Expansion of AI Education and Training Programs Across Academic and Professional Sectors

Key Intelligence

• ■Multiple universities, including Duke, Michigan State, and San Francisco State, are launching new professional certificate programs in generative AI, agentic AI, and AI & business analytics for professionals.
• ■Specific initiatives are targeting K-12 educators, with UNH and North Light AI offering an asynchronous AI certificate and Boston Public Schools launching an AI Educator Ambassadors program.
• ■The World Bank is addressing the financial implications, discussing the budgeting necessary for ministries to integrate AI into education.
• ■These programs aim to equip individuals from various backgrounds, from K-12 teachers to business professionals, with essential AI competencies.