Generative AI is no longer a thing of the future, but part of our everyday lives. This human- and learning-centred continuing education course in AI for professionals serves as both a personal guide and an arena for joint exploration. Organisations around the world are raising their expectations for AI skills and this course will help you meet those expectations.
In this free online course, you will receive hands-on training in AI use for your profession. You will learn to use AI in a safe, smart and responsible way, transforming curiosity into practical skills.
About the course
Generative AI is rapidly becoming an expected part of working life. The World Economic Forum's ‘Future of Jobs Report 2025’ finds that by 2030, 39% of workers' core skills will be obsolete due to AI, and 59% of the workforce will need retraining to remain competitive.
Working and Learning with Generative AI – a practical mini-course for the workplace is an open course from Chalmers University of Technology for professionals who want to strengthen their AI skills. The course consists of a combination of self-study, live sessions and practical exercises tailored to your profession. You will learn how to use generative AI in a responsible, safe and effective way – with a focus on real-life tasks.
The course will earn you a certificate from Chalmers and provide you with concrete tools that you can apply directly in your work. We encourage work teams or colleagues to take the course together, as this strengthens its integration into the business and facilitates collaboration and effective, positive change.
No programming background is required, only access to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
Please note that this is a course designed to empower participants and provide them with practical knowledge that they can use in their professional lives. The course does not focus on tutorials for each AI model, detailed programming or coding with AI, or how to build and understand machine learning algorithms.
Three specialisations of the course
The course should be of interest for anybody working in an office, but also includes material that is developed especially for the following industries and roles:
Key learning outcomes
After the course you will be able to:
- Use generative AI safely, securely and effectively.
- Identify opportunities and risks in your professional role, such as bias and privacy issues.
- Create smart prompts, start using AI agents and customise/tailor a chatbot.
- Contribute to change management and understand the human factors in AI adoption.
- Plan for continued professional development and contribute to a learning culture around AI.
Certification & compliance
- This course is designed to ensure participants satisfy the EU AI Act conditions for responsible AI usage.
- Successful participants receive a Chalmers certified digital certificate.
Overview
- Workload: about 25 hours (including 10 hours role specific practice)
- Format: Self-paced online modules, 3 live hybrid sessions, 3 peer-learning circles, expert guest lecturers.
- Language: English and Swedish
- Prerequisites: No prior knowledge or training required. Premium access to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini is recommended.
- Next start: November 2025
Organisation
The course is developed by Chalmers University of Technology by a that team brings competence from human-, society- and technology-oriented fields including pedagogy, complex and sustainability systems, organizational psychology, computer science, and moral philosophy.
Team: Erik Sterner, Karl de Fine Licht, Lucas Gren, Viking Lindberg, Per Berg Thomsen.
Registration and contact
If you have questions, send an email to: higenai.tme@chalmers.se
The course will open for registration shortly. You can pre-register through the link below.