Who is this blockchain course for?
It is for managers, consultants, finance and compliance staff, supply chain leads and founders who meet blockchain proposals, partners or clients and need to judge them. You might be asked whether a provenance pilot makes sense, or need to understand a client's tokenisation plan well enough to ask good questions.
Who is this blockchain course not for?
It is not for people who already work as blockchain developers and want advanced specialist training. The core path needs no code; the optional Code lessons in Solidity start from zero and cover simple smart contracts, not running nodes or building production decentralised applications. If you want a full-time route into blockchain engineering, look for a developer-focused course built around official developer documentation, or a technical bootcamp. It is also not for anyone seeking advice on buying, selling or holding crypto assets: this course gives no investment advice, and nothing in it is a recommendation to invest.
What will I learn, module by module?
The course builds from the core idea of a shared ledger to the practical question every professional faces: should we use it here?
1. Ledgers and blocks
What a shared ledger is, how blocks and hashes make records hard to alter, and public versus permissioned networks.
2. Consensus
How independent parties agree on one record, the ideas behind proof of work and proof of stake, and their trade-offs in cost and speed.
3. Smart contracts
Code that runs on a ledger, what it can automate, and why bugs and bad inputs are hard to undo.
4. Tokens and digital assets
Payment tokens, stablecoins, tokenised assets and NFTs, described as mechanisms rather than investments.
5. Real business uses and limits
Provenance, settlement and shared records between organisations, and why a normal database is often the better answer.
6. Risk and governance
Security, key management, privacy, regulation that varies by country, and how to evaluate a blockchain proposal.
How does the personalised path adapt to me?
The diagnostic finds out what you already know and why blockchain matters to your work. A supply chain manager's examples follow goods and certificates; a finance professional's follow settlement and reconciliation; a consultant's follow client proposals. If you already understand hashing and consensus, the path moves you on to use cases and risk.
What do I practise?
You practise explaining blockchain clearly and judging when it fits, and you use AI assistants to research and summarise while checking their claims. Each task has a visible rubric and specific feedback, and you can flag a score for review.
Example task: a fictional coffee importer, Kestrel Trading, is pitched a blockchain to prove its beans are ethically sourced. You assess whether it solves the real problem. The rubric checks that you note a ledger cannot prove a farm's paper certificate was honest in the first place, ask who the network's participants are and whether they distrust each other, compare it with a shared database, and name one cost or governance risk.
How long does the blockchain course take?
Lessons last 10 to 15 minutes. The overall path depends on the diagnostic and your pace, so there is no fixed number of hours. Professionals who already follow the topic may skip much of the first two modules.
What do I get at the end?
The final practical assessment asks you to evaluate a blockchain proposal and recommend a way forward. Passing earns a recognised certificate in blockchain foundations for professionals. It is not an accredited qualification and does not certify development skills.
How much does the blockchain course cost?
Blockchain foundations are included in both plans. The Individual plan costs USD 79 a month or USD 790 a year. The Team plan costs USD 189 a month or USD 1,890 a year for up to 3 members, with each further member at USD 49 a month or USD 490 a year, and volume pricing for 25 or more members. Every plan begins with a 7-day free trial, and no credit card is needed.