15 min Free
AI in 15 Minutes
What generative AI is and isn't, why it sometimes makes things up, how to check what it tells you and where it genuinely helps — explained simply in about 15 minutes.
15 min · beginner · certificate
AI & Digital Skills
AI short courses for beginners
Understand AI and use it well at work, in plain language.
- MicroQuests
- 2
- Free
- 1
- Learning in total
- 30m
- Paid from
- R19
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Start with AI in 15 Minutes, free: what tools like ChatGPT can and can’t do, and where they get things wrong. Then learn to write prompts that get useful answers the first time.
No technical background needed — only the phone you already have.
All AI & Digital Skills MicroQuests
15 min R19
Prompting AI Essentials
Get far better results from AI chat tools: give a role, task, context and format, show examples, improve the answer step by step and check it before you use it — in about 15 minutes.
15 min · beginner · certificate
For employers, schools and training providers
Train a whole team, one short step at a time
Toolbox talks, inductions, refreshers and revision that people finish, because each one fits in a tea break and runs on the phone they already carry.
Need a topic we don't have? Request it. The topics people ask for most are the ones we write next.
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Give MicroQuests or credits
Your people get a WhatsApp message or an email link and learn on their own phones. No logins to manage.
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Pin a QR poster
Print an A4 poster for the canteen, staffroom or site office. A scan opens the MicroQuest.
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Verifiable certificates
Every completion has a numbered certificate you can check online, which is useful for toolbox talks and inductions.
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Your own MicroQuests
skillSYMS clients publish their own MicroQuests (policies, site rules, product knowledge) for their own people.
AI & Digital Skills: questions
How much do the AI & Digital Skills MicroQuests cost?
1 of the 2 are free. The others cost R19 each, paid securely online or with learning credits. If you don’t pass the challenge, you try again at no extra cost.
How long does each one take?
Between 15 and 15 minutes. Your progress is saved after every step, so you can stop and carry on later on the same or another device.
Where do I do them?
In your browser at skillsyms.com/learn, in the skillSYMS app, or on WhatsApp — the same MicroQuest, the same progress and the same certificate. There is nothing to install for the browser or WhatsApp.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Pass the final challenge and you receive a PDF certificate of completion with a unique number and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it. MicroQuests are informal learning: the certificate is not an accredited qualification or SETA/QCTO credits, and it says so.
Can I buy these for my team or learners?
Yes. Employers, schools and training providers can give MicroQuests or learning credits to their people, who then learn on their own phones. Contact us and we will set it up with you.