Building Simple Tools with Claude Code is a practical short course from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC), delivered on ASTC Online. It's for office workers and small-business owners with no coding background who want Claude Code to build small, useful tools for them.
You'll build a simple web page, a quote calculator and a tool that tidies a folder of files or a CSV file, and you'll learn to describe what you want, review changes before you approve them, test properly, keep copies and versions, keep passwords and keys out of your work, and know when to involve IT and get approval.
By the end you will be able to:
- explain what Claude Code is and when to use it instead of an artifact or Cowork, recap plans, privacy settings and checking, and start Claude Code safely from the desktop app's Code tab with a practice folder
- write a clear tool brief and example prompt, use Plan mode and Manual mode while learning, build in small steps, and review Claude's changes before approving them
- plan, build and check a simple one-page web page with Claude Code, using checked facts and content you have the rights to use, and know what to do before anyone else sees it
- write pricing rules and hand-checked examples, build a simple quote calculator with Claude Code, test it with worked examples and edge cases, and keep it accurate when prices change
- use Claude Code to tidy a folder of files or a CSV file safely: work on copies, describe exact rules, ask for a preview before anything changes, check the results, and know when Cowork, Claude for Excel or IT is the better choice
- keep copies, versions and a change note, give Claude standing instructions in CLAUDE.md, keep passwords and API keys out of code and chats, guard against prompt injection, and know when to involve IT and get workplace approval
What's included: 6 narrated video lessons with captions, interactive drag-and-drop activities and practice checks, a participant book (PDF) to keep, an online final quiz (marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass) and a Certificate of Completion.
Time: about 1.5 hours, including the activities and the final quiz (allow longer if English is your second language or you replay lessons). Study online at your own pace through ASTC Online.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.