Anthropic Academy
Anthropic Academy
The free AI Fluency courses come with certificates, suited to working professionals.
Anthropic's online academy with free AI Fluency and Claude courses, with completion certificates, including a course made for small businesses.
Overview
Anthropic Academy is where Anthropic, the company that develops Claude, publishes online courses on the Skilljar platform. Anthropic's academy page describes them as free courses, guides and use cases written by the company's education team.
The catalog splits into two clear groups. The group for general users has Claude 101, AI Capabilities and Limitations, Introduction to Claude Cowork and the AI Fluency series (a framework for working with AI). The group for developers has Claude Code 101, Building with the Claude API, Introduction to Model Context Protocol and advanced courses.
Worth noting for Vietnamese SMEs is the course AI Fluency for Small Businesses, made with PayPal and several small businesses, which applies the 4D framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence) to the daily work of a small business. The courses checked all show a FREE enrollment label and a completion certificate at the end.
Highlights
A course for small businesses
AI Fluency for Small Businesses shows how to delegate work to AI, check results and use AI transparently in a small business context.
An easy-to-apply 4D mindset
Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence help staff know when to use AI, how to describe requests and how to evaluate the output.
Free completion certificate
The AI Fluency courses checked have a closing section with a certificate; the Framework & Foundations course requires a final assessment.
A path for non-coders too
Claude 101 and AI Capabilities and Limitations are for general users and need no technical background.
A technical track for IT teams
Building with the Claude API, Introduction to Model Context Protocol and Claude Code 101 serve people who need to integrate Claude into systems.
What it's for
Building a culture of responsible AI use
The owner has all staff take AI Fluency to agree on how to use AI and how to check results before sending to customers.
Onboarding new staff to Claude
New staff take Claude 101 in their first week so they can use Claude right away for drafting, summarizing and analyzing documents.
Assessing the limits of AI
Managers take AI Capabilities and Limitations to know which tasks can be given to AI and which need human oversight.
Preparing to integrate AI into systems
The IT team takes Building with the Claude API and MCP before connecting Claude to the CRM or internal document store.
How to use it
- 1
Visit Anthropic Academy
Open anthropic.skilljar.com to see the full course catalog and each course's audience.
- 2
Choose a course by role
General users choose AI Fluency or Claude 101; small business owners choose AI Fluency for Small Businesses; developers choose the Claude Code, API and MCP group.
- 3
Click Register and create an account
On the course page, click the enrollment button labeled FREE and create a Skilljar account to save progress.
- 4
Learn module by module
Go through the sections in order, trying things on Claude right away with real work tasks.
- 5
Take the quiz and get the certificate
Complete the quiz or final assessment to unlock the completion certificate.
Video guides
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations Course Trailer
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Lesson 1: Introduction to AI Fluency
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Real-world example
A bakery with an online store in Da Nang wants to use AI to write product descriptions and reply to customer messages. The owner and two staff take AI Fluency for Small Businesses, then apply the 4D framework: decide which tasks go to AI (drafting descriptions), clearly describe the brand style in the prompt, and always have someone reread price and ingredient information before posting. This way content comes out faster while avoiding product errors.
Tips & notes
Take AI Fluency before learning tools
The mindset framework helps staff use every AI tool better, not just Claude.
Apply 4D to one specific process
Pick a repeated task such as replying to email, then write down how to delegate, describe and check it using 4D.
Learn as a team
Have the whole team take the same course, then hold a short meeting to share how they apply it; this works better than learning separately.
Prepare for English
The course pages do not announce a Vietnamese version, so use a translation tool for the terminology.
FAQ
Does Anthropic Academy cost anything?
The academy page describes the courses as free, and the courses checked, such as AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations and AI Fluency for Small Businesses, all have an enrollment button labeled FREE.
Is there a certificate?
Yes. The AI Fluency courses checked have a completion certificate section at the end; the Framework & Foundations course requires a final assessment.
Do I need a paid Claude plan to learn?
The course pages do not require it; you can study the theory and practice with the Claude plan you already have.
Is there a Vietnamese version?
The course pages give no information about Vietnamese; the content is mainly in English.
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