"Unlocking the Future: Microsoft's Unique Free AI Training with Professional Certification"

 

Microsoft partners with LinkedIn to offer free AI skills training and certification amid rising workforce demand.

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1. Microsoft made an AI training course available for free on LinkedIn.

2. The course teaches appropriate AI use and offers a certificate.

3. Employers desperately require workers with AI expertise.

Microsoft and LinkedIn are taking steps to address the growing demand for AI skills in the workforce.

Microsoft is starting the AI Skills Initiative, which will be accessible through LinkedIn Learning, to give users the information and resources they need to use AI technology.

Microsoft stresses that although using AI properly and ethically could enhance both personal and professional lives.

The AI Skills Initiative seeks to advance this understanding and get people ready for the use of AI in the workplace of the future.

Microsoft’s Free AI Training Course

Microsoft’s AI Skills Initiative includes new, free coursework developed with LinkedIn.

The course provides an introduction to AI and issues around responsible AI. It’s offered in English, with several other languages to follow in the coming months.

Completing the course will grant you a professional certificate in generative AI from Microsoft, which you can display on your LinkedIn profile.

Additional resources include a trainer toolkit with AI content for educators and a free AI skills challenge on Microsoft Learn. The challenge teaches essential AI skills using Microsoft technology.

Microsoft promises the coursework will be accessible for free through 2025.

How does it work?

Here is a description of the course "Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn."

Five training films totaling about four hours make up the course.

The educational videos contain:

1. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

2. What is Generative AI?

3. Generative AI: The Evolution of Thoughtful Online Search

4. Streamlining Your Work with Microsoft Bing Chat

5. Ethics in the Age of Generative AI

You have to finish all the videos before you can receive the professional certificate. Only after completing all training is the exam available.

You will have quick access to your certificate after passing the test. After that, you may share it with other people and add it to the profile you have on LinkedIn.

Coming Forward

Microsoft’s Skills for Jobs program has reached millions worldwide, helping them find new careers in in-demand fields such as cybersecurity.

The AI Skills Initiative is the next step in this ongoing effort, which promises to bring further innovation and partnerships to the forefront.