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Employers are demanding AI skills. What's the best way to learn them?

Jill West
How many of you are getting a lot of pushback from students on being required or advised to work with and learn AI in your courses?

I expected and received some pushback from other faculty, and my school is actually doing a pretty good job (I think) of working with those issues. What I didn't expect is for so many students to be resistant to AI, not because they're afraid of new technology, but because they're concerned about the impact of data centers on the environment and local communities. (And I understand the argument that many of these data centers aren't being built primarily for AI, but there's so much media coverage of AI that the general public is making this association regardless.)
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Employers are demanding AI skills. What's the best way to learn them?

Gregory Childers
The problem is that there is so very little structured training on AI because it's still new and evolving. There are AI security trainings (SecAI+) and AI governance training (AAIR, AAISM). You can take training on prompt engineering and Agentic AI. But none of the training or certifications are widely accepted by the business community as a whole.

I use AI to solve business problems. I'm not an AI/ML engineer and don't plan to ever be one. I'm learning more and more about AI Governance, because we're operating in the Wild, Wild West, and we don't have a lot of guardrails currently. For now, that is my main focus.
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Employers are demanding AI skills. What's the best way to learn them?

Rick Butler
Umm..... ask AI? (me in a joking mood...)

Asking the question, "how to learn AI" is like asking the generalized question, "how do I learn computers" or "how do I learn how to paint". I do agree that a focused approach is always preferred, but one doesn't always know what he/she needs or wants to learn. Sometimes, just striking out on something helps that.
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A+ Instructor Mentor/Instructor Required

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Jonathan Davies said:
We have a mature student who is looking to receive some one-to-one support with CompTIA A+ (and then Security+). Initial requirement is 1 hour per week for 4 weeks.

We are launching some new products in the next couple of months that will also require one-to-one support in a similar format.

Would suit someone looking to earn some additional income and really make a difference to a great student!

We are based in London, UK but work can be completed remotely.
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Is this offer still open? I indicated my interest here but there has not been a reply. Kindly let me know if the role has been filled.
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It is a different contractor world

jcotrone2026
Gregory Childers said:
Have you reached out to any training brokers like TTA (the Training Associates), Alliance Micro, the Judge Group, or any others?

I've been a contract instructor, off and on, since 2007. You need to network as much as you can, with training brokers, training centers, etc.

Also, diversify your training options. I'm certified to teach 14 different CompTIA classes, but I also hold the CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CCSK, Microsoft certs, project management certs, and several other certs. I'm currently working on adding AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate to my list of certs.
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Hi Greg, thanks for the useful reply! If you recall any other training companies or brokers to add the 3 you suggested, that would be great! Thanks again!
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