# Rupert Chesman — AI Learning Hub > Practical AI training for work, creativity and business from Rupert Chesman: AI educator, filmmaker and creative technologist based in Australia. All self-paced course content is free and open access. Revenue comes from the live Mastering AI Tools course ($150 USD / $220 AUD) and corporate training (workshops from $3,500, keynotes from $8,500). No hype, no jargon. Site: https://rupertchesman.com Contact: ru@rupertchesman.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupertchesman/ ## Key Offerings - [Mastering AI Tools — flagship live course](https://rupertchesman.com/course-mastering-ai.html): 4-day live online course. Prompt engineering, agentic workflows, vibe coding, image generation, AI strategy. $150 USD / $220 AUD, certificate, 30-day money-back guarantee. - [Claude AI: The 3-Hour Intensive](https://rupertchesman.com/course-claude-intensive.html): a practical, current (June 2026) Claude course for business professionals — from the four-tier model family to Cowork, the Office add-ins, connectors, Skills, governance and a real Australian QuickBooks case study. Free and self-paced: 18 interactive lessons, a [dashboard](https://rupertchesman.com/dashboard-claude-intensive.html), [presentation](https://rupertchesman.com/presentation-claude-intensive.html) and a full [handbook](https://rupertchesman.com/book-claude-intensive.html). - [Free live mini-courses (this week)](https://rupertchesman.com/live.html): four free one-hour live sessions, each also available as a self-paced course with lessons, a presentation and (where noted) a handbook: - [Your First Hour with Claude](https://rupertchesman.com/course-first-hour-claude.html): a beginner's intro to Claude — the three modes (Chat, Cowork, Code), artifacts, Cowork and scheduled tasks. 6 lessons + [handbook](https://rupertchesman.com/book-first-hour-claude.html). - [Making images in Midjourney and Nano Banana](https://rupertchesman.com/course-midjourney-video.html): create images from a sentence in Midjourney, edit real photos in Nano Banana, and turn a still into video. 7 lessons; companion [Midjourney Book](https://rupertchesman.com/midjourney/index.html). - [Banking & Taxes with Claude and QuickBooks](https://rupertchesman.com/course-taxes-quickbooks.html): the two ways to connect Claude to QuickBooks (the MCP connector and Claude in Chrome), consolidating your accounts and finalising your BAS. Educational only, not financial advice. 6 lessons + [handbook](https://rupertchesman.com/book-taxes-quickbooks.html). - [Build a Course in an Hour](https://rupertchesman.com/course-ai-team.html): a live course-creation walkthrough — how a whole course gets built in about an hour with Cowork (structure), the Minisite skill (pages) and Midjourney (images), using "Build Your Own AI Team" as the worked example. No coding needed. Educational only. 5 lessons + [handbook](https://rupertchesman.com/book-ai-team.html). - [AI for Defence](https://rupertchesman.com/course-defence.html): a comprehensive course on using AI safely at the OFFICIAL level for Australian Defence APS staff and DISP-member contractors — an AI-basics on-ramp (how AI works, prompt engineering, the classification boundary), then the specifics: the Australian AI policy stack (PSPF Advisory 001-2025, Defence Policy Settings March 2026), approved providers and data sovereignty, shadow AI and the NSW Reconstruction Authority case study, prompt hygiene and vendor evaluation, adversarial risks, the DISP/industry context, and a daily checklist. Educational only, not legal or security advice; reviewed June 2026. 8 modules, 22 lessons + [handbook](https://rupertchesman.com/book-defence.html). - [AI Training for Teams](https://rupertchesman.com/for-teams.html): 3-hour workshops from $3,500 and full-day workshops from $6,500 (AUD ex GST, up to 15 people), executive 1:1 sessions from $750, keynotes from $8,500, guest lectures from $2,250. Trained teams at Thomson Reuters, Downer, Just Eat Takeaway and the Australian Institute of Management. Rupert was working commercially in AI nine months before ChatGPT existed. - [Speaking](https://rupertchesman.com/speaking.html): keynotes (from $8,500) and guest lectures (from $2,250) — the pre-ChatGPT origin story, practical AI adoption, and AI governance. Showreel, talks and speaker kit on the page. - [Defence & Government](https://rupertchesman.com/government.html): OFFICIAL-level AI training for Australian agencies, Defence APS staff and DISP-member contractors — the current policy stack, data sovereignty and shadow-AI risk, deliverable fully offline. - [All Courses](https://rupertchesman.com/courses.html): free self-paced courses — AI Fundamentals, AI for Business, AI for HR, AI for Creatives, AI Agents, AI for Educators, AI for Parents, AI Productivity, Mastering AI Tools, Vibe Coding, Claude AI: The 3-Hour Intensive, Your First Hour with Claude, Making images in Midjourney and Nano Banana, Banking & Taxes with Claude and QuickBooks, and AI for Defence. - [Pricing](https://rupertchesman.com/pricing.html) ## Free Learning Resources - [Blog & Guides](https://rupertchesman.com/blog.html): tutorials, tool comparisons, case studies and AI news, updated regularly. - [AI Glossary](https://rupertchesman.com/glossary.html): plain-English definitions of AI terms. - [Cheat Sheets](https://rupertchesman.com/cheatsheets.html): printable quick-reference guides for prompts, agents, safety and more. - [The Midjourney Book](https://rupertchesman.com/midjourney/index.html): free visual field guide to Midjourney — nine chapters, every figure a controlled experiment, every prompt copy-pasteable. - [Free Resources](https://rupertchesman.com/resources.html): prompt builder, AI policy template, workflow canvas, prompt library. ## Selected Guides - [The RCTF Prompt Framework](https://rupertchesman.com/article-rctf-prompt-framework.html) - [Prompt Engineering for Business: 50 Templates](https://rupertchesman.com/article-prompt-templates.html) - [Building Your First AI Agent](https://rupertchesman.com/article-ai-agents.html) - [ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini (2026)](https://rupertchesman.com/blog-chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-gemini-2026.html) - [AI Governance: A Practical Policy Template](https://rupertchesman.com/article-ai-governance.html) - [Vibe Coding: The Complete Beginner's Guide](https://rupertchesman.com/article-vibe-coding.html) ## About - [About Rupert Chesman](https://rupertchesman.com/about.html): author of The AI-Native Playbook; has delivered 200+ workshops and taught 700+ students this year, working across 70+ countries, including corporate training through the Australian Institute of Management.