Coursera Introduces New Gen AI Skills Training and Credentials

Learning platform Coursera is expanding its Generative AI Academy training portfolio with an offering for teams. Adding to the program's GenAI for Everyone and GenAI for Executives programs, GenAI for Teams is designed to "equip teams to apply gen AI skills and best practices in a way that is unique to their business functions," according to a company blog post.

GenAI for Teams provides a catalog of hundreds of courses curated to help teams "unlock innovation and productivity across critical functions," the company explained. Topic areas include:

In addition, Coursera has introduced seven new generative AI courses, specializations, and certificates to help learners develop their gen AI skills:

Finally, eight of Coursera's entry-level Professional Certificates have been updated with generative AI-related content, including projects, readings, and videos:

For more information, visit the Coursera blog.

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