Workforce Skills Gap

OpenAI unveiled “AI Foundations,” a ChatGPT‑based certification program to bridge the generative‑AI skills gap and certify 10 million Americans by 2030. The course delivers hands‑on learning, a digital “job‑ready” badge, and psychometric validation through Coursera, ETS and Credly. Pilot partners—including Walmart, John Deere, Accenture and the Delaware governor’s office—report up to 30 % higher AI‑augmented productivity, and the initiative feeds an OpenAI Jobs Platform linking certified talent with employers. Parallel teacher and university pilots aim to seed a long‑term, universally recognized AI credential for the AI‑first economy.