New to AI
Start with curiosity
Automate one step of your own job. No coding required.
Learn Agentic AI for free. Get placed for free.
Agentic AI has arrived, and everyone needs to upskill. Begin with AI 101 or go straight to a specialized track.
Self-paced · Free · No application
StartOpen now
AI 101, or the placement quiz
Enroll today—there is no application and no cost. Already know some of it? The quiz can put you straight into a specialized track.
- 51–57 hours
- No coding required
What the program promises
- Free education
- Always free, with nothing to pay now or later.
- Free job placement
- For the job seeker, complete a specialized track and get matched with employers.
- LaunchCode-bred
- An initiative of LaunchCode. Employers tell us what they need and we build the training for it.
We meet you where you are
New to AI, ready to upskill, or looking for your next role. Find the starting point that fits you.
Start AI 101
Ready to upskill
Put your skills to work
Two tracks: build agentic workflows, or build what agents run on.
Job ready
Get paid to build
Skip the training and get matched with employers for free.
Explore the courses
Map a workflow from your own job, automate a step of it, and prove what the automation saved.
51–57 hours30–60 daysNo coding required
Start AI 101
Rebuild a workflow a team runs every day as an agentic one, with the proof, governance and rollout plan stakeholders need to greenlight it. No engineering background required.
64–70 hours30–60 days
Start Agentic Specialist
Put an agentic UI on an internal system, with the scoped access, testing and deployment guardrails that make it safe to run. Assumes a software-developer base.
72–84 hours30–90 days
Start Agentic Engineer
This is for you if
You want to learn how to automate real work.
You are 18 or older.
You can find at least 6 hours per week.
No degree and no AI background required.
Pick a pace that fits your week
Every course is self-paced. Here is what each plan asks of a week.
30
days
Heads-down. Best if you can protect evenings and a weekend block.
Hours per week
- AI 101
- 12–13 hrs
- Agentic Specialist
- 15–16 hrs
- Agentic Engineer
- 17–20 hrs
60
days
The pace most learners pick. Fits either side of a full-time job.
Hours per week
- AI 101
- 6–7 hrs
- Agentic Specialist
- 7–8 hrs
- Agentic Engineer
- 8–10 hrs
90
days
The lightest weekly load. Best if your weeks are unpredictable.
Hours per week
- Agentic Engineer
- 6–7 hrs
Only Agentic Engineer has a 90-day plan. AI 101 and Agentic Specialist run 30 or 60.
What you get
Five things, the same in every course.
Every course ends in a capstone
Something real, built and measured, that you keep. The deliverable changes by track.
30 minutes down to under 4
Her capstone workflow, measured before and after.
What sets these programs apart is that you build real things that solve real problems. My capstone—a multi-agent meeting automation pipeline—cut a 30-minute manual process down to under 4 minutes and proved 1,048% ROI. That is not a classroom exercise, that is a portfolio piece I walked into my first job with.
Vijayalakshmi RamuAgentic Specialist graduate, 2026
Live3 agents
Meeting notes workflow
Fires when a call ends
Trigger
Recording readyGoogle Meet · webhook
TranscriberTurns the recording into a transcript
SummarizerPulls the decisions and the actions out of it
RouterMatches each action to the person who owns it
Notes filed
Actions assigned
From learning to earning
Some learners use this where they already work. For anyone who wants the next job, the path is three steps.
Complete a specialized track and submit your capstone.
You enter LaunchCode's candidate pool.
We match you with employers rebuilding their workflows.
Placement depends on employer demand and on the work you produce. Cost will never be the reason you do not get there.
500+ hiring partners
Hire Human is an initiative of LaunchCode, the nonprofit that has spent more than a decade placing people into technical roles at companies that do not hire on a hunch. The same network hires from these tracks, and we are placing graduates weekly.
Why it costs you nothing
LaunchCode is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, built to get people into technology careers without asking them to pay for the privilege. Employers pay us when they hire, and that is what funds the training. You never pay us to learn, and you never pay us to be matched with an employer.
No tuition
Not now, not at the end.
No deposit
Nothing to put down to hold a seat.
No income share
Nothing taken from your pay, ever.
Sponsored by
Start today. Finish with something you built.
Self-paced, open now, and free for good.
Questions before you start? Email enrollment.hirehuman@launchcode.org.
What happens next
Today
A confirmation email with your course login.
Your first week
You finish your first lesson, its quiz, and your first hands-on lab.
When you finish your course
A capstone you keep, and a completion certificate.
What people ask before they enroll
Do I need a degree or a coding background?
No degree for any of them. AI 101 and Agentic Specialist assume no coding at all. Agentic Engineer expects real developer experience. You also need to be 18 or older.
Agentic Specialist curriculum →Agentic Engineer curriculum →
Can I do these courses if I am not looking for a new job?
Yes. Plenty of people take these to automate work at the job they already have. You decide whether you want placement, and nothing happens unless you ask for it.
Can I skip AI 101?
Yes. The placement quiz tells you whether AI 101 would mostly be review for you. It is a recommendation, not a gate, so you can enroll in a specialized track either way. It takes about five minutes.
How long does it take?
AI 101 is 51 to 57 hours, Agentic Specialist 64 to 70, and Agentic Engineer 72 to 84. You choose whether that lands across 30 days or 60, and Agentic Engineer adds a 90-day plan. Every course is self-paced, so you can stretch the calendar.
Is it really free?
Yes, and there is no upsell at the end. LaunchCode is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so we are not selling you a course. Employers pay us when they hire the people we train, and that pays for the courses.
Will I get a job?
If you want placement, finishing a specialized track puts you in LaunchCode's candidate pool, where we match you with employers at no cost. We place graduates weekly. The hiring decision is always the employer's.
What do graduates earn?
We do not have that figure yet. We will publish one for these tracks once enough placements are behind it.
Is there a certificate?
You get a completion certificate, but it is not an accredited degree. The capstone is what proves you can do the work.
Here to hire? See how teams hire from these tracks.