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<div class="iframe-wrapper" style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-start;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y9C4b2ehHc4" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="text-align: left; max-width: 100%;"></iframe></div><h2 id="b369e78d-6261-4c90-8e4d-85bdfdd21205" data-toc-id="b369e78d-6261-4c90-8e4d-85bdfdd21205" style="text-align: left; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2;">AI Opportunity Accelerator (AIOA)</h2><p style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none; appearance: none; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px rgb(31, 31, 31); inset: auto; clear: none; clip: auto; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); columns: auto; contain: none; container: none; content: normal; cursor: auto; cx: 0px; cy: 0px; d: none; direction: ltr; display: block; fill: rgb(0, 0, 0); filter: none; flex: 0 1 auto; float: none; gap: normal; hyphens: manual; interactivity: auto; isolation: auto; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; marker: none; mask: none; offset: normal; opacity: 1; order: 0; orphans: 2; outline: rgb(31, 31, 31) none 1.5px; overlay: none; padding: 0px; page: auto; perspective: none; position: static; quotes: auto; r: 0px; resize: none; rotate: none; rx: auto; ry: auto; scale: none; speak: normal; stroke: none; transform: none; transition: all; translate: none; visibility: visible; widows: 2; x: 0px; y: 0px; zoom: 1; margin-top: 0px !important; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Developing skills for the new eraThe AI Opportunity Accelerator equips workforce participants with AI Professional Foundations, personalized career pathways, and practical AI skills for employment, entrepreneurship, and digital product development. Each participant learns the foundational skills necessary in order to thrive in any position in the modern work space, and then they can specialize their training across a variety of different tracks earning up to 10 AI Skills Certifications.Most AI courses teach tools. We teach people how to become a high-performing AI professional.<h2 id="86217050-6b18-4050-ac1d-80544503ffd0" data-toc-id="86217050-6b18-4050-ac1d-80544503ffd0" style="text-align: left; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2;">Who This is For</h2>The AIOA is designed to support workforce programming to best serve community members and employees who are ready to embrace the future of work, including:<ul><li>Job seekers navigating career transitions</li><li>Dislocated and underemployed workers</li><li>Individuals seeking higher-paying, AI-enhanced careers</li><li>Entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners</li><li>Professionals looking to future-proof their skills</li><li>Aspiring child care providers ready to start or grow a sustainable business</li><li>Creators, consultants, and freelancers building new income streams</li><li>Career changers exploring new opportunities</li><li>Lifelong learners who want practical AI skills they can apply immediately</li></ul>Whether the goal is employment, entrepreneurship, education, or business growth, the AI Opportunity Accelerator helps participants discover their unique opportunity, develop modern AI competencies, and build a personalized pathway toward long-term success.<h3 id="96d0b218-2498-45a7-81b3-7dd93114d17e" data-toc-id="96d0b218-2498-45a7-81b3-7dd93114d17e" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;"></h3><img src="https://ezycourse.b-cdn.net/5161/cmrwxpnyxpgjjtupl7r7v95pi.png" alt="image" style="height: auto; cursor: pointer;"><h2 id="538129ea-64c1-40f9-a301-127c97bb78c4" data-toc-id="538129ea-64c1-40f9-a301-127c97bb78c4" style="text-align: left; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2;">The Accelerator’s Foundational AI Skills</h2><p style="text-align: left; animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none; appearance: none; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px rgb(31, 31, 31); inset: auto; clear: none; clip: auto; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); columns: auto; contain: none; container: none; content: normal; cursor: auto; cx: 0px; cy: 0px; d: none; direction: ltr; display: block; fill: rgb(0, 0, 0); filter: none; flex: 0 1 auto; float: none; gap: normal; hyphens: manual; interactivity: auto; isolation: auto; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; marker: none; mask: none; offset: normal; opacity: 1; order: 0; orphans: 2; outline: rgb(31, 31, 31) none 1.5px; overlay: none; padding: 0px; page: auto; perspective: none; position: static; quotes: auto; r: 0px; resize: none; rotate: none; rx: auto; ry: auto; scale: none; speak: normal; stroke: none; transform: none; transition: all; translate: none; visibility: visible; widows: 2; x: 0px; y: 0px; zoom: 1; margin-top: 0px !important; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Participants build practical, employer-ready AI competencies that can be applied across virtually any industry, including:<ul><li>AI fundamentals and prompt engineering</li><li>AI-assisted research and analysis</li><li>Content creation and communication</li><li>Workflow automation and productivity</li><li>Document, spreadsheet, and presentation creation</li><li>AI-powered project management</li><li>Marketing and content strategy</li><li>Career development and job search optimization</li><li>Digital product development</li><li>AI-assisted coding and no-code app creation</li><li>Data organization and decision support</li><li>Responsible and ethical AI use</li><li>AI collaboration and human-AI workflows</li><li>Building personalized AI assistants and AI coworkers</li></ul>Participants leave with the confidence to integrate AI into their daily work, increase productivity, solve problems more effectively, and adapt as AI technologies continue to evolve.<img src="https://ezycourse.b-cdn.net/5161/cmrwxt64xpe3pm8qq1v0o29u2.png" alt="image" style="height: auto; cursor: pointer;">The AI Opportunity Accelerator blends live instruction, self-paced learning, hands-on practice, and ongoing support to maximize engagement and participant success.Participants receive:<ul><li>Live interactive workshops</li><li>Self-paced, on-demand coursework with lifetime access</li><li>Hands-on AI labs (live and asynchronous)</li><li>Weekly office hours for coaching and Q&amp;A</li><li>Virtual coworking and body doubling for accountability</li><li>A private online community for collaboration and peer support</li><li>A proprietary suite of AI coworkers to accelerate learning and productivity</li><li>A self-hosted learning management system with all course materials and resources</li><li>Continuously updated curriculum, software, and AI tools as technology evolves</li><li>Ongoing tutorials, resources, and community support long after the live cohort concludes</li></ul>This flexible delivery model removes many of the traditional barriers to learning while providing participants with the accountability, support, and technology they need to achieve meaningful outcomes.<img src="https://ezycourse.b-cdn.net/5161/cms82mduyn8o2phpb6e948nrm.png" alt="image" style="height: auto; cursor: pointer;"><h2 id="ebc005f3-eb91-4bd0-98a7-483cd6cc1aac" data-toc-id="ebc005f3-eb91-4bd0-98a7-483cd6cc1aac" style="text-align: left; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2;">AI Certifications &amp; Digital Badges</h2>Participants can earn up to 10 industry-aligned AI certification badges by demonstrating proficiency in key AI competencies throughout the program.These stackable digital credentials:<ul><li>Validate practical AI skills and knowledge</li><li>Demonstrate competency to employers and clients</li><li>Strengthen résumés, LinkedIn profiles, and professional portfolios</li><li>Recognize progress through measurable learning milestones</li><li>Encourage continuous skill development and lifelong learning</li><li>Support career advancement, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities</li></ul>Each certification reflects hands-on application of modern AI tools and workflows, giving participants tangible evidence of the skills they have developed and the value they can bring to today's AI-enabled workplace.<p style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none; appearance: none; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px rgb(31, 31, 31); inset: auto; clear: none; clip: auto; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); columns: auto; contain: none; container: none; content: normal; cursor: auto; cx: 0px; cy: 0px; d: none; direction: ltr; display: block; fill: rgb(0, 0, 0); filter: none; flex: 0 1 auto; float: none; gap: normal; hyphens: manual; interactivity: auto; isolation: auto; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; marker: none; mask: none; offset: normal; opacity: 1; order: 0; orphans: 2; outline: rgb(31, 31, 31) none 1.5px; overlay: none; padding: 0px; page: auto; perspective: none; position: static; quotes: auto; r: 0px; resize: none; rotate: none; rx: auto; ry: auto; scale: none; speak: normal; stroke: none; transform: none; transition: all; translate: none; visibility: visible; widows: 2; x: 0px; y: 0px; zoom: 1; margin-top: 0px !important; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; 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contain: none; container: none; content: normal; cursor: auto; cx: 0px; cy: 0px; d: none; direction: ltr; display: list-item; fill: rgb(0, 0, 0); filter: none; flex: 0 1 auto; float: none; gap: normal; hyphens: manual; interactivity: auto; isolation: auto; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; marker: none; mask: none; offset: normal; opacity: 1; order: 0; orphans: 2; outline: rgb(31, 31, 31) none 1.5px; overlay: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 6px; page: auto; perspective: none; position: static; quotes: auto; r: 0px; resize: none; rotate: none; rx: auto; ry: auto; scale: none; speak: normal; stroke: none; transform: none; transition: all; translate: none; visibility: visible; widows: 2; x: 0px; y: 0px; zoom: 1; margin-top: 0px !important; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cre8ive-origins/id6755384200">iOS</a></li></ul><h3 id="1570f11b-4138-4d29-bb44-8c7dbccaedd4" data-toc-id="1570f11b-4138-4d29-bb44-8c7dbccaedd4" style="text-align: left; 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The AI Professional Foundations teaches people how to become a high-performing AI professionals through through building a strong foundation of AI skills. Participants then go on to choose specialized tracks within the bundle

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AI Professional Foundations

Shannon McGivney