AI Skill Building by Industry (free modules listed on Apprenticeship.gov)
What you'll learn
This Department of Labor page points you to free, industry built AI courses for seven industries, such as Microsoft AI for Leaders, AI Skills for the Building Trades and Google Generative AI for Healthcare, that apprenticeship programs can add to related instruction.
- Advanced manufacturing and construction AI courses
- Education and healthcare AI resources
- Finance and retail AI courses
- Technology developer learning plans
Source: the provider's official page ↗
Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.
- Why it's worth it
- Real skills you can put to work right away. Use them on the job, show the results, and you have a story that beats a stack of certificates.
- Time
- Varies by module
- Before you start
- None for the DOL page; each listed course is hosted by its provider (for example Microsoft Learn, Google Skills, AWS Skill Builder, IBM SkillsBuild) and may need a free account. DOL notes that a listing is not an endorsement.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced, hosted by each provider
- Renewal
- None stated
- Full cost details
- Free; DOL describes all listed resources as free learning resources.
- Where it applies
- United States; open to anyone
Sources and what we verified
Apprenticeship.gov AI Skill Building by Industry page (list of free modules) ↗What we verified: Page loaded today lists named free modules by industry with provider links. It is a directory of third party courses, so awards depend on each provider. Some items, such as the NABTU and Microsoft building trades course, may have certificate steps whose cost DOL does not state.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
Also listed for: AI Specialist, AI in Healthcare, AI for Banking, Insurance and Lending