Government expands AI training programme to upskill 10 million workers
The courses, which can take under 20 minutes, show people how to use AI tools for drafting text, creating content and completing admin tasks.
The Government and industry artificial intelligence (AI) training programme has been extended to upskill 10 million workers by 2030.
Every adult in the UK can access newly benchmarked online courses to gain practical AI skills for work.
The courses, which can take under 20 minutes, show people how to use AI tools for drafting text, creating content and completing admin tasks.
Those who finish the training receive a virtual AI foundations badge, and the courses are available on the Government’s AI Skills Hub.
The programme has already delivered one million courses since June, with new partners such as the NHS and techUK supporting the rollout.
£27m funding has been set aside to help connect people with tech jobs locally and to create new professional practice courses and graduate traineeships.
NHS workers and local government staff are among those set to benefit.
The expansion now aims to reach nearly a third of the workforce, including at least 2 million small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) employees.
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