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Learn Gemini for Google Workspace

If your work happens in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar or Meet, compare courses that practise Gemini inside Workspace with courses that teach general prompting or workflow building. Your account type and administrator settings can affect what works.

Find your starting point

Boost Productivity with Gemini & Copilot in Google Workspace covers Gmail templates, spreadsheet analysis, data safeguards and responsible external communication, with six assignments. Google Workspace with Gemini AI: Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides has 20 assignments across six modules and requires paid Google Workspace with Gemini access. Introduction to Gemini for Beginners covers email, Docs, Sheets, meeting action tables, source-checked briefs and reusable Gems. Its basic sequence uses a free Google account, while Workspace features can vary.

Gemini in Google Workspace Studio is about Studio flows, with two assignments and no previous experience required. Gemini Studio and Gems Masterclass is a live or recorded demonstration of Gems and simple no-code workflows. Gemini for Executive Assistants Masterclass covers Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Meet in live demonstrations. You'll need a Gemini licence to follow along.

Google Gemini for Project Management adds scheduling, stakeholder messages, risk decisions and an integration capstone. Choose it when you need a project workflow rather than a general app tour. Check whether your account is personal or organizational and which Gemini features the exercise needs.

A fictional example to try

Make an update from notes, then check the details

Fictional project notes say the venue is confirmed, catering awaits a quote and invitations are drafted but not sent. You need a clear update and a short follow-up email.

Try this prompt

Turn these notes into a three-point project update and a short email asking for the catering quote. Keep drafted invitations separate from sent invitations. Do not add a deadline for the quote.

What a useful answer includes

  • The update says the venue is confirmed and invitations are drafted.
  • It does not say invitations have been sent.
  • The email asks for the quote without inventing a deadline or implying catering is booked.
  • You can trace each claim back to the notes and adjust the wording for the recipient.

Before you pick a course

  • If most of your work happens in Gmail or Docs, check that the course teaches those applications.
  • A general Gemini chat course can cover a different workflow.
  • Choose practice that matches the output you need: emails, documents, sheets, slides or meeting follow-ups.
  • Check your Workspace account and enabled features before paying.
  • Ask how participants practise if their account differs from the instructor’s.

Compare the courses

CourseWhat you’ll doTimeCost and access
Boost Productivity with Gemini & Copilot in Google WorkspaceCoursera
  • Six assignments are listed, including AI-graded work.
  • 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.
Gemini in Google Workspace StudioGoogle Cloud
  • Two assignments and flow-building activities 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.
Google Workspace with Gemini AI: Gmail, Docs, Sheets, SlidesKnowledge Accelerators
  • 20 assignments are listed across six modules.
  • 3 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.
Google Gemini for Project ManagementSkillsBooster Academy
  • An integration capstone is included in the module outline.
  • 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.
Gemini for Executive Assistants MasterclassThe EA Campus (formerly Practically Perfect PA)
  • The three-hour live class uses demonstrations of common executive-assistant tasks.
  • You’ll need a Gemini licence to follow along.
  • Recording and resource access lasts three months.
  • Three-hour live masterclass
  • 8 December 2026.
  • £450
Gemini Studio and Gems MasterclassThe EA Campus (formerly Practically Perfect PA)
  • The session is described as a practical demonstration/implementation-focused masterclass where the trainer shows how to define tasks, create Gems and build/test simple automations.
  • Live 90-minute masterclass scheduled for 12 October 2026.
  • Live listing displays £195
  • The page also displays a separate £95 on-demand recording option.
  • The live offer is not the same access as the recording.
Introduction to Gemini for BeginnersSkillsBooster Academy
  • Ten assignments and module labs are listed.
  • Concrete described practice produces a saved first Gemini conversation, structured prompts, cleaned sales data, a meeting owner/task/deadline table, a one-page update, researched brief with checked sources and a tested custom Gem.
  • Ten module estimates of one hour each sum to about 10 hours
  • A free Google account refers to the software access described, not necessarily course certification.

Take a closer look

Office workflowsSkillsBooster Academy

Google Gemini for Project Management

Use Gemini to plan projects, schedule work and communicate with stakeholders, then complete an integration capstone.

Format
Self-paced
Time
4 hours to complete
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For assistantsThe EA Campus

Gemini Studio and Gems Masterclass

Learn how Gemini Gems and simple Workspace workflows can help with a task you keep coming back to.

Format
Live online · Recording
Time
Live 90-minute masterclass scheduled for 12 October 2026.
Explore courseLive session
Office workflowsSkillsBooster Academy

Introduction to Gemini for Beginners

Use Gemini for email, meeting action tables and project updates, then adapt drafts for social posts and refine images.

Format
Self-paced
Time
Ten module estimates of one hour each sum to about 10 hours
Explore courseAvailable

Try this before you choose

Pick your main Workspace app and a recurring task, such as a checked Gmail reply, a Sheets analysis or a project update. Try a nonsensitive example and note the account and feature tier it needs before choosing a course.

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