitive tasks, and understand what information should never be put into AI tools. I’d recommend it to any HR professional who wants to use AI more confidently and responsibly.”
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Practical AI for HR, at your own pace. Free, with a certificate of completion.