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Official AI learning resources curated by Factor Rocks: prompting, coding, prototypes and business workflows.

Write effective prompts to achieve optimal results

Microsoft · Training module · Beginner · Business workflows

Apply clearer prompting to a recurring business task and review what improves.

Public training module; Microsoft sign-in is required for provider assessment/profile credit. Copilot features and connected organizational sources depend on license and organization settings.

Source status: verified. Last checked: 2026-10-26. Official page retrieved with web research on 2026-10-26; title, format and visible prerequisites checked at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/write-effective-prompts-do-more-prompting/. No provider login or exercise completed; no external watch time measured.

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AI capabilities and limitations

Anthropic · Course · Beginner · AI foundations

Identify where an assistant can help and where its output needs independent checking.

Public course page and lesson links; provider sign-in is offered to save course progress. Using Claude for practice has separate account/plan requirements.

Source status: verified. Last checked: 2026-10-26. Official page retrieved with web research on 2026-10-26; title, format and visible prerequisites checked at https://academy.claude.com/courses/ai-capabilities-and-limitations. No provider login or exercise completed; no external watch time measured.

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AI Fluency: Framework and foundations

Anthropic · Course · Beginner · AI foundations

Develop a deliberate way to delegate, describe tasks, and review AI-assisted work.

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Claude Code learning resources

Anthropic · Tutorial collection · Intermediate · Coding

Find hands-on learning for planning, changing, and checking software with Claude Code.

Public collection of courses, tutorials and documentation. Running Claude Code requires separate tool access; current plan/usage costs were not checked.

Source status: verified. Last checked: 2026-10-26. Official page retrieved with web research on 2026-10-26; title, format and visible prerequisites checked at https://academy.claude.com/products/code. No provider login or exercise completed; no external watch time measured.

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Google AI Studio quickstart

Google · Tutorial · Beginner · Prototyping

Try a small prototype and decide how to evaluate whether its output is useful.

Public tutorial. Following the hands-on steps uses Google AI Studio; API use and tool access have separate account, availability and usage requirements.

Source status: verified. Last checked: 2026-10-26. Official page retrieved with web research on 2026-10-26; title, format and visible prerequisites checked at https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/ai-studio-quickstart. No provider login or exercise completed; no external watch time measured.

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Prompt design strategies

Google · Documentation · Beginner · Prompting

Experiment with clearer instructions, examples, and response formats for Gemini.

Public documentation. Applying the examples uses Gemini tooling or API access; model access and usage costs are separate.

Source status: verified. Last checked: 2026-10-26. Official page retrieved with web research on 2026-10-26; title, format and visible prerequisites checked at https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/prompting-strategies. No provider login or exercise completed; no external watch time measured.

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Introduction to GitHub Copilot

Microsoft / GitHub · Training module · Beginner · Coding

Explore where coding assistance fits into generating, understanding, and improving code.

Public training module. Prerequisites include a GitHub account and GitHub fundamentals; exercises use Copilot and VS Code. Provider assessment/profile credit requires sign-in; tool usage is separate.

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Introduction to prompt engineering with GitHub Copilot

Microsoft / GitHub · Training module · Beginner · Prompting

Practice briefing a coding assistant with the context needed for a useful change.

Public training module. Prerequisites include basic coding knowledge, a GitHub account and Copilot access in a supported editor. Provider assessment/profile credit requires sign-in; tool usage is separate.

Source status: verified. Last checked: 2026-10-26. Official page retrieved with web research on 2026-10-26; title, format and visible prerequisites checked at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/introduction-prompt-engineering-with-github-copilot/. No provider login or exercise completed; no external watch time measured.

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Codex for Builders

OpenAI · Guide · Intermediate · Coding

Explore coding-agent workflows and choose a small software task you can test.

Public guide with demos and documentation links. Practicing with Codex requires supported account/tool access; web workflows may require a connected GitHub account. Current plan pricing was not checked.

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Prompting

OpenAI · Guide / embedded sessions at source · Beginner · Prompting

Practice giving an AI assistant a clear task, useful context, and a reviewable output.

Public guide with provider-hosted video embeds. Practice requires ChatGPT access; feature availability and usage costs depend on the account/plan.

Source status: verified. Last checked: 2026-10-26. Official page retrieved with web research on 2026-10-26; title, format and visible prerequisites checked at https://academy.openai.com/en/public/clubs/work-users-ynjqu/resources/prompting. No provider login or exercise completed; no external watch time measured.

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