Claude 101
The official starting point for Claude.
Anthropic's own introduction to Claude. Learn core features, write effective prompts, understand capabilities and limitations, and get hands-on experience with real-world use cases.
Self-paced • Free • Official Anthropic certification
Why This Matters
Learn Claude from the team that built it
There's no better way to understand Claude than learning directly from Anthropic. This course covers the official baseline — how Claude works, what it's good at, where it struggles, and how to get the most out of every conversation. If you've completed our AI Conversation Fundamentals course, this gives you the Anthropic-specific depth to go further.
Who This Is For
This course is built for you if...
New to Claude
Haven't used Claude before or just getting started
Switching from ChatGPT
Want to understand what makes Claude different
Business users
Need to evaluate Claude for your team or organization
Curious learners
Want to understand AI capabilities from the source
Creators
Looking to integrate Claude into your creative workflow
Professionals
Want to level up your AI skills with official training
What You'll Learn
Course topics
Free course with official certification from Anthropic
Related ID8Labs Course
AI Conversation Fundamentals
Our foundation course teaches the mental models that work across any AI tool, not just Claude.
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This is an official Anthropic course hosted on their learning platform. It's completely free, and you'll earn a certificate upon completion.
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