Info Session: Meeting Today’s Workforce Demand with the Google AI Professional Certificate
As AI fluency becomes a core expectation among employers, students whodevelop this proficiency gain an immediate edge in the current job market. Newresearch from Ipsos and Google reveals that while 70% of managers believe anAI-trained workforce is already critical for success, only 5% of the workforceis currently considered "AI fluent." To bridge this immediate gap,Google teamed up with the Burning Glass Institute and the Skills-FirstWorkforce Initiative—a coalition of America’s largest employers—to identify themost critical AI competencies required in the workplace today.
In this information session, we will dive into the new Google AI Professional Certificate, a program directly informed by this research to move learners beyond the basics to true professional fluency.
We will explore how NAAIC partner institutions can immediately leverage this program via the Google AI for Education Accelerator to empower their campus communities with applied skills. Attendees will learn how the certificate enables students to build a portfolio of 20+ real-world AI applications, including producing professional-grade digital content, conducting deep research, visualizing data, and "vibe coding" custom apps without writing a single line of code.
Join us to discover how to provide your students with the specific, practical job-market readiness required for today’s AI-enabled economy.