AssistantAI TRAINING
Learning guide · 8 courses

Build an AI assistant for your work

A reusable prompt may be enough for one task. A custom GPT, Gem or agent that uses files, tools or company data needs more testing and clear limits. Compare the build and test work in the course, not just its platform name.

Find your starting point

AI for Productivity: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & Prompting covers workplace prompts, presentations, Claude Projects, Gemini Gems, privacy and output checks. Microsoft 365 Copilot Masterclass for Office Professionals adds grounded files, meeting tasks and no-code agents. Check Copilot access for practice. Advanced Microsoft 365 Copilot AI: Build & Use Agents focuses on governance and Copilot Studio, with 23 assignments listed.

Mastering Microsoft 365 CoPilot & AI Agents includes a travel and procurement policy assistant exercise. Me, Myself, & AI: Building a Custom GPT is a guided build that requires ChatGPT Plus for the builder. Building AI Assistants for EAs compares GPTs, Copilot Agents and Gemini Gems. Building AI Agents for EAs adds inbox and receipt-to-expense workflows and a live build session.

OpenAI GPTs: Creating Your Own Custom AI Assistants lists instructions, knowledge files, tools, test cases and ways to handle ambiguity or risky requests, with six assignments. Start with one bounded task, then check the platform plan, company permission and maintenance before connecting real data.

Example to try

An assistant for a repeatable job

  1. 01Start with

    Instructions + example material

  2. 02Make a first pass

    A reusable assistant setup

  3. 03Make it yours

    Test with a small, familiar task

Use a fictional example to practise the workflow.

Compare the courses

CourseWhat you’ll doTimeCost and access
AI for Productivity: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & PromptingDeesa Technologies
  • A broad hands-on playbook and reusable assistant examples are listed
  • 12h 48m of video
  • Check the course page for current pricing and software requirements.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Masterclass for Office ProfessionalsBiswajit | Expanding Horizons
  • Hands-on office workflows are listed
  • 6h 59m of video
  • Check the course page for current pricing and software requirements.
Advanced Microsoft 365 Copilot AI: Build & Use AgentsKnowledge Accelerators
  • An agent-building activity and 23 assignments are listed.
  • 4 hours to complete
  • Check the course page for certificate pricing, free trials and options to study without a certificate.
  • Listed as included in Coursera Plus. Check your subscription for access.
Mastering Microsoft 365 CoPilot & AI Agents [2026]Prof. Ryan Ahmed, PhD, MBA, Stemplicity Inc., Stemplicity Q&A Support
  • Downloadable bootcamp materials, quizzes and a practice/solution pair for an agent grounded in travel and procurement policies are listed.
  • 21h 55m video
  • 24 sections and 185 lectures

See course page for pricing.

Me, Myself, & AI: Building a Custom GPTAmerican Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP)
  • On-demand webinar the learner builds a custom GPT step by step and leaves with a working tool
  • Two bonus references are included.
  • One-hour recording plus Q&A
  • On-demand.
  • No separate webinar fee shown for free-membership access.
  • ChatGPT Plus is a separate required software expense, displayed as $20/month
  • Currency is not explicitly labelled on page.
Building AI Assistants for EAsAmerican Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP)
  • Four on-demand sessions and four bonus resources
  • Includes learners build a working assistant.
  • Sessions include explanations, case studies and a decision framework
  • Four on-demand sessions
  • Total workload listed as four hours.
  • $395 standalone or included in Premium membership listed at $695/year
  • Lists dollar signs without an explicit currency code.
  • Separate platform/tool subscriptions may apply.
Building AI Agents for EAsAmerican Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP)
  • Three recordings show an agent blueprint, an inbox-agent demo and a receipt-to-expense workflow.
  • A fourth live session works with submitted ideas and chat contributions.
  • You can watch the demonstrations without building along.
  • Three pre-recorded sessions plus one live session
  • Catalog estimates four hours.
  • The live workshop is listed for 15 October 2026, 1:00–2:15 p.m.
  • Eastern.
  • Separate course purchase displays $395
  • Includes courses are included with Premium membership ($695/year)
  • Membership is a separate access choice.
OpenAI GPTs: Creating Your Own Custom AI AssistantsVanderbilt University
  • Six assignments are listed, including creating a persona-based custom GPT, a GPT test-case generator, menu-based flows and response-improvement patterns.
  • Testing expected, ambiguous and high-risk cases
  • Seven hours total per listing
  • The three module estimates (2h, 3h, 2h) also sum to 7h.
  • Listed as included in Coursera Plus. Check your subscription for access.

Take a closer look

Office workflowsProf. Ryan Ahmed, PhD, MBA, Stemplicity Inc., Stemplicity Q&A Support

Mastering Microsoft 365 CoPilot & AI Agents [2026]

Work through Microsoft 365 Copilot tasks in spreadsheets, presentations, documents, meetings, inbox support and Copilot Studio agents.

Format
Self-paced
Time
21h 55m video
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For assistantsAmerican Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP)

Me, Myself, & AI: Building a Custom GPT

Build a custom GPT step by step, with instructions that fit your tone and a task you repeat.

Format
Recording
Time
One-hour recording plus Q&A
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For assistantsAmerican Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP)

Building AI Assistants for EAs

Compare custom GPTs, Copilot Agents and Gemini Gems, then decide which kind of assistant fits the job you have in mind.

Format
Self-paced
Time
Four on-demand sessions
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For assistantsAmerican Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP)

Building AI Agents for EAs

Follow a four-session series on agent design, privacy, inbox support and receipt-to-expense workflows. The live session explores builds from submitted executive-assistant task ideas.

Format
Recording + live session
Time
Three pre-recorded sessions plus one live session
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Try this before you choose

Write one sentence describing the assistant's job, list its permitted sources and actions, and make one ambiguous test case. Choose a course that practises the build and test steps you need, then check plans and permissions.

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