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AI skills

AI offers tremendous potential to empower workers around the world – but only if everyone, everywhere has the skills to use it.

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AI Toolkit for trainers

Teachers, trainers, and facilitators are critical in providing skilling resources and training to local communities. We’ve created a toolkit to empower trainers with AI skills to help build tomorrow’s workforce.

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AI Skills Initiative

The AI Skills Initiative helps people and communities everywhere learn how to harness the power of AI. The initiative includes free coursework developed with LinkedIn; a global challenge in coordination with data.org; and greater access to resources for everyone to improve their AI fluency.

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AI Explained virtual community events

Microsoft hosted a series of virtual community events to help explain the fundamentals of generative AI and explore how it is helping people create, solve complex problems, and benefit their communities. Available now on-demand in 10 languages.

Data and insights

Explore the latest data and trends to inform our collective work to help people build in-demand AI skills.

Learn about the future of work Read the report from LinkedIn

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Generative AI learning pathways

A learning pathway in generative AI empowers learners with introductory AI skills and enables them to earn a professional certificate. New Generative AI with Copilot in Bing course is also available.

Explore the Career Essentials Certificate in Generative AI Productivity with Generative AI

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Continue learning

More advanced learners can extend their technical skills, connect with the community, earn credentials, learn from experts, and discover upcoming events on the AI Learning and Community Hub.

AI Learning and Community Hub Access the AI Engineer pathway

Educator AI Skills Challenge

Learn how to enhance your instruction, maximize your productivity, and leverage AI to give you more time to focus on what matters most—supporting your students.

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AI for Educators Collection

The Microsoft Learn Educator Center offers resources and courses on how to use AI for educational purposes with Microsoft.

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AI Guidance for Schools Toolkit

TeachAI has created a toolkit to help education authorities, school leaders, and teachers create thoughtful guidance to help their communities realize the potential benefits of incorporating AI in primary and secondary education while understanding and mitigating the potential risks.

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Generative AI

Generative AI is simplifying our everyday. Learn how it works, what it can do, and how you can use it to unleash your creativity, unlock more productivity, and uplevel your skills.

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Responsible AI

Microsoft is committed to a practice of responsible AI by design, guided by a core set of principles: fairness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability.

Learn more about responsible AI

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Microsoft’s approach to AI

You might not realize it, but you probably use artificial intelligence (AI) every day. AI is everywhere, and it’s constantly changing how we work and play. Explore how AI is helping people create, solve complex problems, and benefit their communities.

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AI training program helps close the gender gap

The Microsoft AI School by Simplon is part of Microsoft’s efforts to bring more diversity to the digital workforce and to fill significant labor and gender gaps.

Read about the Simplon AI school