Jeff Maggiocarda, CEO of Coursera
As the GenAI revolution advances, individuals are worried about job security and businesses are struggling to adapt. White-collar workers, in particular, need to stand out and demonstrate their GenAI skills to secure jobs and advance their careers. On AI Appreciation Day, we are reminded of our collective responsibility to harness the potential of GenAI and make it a driver of opportunity for all.
Today, we’re proud to announce several new initiatives aimed at supporting individuals and institutions during this critical time, including a new selection of GenAI-focused content and certifications, enhancing our current professional certification portfolio with GenAI-specific updates, upgrades to Coursera Coach, and an expansion of GenAI Academy to help companies equip their teams with GenAI skills. These launches allow us to further meet the unprecedented demand to learn GenAI skills on Coursera, as we expect more than 2 million enrollments across 250+ GenAI courses and guided projects (4 people every minute in 2024 alone).
Introducing 7 new GenAI courses, specializations, and certificates
66 percent 50% of leaders said they would not hire someone without AI skills, Five% of companies are reskilling at scale. To help learners acquire the latest GenAI skills, we’ve published the following content from our top partners:
- Generative AI Certification for Software Development Skills From DeepLearning.AI – Designed for software developers and engineers at any stage of their career, this program teaches how Large Language Models (LLMs) work, their architecture, and their application in a variety of coding tasks. Learners gain knowledge about how to incorporate LLMs as members of their development team as pair coding partners who can help test and optimize code and improve efficiency. Coursera’s Skill Certificates target specific skill sets that are in high demand within a field and can help learners advance their careers. Launching in August, pre-registration available now.
- Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate University of Colorado Boulder – This comprehensive program helps learners build a solid foundation in key AI topics such as GenAI, natural language processing, computer vision, and ethics. This certificate counts as credit for online courses. Master of Computer Science The program is a degree-granting program at the University of Colorado Boulder designed to be completed within six to nine months.
- Generative AI in Marketing UVA Darden Specializations – This four-course series explores how the GenAI framework, applications, and considerations are crucial to creating and maintaining an effective AI marketing solution. Learners will also participate in a hands-on exercise using GenAI tools to create a brand essence statement and generate a logo.
- Programming with generative AI Courses at IIT Guwahati – Designed for software developers, tech leaders, and AI enthusiasts, this hands-on course explores how GenAI tools can transform your coding workflow.
- Responsible Generative AI Specialization from the University of Michigan – Exploring the opportunities and risks of GenAI will enable learners to identify the relevant impacts on business operations, consumers, society, the labour market and the environment.
- Change Management for Generative AI Vanderbilt University Courses – This course delves into the strategies and frameworks organizations need to successfully implement and adapt GenAI.
- Generative AI for Kids, Parents and Teachers Vanderbilt University Courses – Designed as a resource for parents and teachers, this free course helps kids navigate a world filled with GenAI. It teaches kids how to use GenAI to innovate, solve problems, use multimodal prompts, and engage in creative thinking.
Check out the full portfolio of GenAI content available on Coursera here.
GenAI Update Enhances Eight Entry-Level Professional Certifications
Coursera’s entry-level professional certificates help learners enter in-demand fields like cybersecurity, data analytics, and project management in under six months, even without a degree or experience. As GenAI transforms the labor market, mastering GenAI to power these roles is crucial.
Eight entry-level professional certifications from leading companies, reaching over 1.7 million learners, have been updated with GenAI-specific content, including activities, readings, and videos.
GenAI Academy expands with skills training and certification for teams
Today, we are GenAI Academy With GenAI for Teams, this new catalog of world-class research institutes and companies empowers teams to apply GenAI skills and best practices in ways specific to their business functions. With real-world applications and safe, hands-on practice, enterprises and professional services firms can use GenAI Academy to unlock innovation and productivity across functional teams. Below are some of the curated programs offered by GenAI Academy for Teams:
- GenAI for Software and Product Teams (100+ Courses): It streamlines mundane tasks like code generation and documentation creation, saving you valuable time so you can create and ship more valuable, differentiated products.
- GenAI for Data Teams (70+ Courses): Optimize complex tasks like data analysis and visualization to deliver deeper insights and more accurate business recommendations.
- GenAI for Marketing Teams (60+ Courses): Maximize customer lifetime value with deeper insights, personalized content, and more efficient targeting at scale.
Introducing Coursera Coach as a sidebar experience
Coursera Coachwill be introduced in 2023 to provide AI-powered guidance within the learning experience. Since its launch, we’ve received positive feedback from learners that Coursera Coach has significantly helped them progress in their studies and acquire new skills. Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve expanded access to Coursera Coach to nearly all paying learners and improved the user experience.
Starting today, Coursera Coach will be available as a sidebar within the course experience instead of a pop-up, making it a more integrated part of the learning journey. Coursera Coach acts as an interactive guide throughout the course, enabling learners to:
- Ask questions to clarify the material and stay on track
- Summarize key points to make note-taking easier
- Practice quizzes and tests to solidify your knowledge and identify gaps
- Explore how your learning aligns with your current and future goals
In addition to these new services, our AI-powered translation has now expanded to include more than 4,600 courses and 55 professional certifications in up to 21 popular languages. We also recently announced a set of academic integrity features to help university leaders maintain academic excellence in the age of AI-assisted cheating.
At Coursera, we are committed to helping everyone realize the full potential of GenAI. By providing mission-critical GenAI skills through a trusted brand and certifications, we aim to make this technology an inclusive and transformative force.
