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Course Overview
AI tools are only as good as the prompts they receive. Whether you're drafting emails, creating reports, analysing data, or generating creative visual content, knowing how to structure your prompts can be the difference between average and exceptional results.

Effective Prompting Fundamentals is a beginner-friendly, hands-on course designed to teach you the core principles of prompting so you can maximise the value of AI tools in both personal and professional contexts. You’ll learn easy-to-apply frameworks like ReAct, CLEAR, SAFE, and PREP to write more precise, reliable, and secure prompts across a wide range of use cases.

From minimising errors to protecting data and troubleshooting common issues, this course empowers you to work smarter, faster, and more confidently with AI — no technical background required.

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Course Highlights

  • Design effective prompts using the ReAct (Reason + Act) Framework to improve the quality and relevance of AI-generated responses.
  • Structure your prompts with the CLEAR Framework by incorporating context, language, examples, action, and relevance for sharper, more accurate outputs.
  • Protect sensitive information using SAFE Prompting with basic anonymisation techniques like sanitising, abstracting, filtering, and encrypting data.
  • Implement prompt guardrails to filter problematic inputs and avoid unwanted or unpredictable AI outputs.
  • Troubleshoot common AI tool issues using the PREP (Problem, Reproduce, Evaluate, Patch) Framework to maintain consistent and reliable tool performance.
  • Use zero-shot, one-shot, few-shot, and domain-specific strategies to adapt your prompts for various use cases and get optimal results.
  • Analyse real-world prompt examples and misuses to understand what works, what doesn’t, and how to fine-tune your prompt designs for different goals.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
  • Write effective prompts that deliver accurate, relevant, and actionable AI outputs across multiple platforms.
  • Apply data privacy techniques to ensure safe AI usage in workplace and personal settings.
  • Troubleshoot and correct AI outputs to maintain consistent tool performance and avoid common missteps.
  • Adapt prompting strategies to different use cases and tasks for optimal results.
  • Confidently integrate AI into your daily workflow to save time, reduce errors, and improve the quality of your output.

Competency Assessment

Written and Practical Assessments

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Candidates who complete each module with at least 75% attendance and demonstrate competency during assessment will receive a Certificate of Completion by FirstCom Academy and a WSQ Statement of Attainment.
WSQ-certification
certification

Entry Requirements:

  • Aged 21 and above
  • Have basic computer literacy Level 2
  • Have minimum GCE “N”, “O” or “A” Level / NITEC or a diploma qualification and minimum 2 years of working experience; and
  • Have an English language proficiency equivalent of higher of any of the following – GCSE N/O Levels pass in English / WPLN Level 5 / IELTS 5.5 / TOEFL (internet based total) 46-59

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