AI will disrupt jobs across most industries, but frontline workers may face the greatest hurdles in overcoming the resulting skills gap. According to a recent study by McKinsey, workers in the two lowest wage quintiles are up to 10 to 14 times more likely to be forced to change jobs than the highest earners by 2030. I found it to be expensive.
To help these workers keep up with rapidly evolving technology, education startup Guild on Tuesday announced a new AI skills learning program for frontline workers. This study includes more than 35 programs offered through eCornell, Louisiana State University, and Southern New Hampshire University.
More than 70% of the U.S. workforce is front-line workers, but only 14 said they had received training on how AI will impact their work, according to a June study by Boston Consulting Group. It was only %. With its new offering, Guild, which serves major employers such as Walmart, Hilton, and Disney, aims to help employers upskill workers with market-relevant AI competencies.
“One of the things that became very clear to us as we started collecting information about what people were doing and what gaps existed. [for] There aren’t many services out there that specifically cater to frontline workers,” says Bijal Shah, chief experience officer at Guild.
The content taught ranges from the basics of AI to understanding its applications in the workplace. This program targets his four main areas:
AI basics: Learn the basics of AI literacy, such as how to use AI and ethics
AI in action: How AI tools are used in the workplace, individual employees and the wider organization
AI expertise: Technical programming on how to build AI tools and algorithms.
AI for leaders: Executive best practices for designing and implementing AI-driven strategies.
Learning Services are designed to be accessible. Many programs do not require a bachelor's degree, and some can be taken without prior teaching experience.
The Guild's main membership is front-line workers, who have seen an explosion of interest in AI recently. The volume of applications for existing AI programs on the Learning Marketplace has increased by nearly 800% over the past year.
“Employees, especially those working on the front lines, tend to have the least access to new technology. They may also be too nervous to use it,” says Shah. “We're trying to lower the barrier and make it more approachable … and to a level where someone feels like they can really understand what's going on.”
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