Level 1
Generative AI SkillsAI Course for Beginners in Singapore
Pay little to no cash with government subsidies
$643.50 $1,650
SkillsFuture Credit, UTAP and PSEA can be used
Online / In-Person
Intakes Available
21.5 Hours
7 Lessons + 1 Assessment
Weekday and Weekend Intakes
No Prior Experience Needed
Course Overview
What Will You Learn in This AI Course for Beginners?
Knowing how to open ChatGPT is no longer enough. As The Business Times points out, what matters now is knowing which problems AI can help with and whether its answer is any good.
This course is a short, structured introduction to AI that gives you that foundation from the very first lesson. You learn through live, instructor-led classes and hands-on practice, and finish with a capstone project that applies what you have learned to a real task. It runs under our WSQ Generative AI Course, online over Zoom or in person at our Lifelong Learning Institute campus in Paya Lebar.
How to Use Your SkillsFuture Credit for This Course
- Choose an intake and apply. Pick an online or in-person intake below and fill in the application form. It takes less than 3 minutes.
- Confirm your fee. Our team confirms your intake and your nett fee after subsidy, based on your age and citizenship.
- Submit your claim on MySkillsFuture. Search for course reference TGS-2025060521 and submit your SkillsFuture Credit claim for the nett fee.
- Pay any balance. If your credit doesn’t cover the full nett fee, pay the rest directly. NTUC members can use UTAP, and Singaporeans aged 21 to 31 can use PSEA.
Want help with any step? Read our guide on how to use SkillsFuture Credit or book a call with our team.
COURSE FEES AFTER SUBSIDY
How Much Does the AI Course for Beginners Cost?
SkillsFuture Credits, UTAP and PSEA Claimable 🎉
SkillsFuture Credits: Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their credit towards the nett fee.
UTAP Funding: NTUC members can offset 50% of the nett fee, capped at up to S$500 a year.
PSEA: Singaporeans aged 21 to 31 can use their Post-Secondary Education Account.
AI tools support for NTUC members: after completing the course, NTUC members can get 50% support on selected AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, subject to UTAP terms and the annual cap. See eligible AI tools.
AI TOOLS SUPPORT
50% Subsidy on AI Tools 🎉
Enrol and get 50% support for ChatGPT, Claude & more!*
*For NTUC members only. Subject to UTAP T&Cs and annual cap.
Training a team? View Corporate Pricing
View Corporate PricingWhat You’ll Learn in This SkillsFuture AI Course
Understand AI without the jargon
Learn how AI tools come up with their answers, what they're good at and where they go wrong.
Get useful answers sooner
Use simple prompt templates so you're never staring at an empty chat box.
Save time on everyday tasks
Draft emails, summarise long documents and organise information faster.
Use AI safely
Know what not to share with AI tools and how to check an answer before you rely on it.
“You're not going to lose your jobs to AI, you're going to lose your job to somebody who learnt AI better than you. ”
Outcome
Is This AI Course Right for a Beginner Like Me?
We start from your very first prompt and build up step by step.
No coding, maths or data background is needed. If you can use email and a web browser, you can take this course.
You practise on everyday tasks like writing, summarising and research, so you leave knowing where AI saves you time.
Is This SkillsFuture AI Course Right for Me?
No coding or AI background is needed. The course suits you if you are:
- A working professional who wants to research, write and analyse faster with AI.
- A career switcher building AI literacy for roles that now expect it.
- A manager or team lead looking to improve team productivity and understand AI risk.
- A business owner who wants to use Custom GPTs and automation in daily operations.
What You'll Work With
Build Real Skills with Hands-On AI Tool Practice
ChatGPT
OpenAI API
Custom GPTs
Claude and Gemini
Your main practice tool from the first lesson.
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Write clear prompts
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Use ChatGPT for emails, reports and everyday tasks
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Learn what's safe to type in
Your own AI assistant for one task you repeat every week.
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Give it instructions once and reuse it
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Point it at your own documents
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Have it draft a routine report
Two other popular AI tools, so your skills work beyond one app.
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Compare answers to the same question
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Pick the right tool for the task
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Keep up as new tools appear
How apps connect to AI behind the scenes, guided step by step.
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Understand what an API is in plain terms
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Send a simple request to an AI model
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Keep access keys safe
Which AI Tools Will You Practise On?
- Write clear prompts
- Use ChatGPT for emails, reports and everyday tasks
- Learn what's safe to type in
- Give it instructions once and reuse it
- Point it at your own documents
- Have it draft a routine report
- Compare answers to the same question
- Pick the right tool for the task
- Keep up as new tools appear
- Understand what an API is in plain terms
- Send a simple request to an AI model
- Keep access keys safe
Modules
What Does Each Lesson Cover?
What AI actually is, how tools like ChatGPT come up with answers, and your first prompts. You'll also learn what's safe to type into an AI tool.
Explain in simple terms how AI tools work, and write prompts that get useful answers.
Ask AI to summarise, answer questions and analyse information, using simple templates (ACROSTIC and COSTAR) so you never start from a blank box.
Get consistent results for common tasks with prompt templates you can reuse.
Show AI a few examples of what you want, ask it to think step by step, and get answers back as tables or ready-made document templates.
choose the right way to ask for each task and get answers in the format you need.
Try the newer "reasoning" AI models, save your best prompts so you can reuse them, and use AI to research a topic carefully.
Handle harder questions with AI and check its research before you rely on it.
Let AI read your own documents before it answers, and set up your first Custom GPT that writes a routine report for you.
Build a simple AI assistant that works from your own files.
A first look at how apps talk to AI behind the scenes, and how to keep access keys safe. Your trainer guides you through each step.
understand how AI connects to other apps and compare how different AI models perform.
The risks to watch for, such as people tricking AI into breaking its rules, and simple habits that keep you and your data safe.
Recognise common AI risks and use AI responsibly at work.
- Written Assessment: A short open-book quiz of 4 questions, plus your capstone: a take-home project you submit on the last day and present to an assessor.
Link under the accordion: See the full curriculum on the WSQ Generative AI Course page.
Entry Requirements
- A laptop, a stable internet connection and an email address
- No software to install; everything runs in your web browser
- No prior AI, coding or technical experience
Upcoming Intake Schedules
When Are the Next Intakes?
Choose weekday, weekend or evening classes. Every intake starts from the basics, whichever format you pick.
How do classes work?
- Online: live classes over Zoom with your instructor and a teaching assistant
- In person: at our Lifelong Learning Institute campus in Paya Lebar
- Duration: 21.5 hours across 7 lessons and 1 assessment
- Missed a class? Attend a makeup session or watch the recording
Certification
What Certificate Do You Receive?
Complete the course with at least 75% attendance and pass the assessment to receive a WSQ Statement of Attainment and a Vertical Institute Certificate of Completion.
Accredited Certification from Vertical Institute and WSQ
Instructors
Who Teaches the Course?
Prabhjit
AI Trainer and Mentor
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications, Political Science - National University of Singapore
Ronald Lee
AI for Enterprise
Past Projects: SMRT Corporation, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority, National Trades Union Congress, Singapore Department of Statistics
Stan
Lead Data Scientist - Citi
Master’s in Computing National University of Singapore
Martin
Founder - The Gain Lab
Master’s in Business Administration in Murdoch University
Peter
CO-Founder - Synectify
Dr of Philosophy, National University of Singapore
Student Testimonials
What Do Past Learners Say?
Generative AI Course Alumni, Sep 2025 I love how the course focused on prompt engineering concepts: from zero-shot prompting to chain-of-thought reasoning, where you guide the AI through step-by-step logic. My instructor didn't just teach us to use these tools; he made us understand that prompt engineering is part psychology, part linguistics, and part strategic thinking. Very useful for my consulting career.
Intake Ai Courses
Which AI Course Level Should You Start With?
| LEVEL 1 You are here | LEVEL 2 Next step | |
|---|---|---|
| Course | AI Course for Beginners (WSQ Generative AI Course) | AI Workflow Automation Course |
| Suits | People new to AI who want to use it with confidence at work | People who already use AI tools and want to build automations and AI agents |
| You’ll learn | Prompting, Custom GPTs, simple automation, OpenAI API basics and safe AI use | Running AI on your own computer, connecting AI to your apps with n8n and MCP, and building AI agents |
| Information |
21.5 hours 7 lessons + 1 assessment Online or In person via Lifelong Learning Institute |
2 days 5 lessons + 1 assessment Online or In person via Lifelong Learning Institute |
| Nett fee (Singapore Citizens 40 and above) |
S$643.50
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S$507
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| Funding | SFC, UTAP and PSEA claimable | SFC, UTAP and PSEA claimable |
| View intakes | Explore Level 2 |
AI Course for Beginners
WSQ Generative AI Course
Course Reference: TGS-2025060521
Methods: Online via Zoom / In-person at Lifelong Learning Institute
Duration:21.5 hours
Lessons: 7 Lessons + 1 Assessment
Chosen by 50,000+ learners
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between AI and ChatGPT?
Do I need to understand data or statistics to learn AI basics?
How is AI actually used in everyday work?
What does the AI Course for Beginners actually cover?
Is this course suitable if I've never used AI tools before?
Yes. It’s designed for complete beginners, starting with AI fundamentals before moving into hands-on practice. Senior learners can also see our AI course for seniors.
Can I take this AI course online?
Yes. You can join live online classes over Zoom, with the same instructor, teaching assistant and hands-on exercises as the in-person classes at Paya Lebar.
How long does the course take?
Will I get a certificate after finishing the course?
What subsidies apply to this course?
What if I have to miss a class or want to withdraw?
You can attend a makeup session or view the recording, though attendance only counts for makeup sessions attended. Refunds depend on timing: You can receive a 100% refund if you withdraw more than 14 days before the course starts, or a 50% refund if you withdraw 7 to 14 days before. No refund applies if you withdraw less than 7 days before the course starts or after the course has begun. Read more in our Terms and Conditions.
Can my company enrol a team for this course?
Yes. Vertical Institute offers corporate Generative AI training for companies of all sizes. SMEs can receive up to 70% course fee subsidy and non-SMEs up to 50%. Eligible companies can also use SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) to cover up to 90% of the remaining fee, and claim Absentee Payroll funding. Tax deductions may apply under the Enterprise Innovation Scheme.
What should I learn next after this course?
Once you’re comfortable with the basics, the AI Workflow Automation Course (Level 2) teaches you to build automations and AI agents that connect to the tools you already use.
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Why Generative AI training for your team matters:
30% Faster Workflows
Streamline operations with AI-powered automation
50% Reduction in Repetitive Tasks
Free up teams to focus on strategic work
Up to 50% Cost Savings
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