The AI Skills Learning Journey
Updated 23rd June 2025
I’ve added three things that many people have been asking for:
- A clear recommendation to use Section’s ProfAI coach, because learning is faster and more effective when guided.
- Role-specific pathways. Whether you’re an L&D lead, product manager, educator, public sector worker or organisational leader, there’s now a curated set of courses tailored to your needs.
- Distinct learning journeys for Microsoft Copilot and OpenAI's ChatGPT
Using generative AI shouldn't be a mystery any longer. There's plenty of good ways to get your & your colleagues' skills up to speed.
Over the last three years I’ve lost count of the number of courses I’ve taken on generative AI (of course, I haven’t - it’s 42 courses, and 8 multi-course Specialisation certificates on Coursera). The technology has been changing so quickly that pausing learning is effectively moving backwards. And if I’m not bang up to date, how can I give good advice to others?
And so I think I’m in a good position to make some recommendations about what your learning journey into generative AI could be.
I've just updated my Generative AI Learning Journey document, to map out a clearer route for individuals, allowing for how much time you have, and which AI system you’re going to be using.
It includes a range of free courses and paid courses on Coursera and elsewhere.
I’ve also included some of the free online courses offered by Institute of Applied Technology which have been funded by NSW Government and Australia's National AI Centre - and available currently to anybody.
All of the detail, links, recommendations and summaries are in the AI Skills Learning Journey document. But here’s an overview of the key steps and a recommend route through it.
AI Skills Learning Journey - Recommendation as of 20 May 2025
